There have been two notable trades between the two teams in the 21st century, which is what we’ll cover in this edition of Throwback Thursday. The two trades are the Craig Conroy trade and the Mike Cammalleri trade.

Both players played for not just the Flames and the Kings, but also the Montréal Canadiens. That’s where Conroy started his career, as the Original Six team drafted him 123rd overall in the 1990 draft. After just 13 games over two seasons, Conroy was traded to the St. Louis Blues early into the 1996-97 season.

In parts of five seasons with the Blues, Conroy scored 97 goals and 308 points in 507 games, until the Blues sent him and a 2007 seventh-round pick to the Flames for Cory Stillman. Over parts of the next four seasons, Conroy scored 60 goals and 188 points in 237 points, helping the Flames make it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2004.

After their run to the Stanley Cup Final, Conroy signed a three-year deal with the Kings, missing the first season due to the infamous 2004-05 lockout. He scored 22 goals and 66 points in 78 games in 2005-06, but his production dropped the following season, scoring just five goals and 16 points in 52 games.

On Jan. 29, 2007, the Flames sent Jamie Lundmark, a 2007 fourth round pick (Dwight King) and a 2008 second (Mitch Wahl) to the Flames for Conroy, more on that pick in a bit. The current Flames’ general manager regained his scoring touch, scoring eight goals and 21 points in the final 28 games. Conroy’s final four seasons came with the Flames, scoring 29 goals and 99 points in 242, and retiring after the 2010-11 season.

Cammalleri was already on the Kings when Conroy signed with them in 2004-05. Drafted 49th overall, Cammalleri found moderate success in his first two seasons, scoring 14 goals and 23 points in 59 games in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

The ability to produce was always there, and he finally started to do so in 2005-06, scoring 26 goals and 55 points in 80 games in 2005-06. In 2006-07, Cammalleri scored 34 goals and 80 points in 81 games, then 19 goals and 47 points in 63 games coming in the 2007-08 season.

Shortly after the 2007-08 season ended, the Kings traded him and a 2008 second round pick to the Flames for a 2008 first-round pick and a 2009 second-round pick. That pick was Mitch Wahl, meaning the Flames have had a Wahl, a Bahl, and a Dahl in their organization. As for what the Kings received, that first turned out to be Jake Gardiner, while the second-rounder was used to select Brian Dumoulin.

Cammalleri had his career-best season in 2008-09, scoring 39 goals and 82 points in 81 games, along with a goal and three points in six post-season games. The Flames were unable to sign him that off-season, with Cammalleri departing for the Canadiens.

In his first season with the Canadiens, he scored 26 goals and 50 points in 65 games, but exploded for 13 goals and 19 points in 19 games as the eighth-seeded Canadiens went all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. Cammalleri scored seven-fewer goals in 2010-11, potting 19 goals and 47 assists, as he scored three goals and 10 points in seven post-season games. That turned out to be the final time he played in the playoffs.

Through 38 games with the Canadiens in 2011-12, he scored nine goals and 22 points, but was traded back to the Flames alongside Karri Ramo and a 2012 fifth-round pick for Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland, and a 2013 second-round pick. Neither player selected with either of those picks went on to do much in the National Hockey League.

Cammalleri ended the 2011-12 season with 11 goals and 19 points in 28 games. Due to the 2012-13 lockout, the winger played just 44 games, scoring 13 goals and 32 points. In his final season as a Flame, Cammalleri scored 26 goals and 45 points in 63 games.

The 2014 off-season saw Cammalleri sign a five-year deal with the New Jersey Devils, scoring 27 goals and 42 points in 68 games, the final time in his career he’d score 20 goals. In 42 games the following season, the Toronto, Ontario native scored 14 goals and 38 points in 42 games, then 10 goals and 31 points in 61 games during the 2016-17 season. That off-season, he was bought out and returned to the Kings.

Cammalleri played just 15 games with the Kings in 2017-18, scoring three goals and seven points in 15 games. For the final time in his career, he was traded, this time to the Edmonton Oilers where he’d score four goals and 22 points in 51 games, ending his career after the 2017-18 season.

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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