Earlier this week, we looked at the upcoming off-season decisions for the Calgary Flames in net. The big decisions they have to make are very fundamental and speak to the underlying issues at the position. The road map for the club’s blueline – next season and beyond – are much simpler.
The Flames do have some pending free agents on the back end. Unrestricted free agents include TJ Brodie, Travis Hamonic, Erik Gustafsson, Michael Stone, Derek Forbort and Rinat Valiev. Their restricted free agents are Oliver Kylington and Andrew Nielsen.
But when you look at the players under contract – for now and for awhile – it’s easy to squint and see what the plan could be.