Every NHL team deals with injuries. But with four players on the injured reserve and none projected to return to action anytime soon, the Flames may be starting to feel the pain of having so many bodies lost.
With actual expectations forming this year – the Flames are in contention to win the Pacific Division, to speak nothing of their place near the top of the Western Conference – a question arises: are they a deep enough team to overcome this, or should they be looking at adding more players?
The Flames are currently missing the services of Mikael Backlund, Michael Frolik, Michael Stone, and Juuso Valimaki.