<p><em>Welcome to our countdown of the top Calgary Flames news stories of 2024, where we will be counting down our most-read stories of the year in the days leading up to 2025.</em></p>
<p>In the run-up to the 2024 trade deadline, you had to admire Craig Conroy for his ability to prioritize. In the past, former Flames general manager Brad Treliving described the chaos of the trade deadline as &#8220;several lanes of traffic merging into one.&#8221; So with so many pending UFAs on his roster heading into the 2023-24 season, Conroy did a great job of whittling that down to a manageable workload heading into March.</p>
<p>Tyler Toffoli was traded prior to the 2023 NHL Draft. Mikael Backlund was re-signed during training camp. Nikita Zadorov was traded in November. Elias Lindholm was traded in January. Chris Tanev was traded in February. And that left one piece remaining, Noah Hanifin, to be moved prior to the trade deadline.</p>
<p>On Mar. 6, Sportsnet&#8217;s Ryan Leslie dropped a bomb on social media just before 5 p.m. MT:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I believe Noah Hanifin is headed to Vegas.</p>
<p>&mdash; Ryan Leslie (@ryanlesliemedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanlesliemedia/status/1765523846415745141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And so, Flames fans and media alike got ready to receive confirmation and additional details surrounding the deal. Our pal Ryan Pinder put together a live show on the FlamesNation YouTube channel, with the thought being that we&#8217;d be on for a little bit as the details would become available quickly.</p>
<p>It, uh, took awhile.</p>
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<p>The trade call didn&#8217;t unfold until closer to 9 p.m. MT.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Call underway. Vegas acquires Hanifin from Calgary for a  1st round pick, <br />Miromanov and a Conditional 3rd, upgrades to a 2nd if VGK win a playoff round.  Double salary retention. Hearing Philadelphia is the broker.</p>
<p>&mdash; Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1765582750482883052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The official trade announcement came just after 9 p.m. MT, more than four hours after Leslie first broke the news of the trade.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what we wrote at the time about the two big pieces in the trade:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hanifin hasn’t been an elite defender during his time with the Flames, but he was really, really consistent and effective for the club during his run. When you consider he was on an incredibly team-friendly deal with a $4.95 million cap hit, he provided exceptional value given how much he played, how well he played, and his situational versatility. He joins a pretty stacked Golden Knights team that literally just won the Stanley Cup last June and remain hungry for more.</p>
<p>Miromanov, 26, was an undrafted Russian prospect who’s slated to become a Group VI free agent this summer. He’s a winger who was converted into a defenceman over the past few years. He’s missed a bit of time over the past few years due to injury, but he’s split time between Vegas and their AHL affiliate in Henderson for each of the past three seasons. He’s a right shot player listed at 6’4″, 205 pounds and carries a $762,500 cap hit this season. He has zero points in 4 NHL games and 6 points in 5 AHL games this season.</p></blockquote>
<p>Miromanov signed an extension with the Flames hours after the trade was announced, while Hanifin re-upped with the Golden Knights in April.</p>
<p><a href="https://flamesnation.ca/news/report-calgary-flames-trade-defenceman-noah-hanifin-to-vegas-golden-knights">You can read the full story by clicking here</a>, and be sure to tune in each day until Dec. 31 for the rest of our countdown!</p>
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<em>Welcome to our countdown of the top Calgary Flames news stories of 2024, where we will be counting down our most-read stories of the year in the days leading up to 2025.</em>

In the run-up to the 2024 trade deadline, you had to admire Craig Conroy for his ability to prioritize. In the past, former Flames general manager Brad Treliving described the chaos of the trade deadline as "several lanes of traffic merging into one." So with so many pending UFAs on his roster heading into the 2023-24 season, Conroy did a great job of whittling that down to a manageable workload heading into March.

Tyler Toffoli was traded prior to the 2023 NHL Draft. Mikael Backlund was re-signed during training camp. Nikita Zadorov was traded in November. Elias Lindholm was traded in January. Chris Tanev was traded in February. And that left one piece remaining, Noah Hanifin, to be moved prior to the trade deadline.

On Mar. 6, Sportsnet's Ryan Leslie dropped a bomb on social media just before 5 p.m. MT:

https://twitter.com/ryanlesliemedia/status/1765523846415745141

And so, Flames fans and media alike got ready to receive confirmation and additional details surrounding the deal. Our pal Ryan Pinder put together a live show on the FlamesNation YouTube channel, with the thought being that we'd be on for a little bit as the details would become available quickly.

It, uh, took awhile.

<iframe title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c0ALzJYBurg?si=wF-uPAxbR-9rjW26" width="560"></iframe>

The trade call didn't unfold until closer to 9 p.m. MT.

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1765582750482883052

The official trade announcement came just after 9 p.m. MT, more than four hours after Leslie first broke the news of the trade.

Here's what we wrote at the time about the two big pieces in the trade:
<blockquote>Hanifin hasn’t been an elite defender during his time with the Flames, but he was really, really consistent and effective for the club during his run. When you consider he was on an incredibly team-friendly deal with a $4.95 million cap hit, he provided exceptional value given how much he played, how well he played, and his situational versatility. He joins a pretty stacked Golden Knights team that literally just won the Stanley Cup last June and remain hungry for more.

Miromanov, 26, was an undrafted Russian prospect who’s slated to become a Group VI free agent this summer. He’s a winger who was converted into a defenceman over the past few years. He’s missed a bit of time over the past few years due to injury, but he’s split time between Vegas and their AHL affiliate in Henderson for each of the past three seasons. He’s a right shot player listed at 6’4″, 205 pounds and carries a $762,500 cap hit this season. He has zero points in 4 NHL games and 6 points in 5 AHL games this season.</blockquote>
Miromanov signed an extension with the Flames hours after the trade was announced, while Hanifin re-upped with the Golden Knights in April.

<a href="https://flamesnation.ca/news/report-calgary-flames-trade-defenceman-noah-hanifin-to-vegas-golden-knights">You can read the full story by clicking here</a>, and be sure to tune in each day until Dec. 31 for the rest of our countdown!
<h1>This article is brought to you by Alberta Blue Cross</h1>
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