Tonight a new report from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman has confirmed the fates of three Calgary Flames stars for the trade deadline. With the <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/trades/flames-scratch-top-6-forward-with-trade-set-to-be-finalized' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Flames pulling off a blockbuster trade on Thursday night</a> to acquire Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee many people have wondered if a bigger move is on the way. The Flames currently sit just inside the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 57 points but despite their success so far there have been rumblings about the Flames looking to build toward the future and trading away several big-name stars. Most notably MacKenzie Weegar, Nazem Kadri, and Rasmus Andersson have all been brought up in various trade scenarios throughout this season. With trade season ramping up over the last couple of days NHL insider Elliotte Friedman went digging into the Flames plans and has now determined what the team plans to do with some of its biggest stars. <h3>Elliotte Friedman Confirms The Flames Plans With Star Players Ahead Of The Deadline</h3> During a new edition of Saturday Night Headlines, Elliotte Friedman dove into the Calgary Flames and their trade deadline plans. According to his sources, the Flames feel comfortable trying to contend this season which means they are not looking to move on from any of Kadri, Andersson, or Weegar. The Flames have told teams that are not available. A number of teams have asked about them. With Andersson heading into the last year of his deal the Flames are growing more confident there is an extension to work out there. The Flames seem incredibly confident that they can win this season and going forward with this group and are not looking to move off the contract of Kadri or Weegar like many assumed they might be. To hear Friedman's full comments on the situation head down below. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1885891202995683740'> </a></blockquote></div> Now that the Flames have confirmed they are sticking with their star players the conversation can turn to them potentially being buyers at the deadline and making yet another move to add veterans. With Dustin Wolf coming into the spotlight as one of the best young goaltenders in the league the Flames have a newfound optimism toward their chances of competing right away. In a season where many thought the Flames would finally turn the page toward a rebuild they have risen from low expectations to a potential playoff team and will look to continue down that path.