Sam Bennett has been absent from the Flames lineup due to a upper body injury he sustained back on November 16 in a loss to the Arizona Coyotes. Bennett appears close to returning to the Flames lineup, which presents the Flames with a few roster dilemmas: who's coming out or being scratched in favour of Bennett?
The two obvious choices would be Tobias Rieder and Zac Rinaldo, but they, especially Rieder, have played well when given the chance. Their production has been a huge help to the Flames during their current seven game winning streak.