The Calgary Flames are a hockey club that has some problems these days. In terms of their lines and deployments. Simply put: their fourth line hasn’t measured up this season.
For this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday we ask: Can you fix the fourth line?
The Flames are dealing with two simultaneous challenges right now. The first one is their middle six group has been very good lately to the point where those line groupings may be set:
- Andrew Mangiapane has found a home with Mikael Backlund and Matthew Tkachuk on the second line
- Dillon Dube has found a great fit with Derek Ryan and Milan Lucic on the third line
Even as the Flames have flailed and gone into a skid in recent weeks, these lines have been consistent bright spots and done their best to generate offense at even strength.