Klapka probably needs more time in the A. He has shown a ton of growth in the last calendar year though. I saw a few Wranglers game early on last year and couldn't believe how lost this kid looked on the ice. Didn't think he'd ever sniff the NHL after that. The games i saw towards the end of the season he looked a lot better.
I don't think he's quite ready yet but he looks like someone who will challenge for NHL minutes at some point this year and that's way more than I ever thought he'd be at the beginning of last season.
Zary should probably start the season in the A too. Same with Solovyov. They all look awesome but there's no sense in having them as the 12/13 or 6/7 when they could be in the AHL logging top end minutes and providing the Flames with players on the farm who they trust cant play NHL minutes.
With the Rooney injury I think the Flames may actually make a waiver claim before the season to grab an energy guy for the 4th line.
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