The Flames are mired in an awful slump. They’ve lost six straight, they can’t score, and worst of all, they’re getting nowhere near enough from their most important, and highest paid, players. Calgary’s coaching staff has been resistant to making significant changes to their forward group, and when they have, they’ve rarely stuck for longer than a game or two.
Case in point: moving Elias Lindholm to centre. The Flames went down that road for two games in late October, with decent success, but quickly reverted back to the familiar look of Lindholm on right wing. I really believe Calgary has something in Lindholm down the middle, for a few different reasons.