Full Bouwmeester trade talk

The Calgary Flames have acquired the rights to Jay Bouwmeester.

They sent defenceman Jordan Leopold and a third-round pick to the Florida Panthers in exchange for the defenceman, who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Calgary essentially gets four extra days to negotiate with Bouwmeester’s agent Bryon Baltimore.

Bouwmeester had spent his entire career with the Panthers, scoring 15 goals and 42 points last season.

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