Brad Treliving did a lot to plug roster holes this season, but the Flames still have at least one, big question mark remaining: who plays LW in the top 6? After Johnny Gaudreau there's a lot of kids, hopefuls, checkers and unknowns. Of the preseason training camp battles (7th defender, starting/backup goalie), the top-6 LWer might be the toughest to handicap.
Here are the current candidates to fill the gap.
1.) Lance Bouma
Fresh of a big raise and career season, Bouma is a candidate if only because he played so well with Mikael Backlund and David Jones last year in a tough minutes role.