The Calgary Flames may have settled on their opening forward group. Per multiple reports, the club has placed Byron Froese and Justin Kirkland on waivers. If they clear, they would both presumably be assigned to the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat on Sunday.
Full list of today's NHL waivers: John Moore (BOS), Chris Wagner (BOS), Byron Froese (CGY), Justi Kirkland (CGY), Calvin Pickard (DET), Thomas Hickey (NYI), Richard Panik (NYI), Anthony Angello (PIT), Dylan Gambrell (SJ), Logan Brown (STL), Mackenzie MacEachern (STL) …
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Heading into Saturday, here’s which forwards the Flames had on their camp roster:
- Mikael Backlund
- Johnny Gaudreau
- Brad Richardson
- Milan Lucic
- Tyler Pitlick
- Matthew Tkachuk
- Blake Coleman
- Trevor Lewis
- Sean Monahan
- Brett Ritchie
- Elias Lindholm
- Dillon Dube
- Byron Froese
- Glenn Gawdin
- Connor Zary
- Justin Kirkland
- Walker Duehr
- Andrew Mangiapane
That’s 18 players and the Flames will likely start the season with 13 or 14 on their active roster.