The Flames decided to re-think the way they use their forwards this offseason in an attempt to be harder to matchup against. Now three games in, the new approach has been relatively successful, albeit with a small sample size. That said, what we’ve seen early on gives us insight on how Calgary plans to use their forward group throughout the year. So far, things are trending in a positive direction.
“We’ve got a variety of different people that do a real good job away from the puck,” said head coach Geoff Ward when I asked him this week about his forward usage.