Some contending general managers might be treating this like an on-ice version of the old Sears Wish Book.

Tuesday’s NHL schedule is low-lighted by a basement battle between the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.

The Flames are sitting second-last in the overall standings with a points percentage of .407, while the Predators are at rock-bottom at .400.

Many figure these struggling clubs should also be in a race of another sort — to start a sell-off. Rumours are already in full-on swirl about their could-be trade chips, from Calgary’s Rasmus Andersson, Blake Coleman and Nazem Kadri to Nashville’s Jonathan Marchessault, Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos.

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