The Calgary Flames are going to add some new faces to their organization over the next couple of days.

Heading into the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, the Flames own 10 draft selections in the proceedings. (They used to have more, but they used one of their 2026 picks in the swap with New Jersey for Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov earlier in the week.) In advance of the swirl of picks and newcomers, we thought we’d do our annual dive into the state of the Flames roster.

As of Friday morning, here’s who the Flames currently hold the NHL rights to – whether they’re one of the 36 players under contract for 2026-27, a pending free agent, or are a prospect of some sort.

On paper, goaltending seems fairly sorted across the organization. The NHL tandem is solid, and we’re expecting Say to get a qualifying offer and be part of a three-goalie rotation between the Wranglers and Rapid City. It’s not unreasonable to expect a goalie to get selected in the draft, either, given it’s been a couple of years since the last one.

[10 under contract]

The Flames have six signed defencemen on one-way deals, plus Nemec, who will undoubtedly get a one-way deal. But the NHL and AHL groups are likely in flux, given that Parekh and Brzustewicz impressed last season. We don’t think the Flames will prioritize drafting defenders, given their prospect depth, but we expect them to draft a few nonetheless.

[7 under contract]

The Flames have three established NHL centres on one-ways… and then some questions. We’re expecting a competitive AHL group as Castagna, Gross and Morton battle for ice time – and potentially NHL time. The Flames have oodles of centres in college, but they’ll likely keep drafting several given the importance of the position.

[15 under contract]

The Flames have two right-shot wingers under contract. We suspect they’ll keep trying to add those to the organization, via the draft and otherwise. If there’s going to be player movement – in-flows or out-flows – this summer, the wings feel like the position we’ll see that movement.