Practice notes Oct 16

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I am guessing that Backlund will miss time. That block with his foot looked bad.

The way he pushed off the ice and then hobbled to the back, I thought for sure he has a fracture and he'd be gone for a while.

I was also impressed with how he handled it. "I'm hurt, got to get off the ice". None of that diving, writhing in pain to get a whistle stuff. He had something similar before, and it was assumed he would be gone long time, but was back the next period. Can't remember the incident though.

Either way, he's a tough guy.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

They want to stay as far away from their LTIR as they can right now. It is a fix number throughout the year and doesn't prorate like salary.

They will want to save it for as long as possible, so I do not see them calling anyone up unless absolutely required to fill the minimum roster.

I agree, but that is not what you said earlier:

Originally Posted by Wastedyouth

Flames have no cap room for a single call up. So what we have is what we have if Backlund is out.

They in fact could call up a player if they wanted to.

[Wish They Could Win]

Originally Posted by theslymonkey

I've been waiting/hoping for pairs to be set...

Gaudreau Monahan _______
Tkachuk Lindholm ________
______ Backlund Frolik
Lucic Jankowski Reider
Czarnik

And then sub in Bennett, Mangiapane and Ryan wherever they fit best.

This is what I think would balance the lineup. It would be amazing if Mangiapane and Bennett could fill those 2 holes on the top 2 lines one way or another. Then maybe Reider could fit on the 3rd and Ryan centres the 3rd line.

Lindholm as the 2nd line centre makes so much sense, but it does expose another hole unless someone steps up. I’d give Mangiapane a try on the first line to see if we can get more flexibility through the lineup. It just might not really happen until a longer term injury to someone like Backlund comes up.


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