The Calgary Flames have made a lot of changes to their player personnel over the last several months. The comings and goings have created a few logjams on the roster, and potentially have set up a few races to keep an eye on when training camp opens up.
There’s roughly six weeks before the Flames reconvene in town and then jump on a plane to start their preseason in China. Here’s a quick, early glance at the potential roster races.
(e) = waiver exempt
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The locks (11): Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, James Neal, Mikael Backlund, Michael Frolik, Derek Ryan, Sam Bennett, Austin Czarnik, Matthew Tkachuk (e), Elias Lindholm and Mark Jankowski
No real surprises here.