Aside from goalie, the other area of glaring need for the Flames heading into next season is RW. With the loss of Jiri Hudler, Calgary's most established and highest scoring right winger is (left handed) Michael Frolik. If Joe Colborne's career season prices him out Calgary's plans (entirely possible), the club's depth gets even more scarce on the starboard side. To whit:
- Michael Frolik
- Josh Jooris (RFA)
- Daniel Pribyl
- Emile Poirier
- Hunter Smith
Yikes. It seems Colborne's agent has a bit of leverage in upcoming negotiations.
Of course, the Flames have the option of converting some of their LWs to the other side, but even then the depth chart starts to thin out pretty quickly.