[TheScorpion]

With all this serious signing talk, let's discuss a lighter subject.

How will the jersey numbers shake up? Let's take a look right now.

1 - available (last worn by Brian Elliott in 2016-17)
2 - technically available (honoured for Al MacInnis; last worn by Mike Commodore in 2003-04)
3 - available (last worn by Jyrki Jokipakka in 2016-17)
4 - available (last worn by Kris Russell in 2015-16)
5 - taken by Mark Giordano
6 - available (last worn by Dennis Wideman in 2016-17)
7 - taken by T.J. Brodie
8 - available (last worn by Chris Stewart in 2017-18)
9 - retired for Lanny MacDonald
10 - taken by Derek Ryan
11 - taken by Mikael Backlund
12 - technically available (unofficially "retired" for Jarome Iginla; last worn by Iginla in 2012-13)
13 - taken by Johnny Gaudreau
14 - technically available (unoficially "retired" for Theoren Fleury; last worn by Fleury in 1998-99)
15 - available (last worn by Tanner Glass in 2017-18)
16 - taken by Spencer Foo
17 - available (last worn by Lance Bouma in 2016-17)
18 - taken by James Neal
19 - taken by Matthew Tkachuk
20 - taken by Curtis Lazar
21 - taken by Garnet Hathaway
22 - available (last worn by Drew Shore in 2015-16)
23 - taken by Sean Monahan
24 - taken by Travis Hamonic
25 - available (last worn by Nick Shore in 2017-18)
26 - taken by Michael Stone
27 - taken by Austin Czarnik
28 - taken by Elias Lindholm
29 - available (last worn by Deryk Engelland in 2016-17)
30 - retired for Mike Vernon
31 - available (last worn by Eddie Lack in 2017-18)
32 - taken by Jon Gillies
33 - taken by David Rittich
34 - technically available (unofficially "retired" for Miikka Kiprusoff; last worn by Kiprusoff in 2012-13)
35 - available (last worn by Joey MacDonald in 2013-14)
36 - taken by Troy Brouwer
37 - available (last worn by Joni Ortio in 2015-16)
38 - available (last worn by Ben Street in 2013-14)
39 - available (last worn by Alex Chiasson in 2016-17)
40 - available (last worn by Alex Tanguay in 2012-13)
41 - taken by Mike Smith
42 - taken by Juuso Valimaki
43 - available (last worn by Chris Breen in 2013-14)
44 - available (last worn by Matt Bartkowski in 2013-14)
45 - taken by Morgan Klimchuk
46 - available (last worn by Marek Hrivik in 2017-18)
47 - taken by Matthew Phillips
48 - taken by Zach Fischer
49 - taken by Hunter Shinkaruk
50 - taken by Yasin Ehliz
51 - available (last worn by Kenny Agostino in 2015-16)
52 - taken by D'Artagnan Joly
53 - available (last worn by Johnny Gaudreau in 2013-14)
54 - taken by Rasmus Andersson
55 - taken by Noah Hanifin
56 - taken by Ryan Lomberg
57 - available (last worn by Derek Grant in 2015-16)
58 - taken by Oliver Kylington
59 - taken by Dillon Dube
60 - taken by Brett Pollock
61 - taken by Brett Kulak
62 - taken by Filip Sveningsson
63 - taken by Adam Ruzicka
64 - taken by Mathias Emilio Pettersen
65 - taken by Milos Roman
66 - available (last worn by T.J. Brodie in 2010-11)
67 - taken by Michael Frolik
68 - available (last worn by Jaromir Jagr in 2017-18)
69 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
70 - taken by Nick Schneider
71 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
72 - taken by Mason McDonald
73 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
74 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
75 - taken by Eetu Tuulola
76 - taken by Martin Pospisil
77 - taken by Mark Jankowski
78 - taken by Dmitriy Zavgorodniy
79 - available (last worn by Micheal Ferland in 2017-18)
80 - taken by Glenn Gawdin
81 - taken by Linus Lindstrom
82 - taken by Tyler Parsons
83 - taken by Demetrios Koumontzis
84 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
85 - taken by Josh Healey
86 - available (last worn by Josh Jooris in 2014-15)
87 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
88 - taken by Andrew Mangiapane
89 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
90 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
91 - taken by Mitchell Mattson
92 - available (last worn by Michael Nylander in 1998-99)
93 - taken by Sam Bennett
94 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
95 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
96 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
97 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
98 - available (never worn by a Calgary Flame)
99 - retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky

The following players have not yet been assigned jersey numbers:

James Neal (basically a lock to wear 18)
Dalton Prout (wore 47 in both Columbus and New Jersey)
Noah Hanifin (5 in Carolina (Giordano), wore 55 (available) internationally)
Elias Lindholm (wore 16 and 28 in Carolina)
Austin Czarnik (wore 27 in Boston)
Alan Quine (wore 10 in New York)
Tyler Graovac (wore 53 and 44 in Minnesota, 91 in Washington)
Buddy Robinson (wore 55 in Ottawa)
Marcus Hogstrom (wore 4 with Djurgardens)