As we approach the 2022 NHL Draft, we’re reviewing the Calgary Flames prospect depth at each area of their organization. Up next: the blueline!
Beyond Connor Mackey, who seems primed to push for full-time NHL employment in 2022-23, it gets thin pretty quickly.
Offensive-minded types
The Flames have a handful of offensive blueliners at different levels of development. Juuso Valimaki has played enough games in the NHL that he’s no longer eligible for the Calder Trophy – so he’s not really a prospect – but he’s slid back into the AHL, so we’re counting him as a prospect again.