Looking at the Flames' schedule, during the first three weeks of the season, the Flames have 5 home games plus 2 road games in Vancouver and Winnipeg. They also have two full days between every game except for a back-to-back with the Winnipeg road game and a home game against the Oilers.
They don't have any significant travel until they go to New York after the Detroit game on the 23rd.
If there's any time when it's relatively safe to carry only 6 defencemen, the first three weeks of this season is it.
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