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In what seems to be a particularly long pre-season this year, the Flames have reached game six. They face a Colorado Avalanche side which they (or at least a team bearing their name) defeated 1-0 on Friday night.
Looking at the projected lines, this team will look a lot more like the starting lineup on opening night, if not quite the finished one.
| Calgary Flames | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing | |||
| Johnny Gaudreau | Sean Monahan | Jiri Hudler | |||
| Sam Bennett | Mikael Backlund | Michael Frolik | |||
| Micheal Ferland | Markus Granlund | Josh Jooris | |||
| Paul Byron | Drew Shore | Garnet Hathaway | |||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | ||||
| Mark Giordano | Dougie Hamilton | ||||
| Kris Russell | Dennis Wideman | ||||
| Ryan Wilson | Deryk Engelland | ||||
| Goalies | |||||
| Jonas Hiller | Karri Ramo | ||||
Ones to watch
- Jonas Hiller and Karri Ramo will split the goaltending duties tonight, still fighting to get the starter's jersey come opening night.
- Markus Granlund, Drew Shore and Garnet Hathaway will be looking to impress, and prove they're worthy of a place on the main roster. Paul Byron's also not guaranteed a starting role, so will be making his case as well.
- The top two lines look like they could be set in stone, but again, if someone below them impresses, it may shake up Bob Hartley's plans.
- The defence is not far away from how it will be on opening night, provided Wilson can turn his PTO into a full-time contract.
Tonight's game will be streamed for local viewers on flames.nhl.com, failing that the game will be on your radios, tune into Sportsnet 960 The Fan from 7pm MT.