FlamesNation Mailbag: the dust settles after a busy October

We’re midway through October! The draft and free agency are behind us! Who knows when hockey will return?

As we wait, let’s dive into the mailbag, folks!

#FlamesMailbag Very compressed '21 season…If healthy how many games ideally does Markstrom start? under or over 60 gms?

— kingcambie (@kingcambie) October 18, 2020

Hi Ryan, with Markstrom now inked for 6 years, where does that leave Rittich? Do you think he’s still part of the flames future plans? Thanks

— Shem Moses (@ShemMoses79) October 18, 2020

Short-term first: Let’s operate under the assumption that the 2020-21 schedule is 60 games and consists primarily of stretches of back-to-back games, three games in four nights, and four games in five…