Flames Eye Bold Trade Route Through Blues, Blackhawks

Calgary is looking at the kind of multi-team maneuver that usually starts with a whiteboard and ends with somebody needing a stiff drink. The idea of working deals with St. Louis and Chicago suggests the Flames are trying to turn one opening into several, which is how the sharper front offices play it when they want leverage. These are the trades that rarely stay simple once they start bouncing between teams and cap sheets.