The last time the Calgary Flames played a game was May 19, when they beat the Vancouver Canucks by a 6-2 score. Since that date, the Flames have made a ton of changes to their reserve list (and more specifically several to their NHL roster).
They’re a bit different than they were when we last saw them: but are they a better hockey club?
To explore if the Flames are actually better, we’ve dug into the numbers for the 22 players that we expect to be on the club’s opening night roster.
Forwards
For the forwards, we’ve looked at Goals Above Replacement (GAR), as calculated by the fine folks at Evolving-Hockey.