Calgary Flames Player News

Strome, who was acquired from the Oilers on Friday, will replace Mats Zuccarello and skate on the wing with Brett Howden and Jimmy Vesey on Saturday.

Strome signed a two-year contract that carries a $3.1M AAV cap-hit. Strome has significantly better possession numbers than Spooner, posting a 53.5 CorsiFor% and +3.2 CF% rel with the Oilers this season. However, Strome has had a really difficult time producing offence, picking up just two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games this season.

Hanley has picked up five points (1G / 4A) in 11 games with Texas this season. Hanley has been called up because John Klingberg has been placed on IR with an upper-body injury.

Hunt was an NHL hopeful but he will start the year in the AHL, where he accumulated 46 points (23G / 23A) in 58 games a season ago.

Farabee is known as a high-character 200-foot player. He served as the captain of the U.S. National U-18 team and scored 33 goals with 43 assists (76 points) in 62 games while playing on a line with Oliver Wahlstrom and projected 2019 No.1 overall pick Jack Hughes. Farabee creates offence with his great speed and compares favourably to Blues’ forward Brayden Schenn.

Whitecloud turns pro after two years at Bemidji State University—he had four goals and 15 assists (19 points) in 36 games this season. There’s no word on who Whitecloud will replace in the lineup.

Nylander, 20, was the No.8 overall pick in 2016 and is coming off of a decent year with the Americans. Nylander has picked up seven goals and 19 assists (26 points) in 48 games this season and is expected to make his season debut in the final week of the season. Nylander had one assist in four games with the Sabres a season ago.

Backlund missed Monday’s practice but he is good-to-go for tonight’s game vs. the Oilers. Backlund will have Sam Bennett on his wing tonight though because Mathew Tkachuk is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Backlund has just one goal in his last five games.

Hunt was a healthy scratch against the Islanders on Monday, but will replace Connor Brickley in the lineup tonight. Hunt draws back in with just one assist and a minus-4 rating in nine games this season.

Hunt was in the lineup on Saturday but will be replaced by Connor Brickley tonight vs. the Islanders. Hunt has just one assist in nine games with the Panthers this season.

Hunt was back in the lineup for the last two games, but is expected to come back out tonight with Radim Vrbata likely to return from injury. Hunt has just one assist in eight games with the Panthers.

Despite being held off of the ice on Monday, the Panthers expect their star winger to be in the lineup against Dallas. If Huberdeau does play, make sure he is active in your leagues because he comes in with five goals and 14 assists (19 points) in 16 games this year.

Hunt, 21, is an undrafted free agent, who has picked up eight points (5G / 3A) in 13 games with Springfield (AHL) this season. Hunt is expected to make his NHL debut on Friday because Jared McCann is battling a lower-body injury. Hunt has some offensive ability, evidenced by his 116-point (58G / 58A) season in Moose Jaw (WHL) in 2015-16.

Hanley is in his first season with the Coyotes organization and has picked up four assists in seven games with Tucson so far this year. The 26-year-old has appeared in 17 career NHL games, amassing just six assists.

Strome, 23, was the No.5 overall pick in 2011 and has had a couple of tough seasons since posting 50 points (17G / 33A) in 2014-15. Overall, Strome has 126 points (45G / 81A) in 258 career NHL games. Strome is set to become a restricted free agent next summer and carries a $2.5 million cap hit this year, versus Eberle’s $6.0M AAV for the next two seasons.