<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the Calgary Flames underperformed in 2017-18. For a team that had designs on being a playoff contender, missing the postseason by the degree that they did was bound to lead to changes.</p>
<p>General manager Brad Treliving has made a <em>lot</em> of changes since the beginning of April. Let&#8217;s take a look at how the Flames&#8217; reserve list has changed since April 1 for an illustration of just how big Treliving&#8217;s changes have been.</p>
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<h2><strong>Defensemen</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>In [2]<br />
</strong></td>
<td><strong>Out [6]<br />
</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Noah Hanifin (trade)<br />
Marcus Hogstrom (UFA)</td>
<td>Dougie Hamilton (trade)<br />
Adam Fox (trade)<br />
Tyler Wotherspoon (UFA)<br />
Cody Goloubef (UFA)<br />
Matt Bartkowski (UFA)<br />
Adam Ollas Mattsson (UFA)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The big move on the blueline was the swap that sent Hamilton and Fox to Carolina and brought Hanifin to Calgary. Besides that, Treliving seemed content to shed some fringe and depth bodies in an effort to potentially open up some contract spots, as well as take a minor gamble on Hogstrom. Ollas Mattsson was unsigned, but jettisoning Wotherspoon, Goloubef and Bartkowski freed up three contracts for future acquisitions.</p>
<p>In a weird quirk, every single defenseman on the Flames&#8217; reserve list is currently slated to be playing pro hockey – they have zero defenders in Europe, major junior, or college hockey.</p>
<h2><strong>Forwards</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>In [15]</strong></td>
<td><strong>Out [15]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yasin Ehliz (UFA)<br />
Elias Lindholm (trade)<br />
Martin Pospisil (draft)<br />
Demetrious Koumontzis (draft)<br />
Milos Roman (draft)<br />
Emilio Pettersen (draft)<br />
Drmitry Zavgorodny (draft)<br />
Alan Quine (UFA)<br />
Austin Czarnik (UFA)<br />
Derek Ryan (UFA)<br />
James Neal (UFA)<br />
Tyler Graovac (UFA)<br />
Buddy Robinson (UFA)<br />
Anthony Peluso (UFA)<br />
Kerby Rychel (trade)</td>
<td>Jaromir Jagr (UFA)<br />
Daniel Pribyl (UFA)<br />
Micheal Ferland (trade)<br />
Austin Carroll (UFA)<br />
Emile Poirier (UFA)<br />
Hunter Smith (UFA)<br />
Nick Shore (UFA)<br />
Marek Hrivik (UFA)<br />
Chris Stewart (UFA)<br />
Kris Versteeg (UFA)<br />
Luke Gazdic (UFA)<br />
Matt Stajan (UFA)<br />
Tanner Glass (UFA)<br />
Troy Brouwer (UFA)<br />
Hunter Shinkaruk (trade)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The main turnover here was the Flames adding five forwards at the draft and losing 12 on July 1 by allowing them to head to free agency – including five potential restricted free agents that weren&#8217;t extended qualifying offers.</p>
<p>The major theme of the forward moves seemed to be &#8220;man, the Flames need more options at center.&#8221; Treliving added one via trade, three via the draft, and four via free agency while losing just two (Shore and Stajan).</p>
<h2><strong>Sum it up</strong></h2>
<p>Treliving made big changes, particularly on the forward side. But potentially the biggest surprise is the complete lack of changes in the club&#8217;s goaltending personnel – though that changeover may happen next summer as contracts expire and Mike Smith turns 37.</p>
<p>For now, we&#8217;ll need to wait and see how all this summer&#8217;s changes turn out.</p>

It's no secret that the Calgary Flames underperformed in 2017-18. For a team that had designs on being a playoff contender, missing the postseason by the degree that they did was bound to lead to changes.

General manager Brad Treliving has made a <em>lot</em> of changes since the beginning of April. Let's take a look at how the Flames' reserve list has changed since April 1 for an illustration of just how big Treliving's changes have been.


<h2><strong>Defensemen</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>In [2]
</strong></td>
<td><strong>Out [6]
</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Noah Hanifin (trade)
Marcus Hogstrom (UFA)</td>
<td>Dougie Hamilton (trade)
Adam Fox (trade)
Tyler Wotherspoon (UFA)
Cody Goloubef (UFA)
Matt Bartkowski (UFA)
Adam Ollas Mattsson (UFA)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The big move on the blueline was the swap that sent Hamilton and Fox to Carolina and brought Hanifin to Calgary. Besides that, Treliving seemed content to shed some fringe and depth bodies in an effort to potentially open up some contract spots, as well as take a minor gamble on Hogstrom. Ollas Mattsson was unsigned, but jettisoning Wotherspoon, Goloubef and Bartkowski freed up three contracts for future acquisitions.

In a weird quirk, every single defenseman on the Flames' reserve list is currently slated to be playing pro hockey – they have zero defenders in Europe, major junior, or college hockey.
<h2><strong>Forwards</strong></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><strong>In [15]</strong></td>
<td><strong>Out [15]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yasin Ehliz (UFA)
Elias Lindholm (trade)
Martin Pospisil (draft)
Demetrious Koumontzis (draft)
Milos Roman (draft)
Emilio Pettersen (draft)
Drmitry Zavgorodny (draft)
Alan Quine (UFA)
Austin Czarnik (UFA)
Derek Ryan (UFA)
James Neal (UFA)
Tyler Graovac (UFA)
Buddy Robinson (UFA)
Anthony Peluso (UFA)
Kerby Rychel (trade)</td>
<td>Jaromir Jagr (UFA)
Daniel Pribyl (UFA)
Micheal Ferland (trade)
Austin Carroll (UFA)
Emile Poirier (UFA)
Hunter Smith (UFA)
Nick Shore (UFA)
Marek Hrivik (UFA)
Chris Stewart (UFA)
Kris Versteeg (UFA)
Luke Gazdic (UFA)
Matt Stajan (UFA)
Tanner Glass (UFA)
Troy Brouwer (UFA)
Hunter Shinkaruk (trade)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The main turnover here was the Flames adding five forwards at the draft and losing 12 on July 1 by allowing them to head to free agency – including five potential restricted free agents that weren't extended qualifying offers.

The major theme of the forward moves seemed to be "man, the Flames need more options at center." Treliving added one via trade, three via the draft, and four via free agency while losing just two (Shore and Stajan).
<h2><strong>Sum it up</strong></h2>
Treliving made big changes, particularly on the forward side. But potentially the biggest surprise is the complete lack of changes in the club's goaltending personnel – though that changeover may happen next summer as contracts expire and Mike Smith turns 37.

For now, we'll need to wait and see how all this summer's changes turn out.

The Flames made significant reserve list changes this summer

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