The Flames have already seen their regular lineup rocked by a number of AHL call-ups and graduates this season. Brett Kulak was the first to officially make it, but Mark Jankowski wasn’t too far behind. A long-term injury to Kris Versteeg brought up Garnet Hathaway, and now, with Michael Frolik out for the next few to several weeks, it looks like it’s Andrew Mangiapane’s turn.
Lineup speculations have been common so far throughout this season, but as Stockton’s highest scorer, Mangiapane adds a new dynamic. If he’s going to be in the NHL until at least February or so then it would stand to reason that, at some point, he gets promoted from the fourth line.