2014/2015 Flames opening night line up. Press conference @ 1:30pm (streamed)

[sureLoss]

update:
Calgary Flames @NHLFlames
CalgaryFlames.com will be streaming the Brad Treliving opening day roster press conference LIVE at 1:30 PM MDT.

Lots of media speculating what tomorrows lineup will be based on today's practice

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames lines today:
Glencross-Monahan-Hudler;
Raymond-Backlund-Bouma;
Gaudreau-Colborne-Byron;
Bollig-Stajan-McGrattan

Aaron Vickers @AAVickers
Looks like Setoguchi and Jones may be the odd pair out tomorrow. #Flames

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
So Setoguchi and Jones skating as the extras along with injured Granlund. Good bet lines today is your forward group tomorrow. #Flames

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
Opening day D pairings look like
Brodie-Giordano;
Russell-Engelland;
Smid-Wideman.
Hartley will reveal starting goalie shortly. #Flames

[AC]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Looks like Setoguchi and Jones may be the odd pair out tomorrow.

Excellent.

[Ozy_Flame]

Bouma on our second line? Ok.

[Icon]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Bouma on our second line? Ok.

I'd expect we'll see fairly equal minutes for all of the lines, plus a lot of line shuffling for the first few games.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by AC

Excellent.

Always earned

[RyZ]

Raymond-Backlund-Bouma

Thats a strange looking line to me. Interesting to see if Bouma can keep up in the offensive zone but I suspect a lot of plays will die on his stick.

[Huntingwhale]

I can only assume that's being done to add some grit to the 2nd line. But I think it's safe to say that the line combos will change throughout the game. Wouldn't at all be surprised to see Gaudreau get 1st PP duty and move up to the top 6 by the end of period 1.

[Street Pharmacist]

Poor Stajan. A millstone hanging off each side. I realize there's nowhere else to put him, but yikes

[FanIn80]

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
#Flames lines today:
Glencross-Monahan-Hudler;
Raymond-Backlund-Bouma;
Gaudreau-Colborne-Byron

Not bad, not bad... Now all we need is an elite RW.

(Ps. I better not be saying "all we need is an elite RW" for the next 16 years.)

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Not bad, not bad... Now all we need is an elite RW.

(Ps. I better not be saying "all we need is an elite RW" for the next 16 years.)

Those can be found in free agency easier than centers, defensemen, or even goaltenders. Wing is one of the few spots that big names seem to come up every off-season. IF somehow we don't develop one, we can find one that way.

[agulati]

I like that lineup. Looks like Hartley will be rolling all 4 lines

The guys not playing tomorrow will probably play against the Oilers on Thursday.

[jg13]

Originally Posted by fanin80

not bad, not bad... Now all we need is an elite rw.

(ps. I better not be saying "all we need is an elite rw" for the next 16 years.)

poirier

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Not bad, not bad... Now all we need is an elite RW.

(Ps. I better not be saying "all we need is an elite RW" for the next 16 years.)

Just hop into your time machine and pickup an 18 year old Jarome Iginla

[Da_Chief]

Here we go Booms. He's breakout year, Lucic clone in the making.

[red sky]

Gaudreau and Byron on the same line? I think they played together for the one game last year. Pretty small lineup.

[Stealth22]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Not bad, not bad... Now all we need is an elite RW.

(Ps. I better not be saying "all we need is an elite RW" for the next 16 years.)

Jarome Igin---oh wait, never mind.

EDIT: Damn you, sureLoss!!

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

Here we go Booms. He's breakout year, Lucic clone in the making.

Definitely not. He'll be lucky to score 10 goals a year.

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Poor Stajan. A millstone hanging off each side. I realize there's nowhere else to put him, but yikes

A 'milestone'?

[formulate]

gaudreau-COLBORNE-byron

[edslunch]

I would have put Colborne on the wing, Stajan as #3C and Bouma as #4C