Calgary Flames Roundtable: Post trade deadline, playoff hopes

Question 3: Why do you think the Calgary Flames have recalled Tanner Glass over someone else who may be faster and has more offensive talent?

Jonathan Boulanger

“Toughness” and “intimidation”. Once again, complete opposite of what they need and I believe players like Glass, Stewart, Brouwer are hurting the team and taking up roster spots than would be better served with guys like Klimchuk and Mangiapane. It baffles me that Klimchuk has only gotten one game whereas Glass and Stewart have gotten multiple.

Ian Gustafson

I think they recalled Glass because Gulutzan and management are looking for a spark from someone. He is currently not getting much from his players and they are looking for Glass, Shore, and Stewart to get the team excited with a hit or a fight. They are desperate for something even though the Flames have played well lately. They’ve just run into hot goaltenders such as Bishop and Lundqvist.

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Tom Oppolzer

I really have no idea. I want to believe that it’s because he can just sit in the pressbox but considering he’s played in both games since his call-up that’s probably not correct. I’m sure if you asked management or the coaching staff they’d say it’s because he brings a “physical edge”.

Benjamin Prokopy

I’m at a loss on this one. Truly confounded.

If it’s energy Gulutzan wants, why not stay with Ryan Lomberg?  He’s faster, at the very least. Mangiapane can score. Klimchuk has been very good in Stockton.

With options like these, the Tanner Glass decision is one that doesn’t make sense at all. That is unless Glen Gulutzan has been struck with a sudden and overwhelming desire to get fired.

Dan Raicevich

The Flames brought Tanner Glass up due to a void of size and energy that Michael Ferland had left due to his injury, and with Ferland likely to return as early as today, expect Glass to return to Stockton.

Ramina Shlah

I really don’t know. Like everyone else said, because of “toughness” but they don’t need that right now. Instead of bringing up a high-scoring player like Andrew Mangiapane to try and contribute on the third or fourth line, they’re trying this failed Tanner Glass experiment again. Like Tomas said, I was also hoping he would just sit in the pressbox and maybe that’s why they didn’t want to bring up someone like Mangiapane to just stick him there, but that hasn’t been the case.

So at this point, Glass has already proven to not be good at the NHL level, so I’m really not sure what the Calgary Flames are doing.