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Calgary Flames Needing A Big Game: Markus Granlund

As the player just recently recalled from the American Hockey League affiliate in Stockton, Markus Granlund will head back out on the ice as a Calgary Flames player for the first time in a while and be expected to come up big.

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Granlund wasn’t setting the world on fire in Stockton, but nor was he sitting back and resting on his laurels. The young Swede showed a determination and consistency to his scoring; something the Calgary Flames very much need on their roster.

The likelihood is Granlund will find a comfortable spot on the third line and they will be relied upon to provide some much-needed scoring back-up to the likes of Gaudreau, Monahan and Sam Bennett in front of them, line-wise.

If Markus can come charging out of the gate and settle straight in with the Calgary Flames roster, he has every chance of holding steady in his spot and making the promotion to the big league a much more permanent promotion.

That’s why against the Arizona Coyotes, Markus Granlund will need to come up big for the Calgary Flames and show that he deserves his place. Otherwise, there’s every chance he could be headed back to the Stockton Heat a few games down the line.

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