The next few months are bound to be an interesting time for Calgary Flames observers and a very challenging time for general manager Brad Treliving. With the club in the third season of its rebuilding project, the team is faced with the challenge of furthering the development of their organization's young players while having an NHL roster that's chock full of established NHL bodies without a bunch of upside - and that are clogging up spots that could be used to evaluate emerging AHL bodies.
Take, for example, Jakub Nakladal. The Flames have seven NHL defenders on one-way deals (and who are all making $2.