CALGARY, AB - OCTOBER 7: Matt Bartkowski #44 of the Vancouver Canucks skates against the Calgary Flames in the season opener at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 7, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
As expected in preparation for the NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, the Calgary Flames made a further step to solidifying who they'll be protecting and exposing. It just looks like Matt Bartkowski, who signed a two-year, two-way contract today, will be the sacrificial lamb for June.
Still, though, it's a positive sign that the organization is planning ahead - carefully I might add - about how and who is potentially Vegas bound.