Flames active Michael Frolik from IR, Ryan Lomberg sent to Stockton

In advance of their Saturday afternoon game, the Calgary Flames have made a couple roster moves. The club has activated forward Michael Frolik from the Injury Reserve List. In a corresponding move, they’ve sent Ryan Lomberg to the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.

Frolik has been on the shelf with a high ankle sprain since Nov. 19. He’s missed 15 games and his hockey sense and strong two-way presence has been missed in the bottom six. He skated on a regular line at practice on Friday and he’s been termed a “game-time decision” for Saturday’s game. His activation is a great sign that he’s playing.

Lomberg heads back to the farm in a move that’s mostly about hoarding cap space. The Flames have Dalton Prout as their extra defenseman and Austin Czarnik as their extra forward right now, so it’s not terribly useful to have too many players around not playing (and eating up cap space). Since he’s waiver exempt , Lomberg can be freely sent back and forth.

The Flames’ active roster is now at 22 players: two goalies, seven defensemen and 13 forwards.