As they prepare for a two game road trip, the Calgary Flames have made a pair of roster moves. The club announced on Saturday morning that they’ve recalled defenceman Daniil Miromanov from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. In a corresponding move, they’ve placed defenceman Zayne Parekh on the injury reserve list.

Miromanov was assigned to the Wranglers back on Oct. 21 after clearing waivers. Since arriving with the Wranglers, he’s played primarily with Artem Grushnikov at five-on-five and been a big part of the Wranglers power play. In seven games with the Wranglers, he’s posted one goal and three assists for four points, along with a plus-6 plus/minus. He has played in just one NHL game with the Flames this season and sending him to the AHL was an attempt to get him going. So far, so good, and at the very least he’ll provide some depth for the club for the time being.

Parekh was injured in Friday night’s 4-0 loss against Chicago on a hit from Nick Foligno. The 19-year-old Parekh is the Flames’ top prospect and is learning the pro game at the NHL level, which he’s faced some challenges with at times. In 11 NHL games this season, Parekh has registered one assist playing primarily on the third pairing (with a mixture of Jake Bean and Brayden Pachal primarily) and on one of the two power play units.

Parekh being placed on the injury reserve list means that he’ll be unavailable to the Flames for at least one week, and he won’t be eligible for activation until next Friday at the earliest.

The Flames now have 23 players on their active roster: two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 13 forwards. Parekh joins Martin Pospisil on the injury reserve.

The Flames are back in action on Sunday night on the road when they face the Minnesota Wild.

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