Joe Colborne lasted a couple of games, and Josh Jooris lasted just a couple of periods.
Others lasted mere shifts.
The auditions are well underway to ride shotgun with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Suffice it to say, casting agents haven’t been impressed with the candidates.
While the departure of Jiri Hudler was both expected and necessary, his absence underlines just how devoid the Flames franchise is of skilled, top line forwards.
General manager Brad Treliving spoke to it the day he traded for Hunter Shinkaruk, pointing out there are few highly-skilled offensive types in the organization’s pipeline.