Jaromir Jagr has been placed on injured reserve, expected to be out for a week with a lower body injury. Mark Jankowski has been recalled in his stead, expected to start by centring Sam Bennett and Curtis Lazar.
Let’s talk possibilities.
The Flames play three games this week: a back-to-back set in Nashville and St. Louis, and then at home, hosting Dallas. If all goes well, Jagr will be back in time to play Washington on Oct. 29 (and, if you were worried about the whole breaking-Gordie-Howe’s-record thing, he’ll still have 20 games of leeway for this season).