MacKenzie Weegar

Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar are interested in signing long-term deals with the Flames after they were acquired from the Panthers last week.

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Huberdeau and Weegar were acquired Friday from the Florida Panthers as part of Calgary's return for Matthew Tkachuk. Huberdeau, who had a career-high 115 points ...

“I’m open to signing a long-term deal,” Weegar added. I’m open to staying with the Flames, but at the end of the day it’s not my decision. “It’s something I’m open about … They’re the one that traded for me.

Newly acquired Calgary Flames players Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar met with the media on Monday morning to discuss the trade that ended their ...

“I’m a playmaker, and I try to set up the guys, try to make people better around me. So I’m happy to be joining a team that’s right in the mix to win a Stanley Cup, and that’s what I’m most excited about. “They want to win now, and that’s really important to me. “It means the world to me,” Weegar said. “Who doesn’t have a good time at the Stampede?” Huberdeau added. “The city and the team, there’s no reason not to be open about it. In Calgary, those digits are taken by the Flames’ longest-tenured player, Mikael Backlund, who is a strong candidate to replace Mark Giordano as team captain going forward. And after that, I kind of leave that to Allan [Walsh], my agent, and the GM.” “Backlund is a veteran. “Yep, same here, open to signing a long-term deal,” Weegar added. “The fans are gonna be crazy. Tkachuk, 24, had elected to move on from Calgary as a restricted free agent.

Calgary Flames fans can exhale. After going through the emotional rollercoaster of losing star forwards Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk (no team has ...

It’s cool to see that we can bring that to the Flames and the fans.” Watching you guys in the playoffs and seeing the Sea of Red and stuff like that, now to be part of it is a really cool feeling.” “It’s a different beast,” Weegar said of the postseason. “I never thought I would play in Canada,” Huberdeau added. Me and Mackenzie learned a lot about how you play in the playoffs. “It’s completely different than the regular season. Huberdeau and Weegar were both on a squad in Florida that, like Calgary, did not quite get over the playoff hump. Treliving also managed to add a first-round draft pick and prospect Cole Schwindt in the trade. "I'm open to staying in Calgary for a long time,” Huberdeau said. I’m open to anything,” he said. He wants to win now, and the team wants to win now. “We didn’t really expect it,” Huberdeau said of the trade.

It seems like one of the biggest trades in the salary cap era is getting sweeter and sweeter for the Calgary Flames. On Monday, newly acquired duo Jonathan ...

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With the initial shock having finally subsided after learning that they had been traded from the Florida Panthers to Calgary, Jonathan Huberdeau and ...

“Watching you guys in the playoffs and seeing the C of Red,” Weegar said. You want to play for a team that wants you and that’s all I want.” “It’s obviously been an emotional week (in Calgary) with the ups and downs and losing two great players,” Weegar said. “And now to be part of it, it’s a really cool feeling. “It’s a new chapter,” Huberdeau said. So, a little emotional, but throughout the weekend, you get more excited.”