Friends, it’s time for the sprint to begin. The Calgary Flames (0-0-0, 0 points) begin a very unique 2020-21 season, shortened to 56 games by a pandemic, on the road against the Winnipeg Jets (0-0-0, 0 points). It’s the first game of a 56 game, 116 day sprint for the Flames towards the post-season.
For a view from the other side, check out our frenemies over at JetsNation!
The Flames
Projected lines, via Daily Faceoff:
Tkachuk – Lindholm – Dube
Gaudreau – Monahan – Leivo
Mangiapane – Backlund – Simon
Lucic – Bennett – Nordstrom
Giordano – Andersson
Hanifin – Tanev
Valimaki – Nesterov
The belle of the free agency ball, Jacob Markstrom makes his Flames debut after signing a six year deal with the club.