from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

The Flames are conducting due diligence on Tony DeAngelo and have expressed at least preliminary interest in the Rangers’ excommunicated defenseman, The Post has confirmed.

It is believed that Sam Bennett, the fourth-overall selection of the 2014 draft, who has at least temporarily fallen out of favor, has been a topic of conversation between the teams.

Bennett, who can play center or wing, has been designated as a healthy scratch for the Flames’ match at Winnipeg on Thursday after having recorded just one point (an assist) in the first nine games. He has primarily played on the wing, averaging 13:20 on a line with Mikael Backlund and either Josh Leivo or Andrew Mangiapane.

According to sources, the Flames have not yet made the definitive decision to move on from him.

Calgary is among several teams that have inquired about DeAngelo, who is in virtual taxi-squad land after clearing waivers in the wake of his Tussle in the Tunnel with Alexandar Georgiev following the Rangers match Saturday night against the Penguins. Some, though, have offered bad contracts in return. The Rangers have little to no interest in saddling themselves with an onerous obligation in order to ease DeAngelo out of the organization.

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