A good chunk of Flames fans are waiting for another “shoe to drop” at forward. A potential Jack Eichel acquisition from Buffalo is the most frequent discussion topic these days, while the immediate futures of Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk are debated plenty. While a move involving any one of those names could very well happen, we’re also about seven weeks from training camp.
There’s no guarantee a forward facelift is coming, which means what you see now could be how Calgary opens the season Oct. 16 in Edmonton. If that’s the case, projecting how this forward group is set to come together is an interesting, but not easy, exercise.