On Wednesday following his retirement, it was reported that the Calgary Flames were among handful of teams that had shown some interest in veteran Shane Doan.
Doan ultimately decided to hang up the skates, but that didn't halt rumors that the Flames might be in the market for a veteran forward as whispers then turned to unrestricted free agents Jarome Iginla and Jaromir Jagr.
The rumors hit such a chord that general manager Brad Treliving went on record with some confusion as to where they came from.
"I don’t know where all this talk comes from - we certainly never made a statement saying we’re looking at so-and-so," Treliving said, according to Eric Francis of the Calgary Herald. "Both are Hall of Famers. Nobody has done more as a player in Calgary than Jarome Iginla. You can’t help but respect them. But this notion we’ve been in contract talks with them is rumor and I’m not going to comment on them."
While Treliving declined to speak to the rumors themselves, he did suggest that the club could still look to make some acquisitions before training camp opens.
"Are we going to go to camp with the group we have? Good chance," said Treliving. "Are we poking around at a few things and could there be additions before camp? Yes. Is that a guarantee? No. I wouldn’t say there’s anything significant on the horizon, but we look at everything every day."
Last season Iginla split time between the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings, tallying 14 goals and 27 points, while Jagr amassed 16 goals and 46 points with the Florida Panthers.
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