They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The Calgary Flames began their 2022-23 pre-season schedule with a pair of victories over the Vancouver Canucks, set one hour and one province apart.
In Vancouver, a Flames group light on stars beat several of Vancouver’s regulars 3-2 in overtime. In Calgary, a Flames group heavy on regulars beat Vancouver’s depth squad 4-0.
Who was playing?
In Vancouver, the Flames sent a very fourth-line and third-pairing-heavy grouping to play Vancouver’s regulars.
Milan Lucic [A] – Kevin Rooney – Brett Ritchie
Martin Pospisil – Adam Ruzicka – Trevor Lewis [A]
Jakob Pelletier – Cole Schwindt – Matthew Phillips
Mitch McLain – Ben Jones – Adam Klapka
Nikita Zadorov – Nicolas Meloche
Juuso Valimaki – Michael Stone
Dennis Gilbert – Nick DeSimone
Dustin Wolf started in Vancouver and went the distance, backed up by Daniil Chechelev.
Martin Pospisil – Adam Ruzicka – Trevor Lewis [A]
Jakob Pelletier – Cole Schwindt – Matthew Phillips
Mitch McLain – Ben Jones – Adam Klapka
Juuso Valimaki – Michael Stone
Dennis Gilbert – Nick DeSimone