5 Wranglers forwards who could enter Flames lineup this season

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 29: Matt Coronato #27 of the Calgary Flames skates with the puck against Brett Kulak #27 of the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of the 2023 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium on October 29, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

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This season has been one of major ups and downs for the Calgary Flames, and while there have been some major negatives, the youth injection of Connor Zary, Martin Pospisil and Nick DeSimone have hopefully shown the Flames front office the way forward. With the rumours swirling about Calgary and the trade market, it’s safe to say that many Calgary Wranglers will be eyeing off a chance at the NHL level in 2023-24, but the question now becomes, who makes way for the high-flying AHL squad members?

At this point, there are two obvious candidates in the Flames lineup that just haven’t been playing the way fans and management would expect in Adam Ruzicka and Dillon Dube, and whether they are traded or simply benched, they’ve got limited time to prove they belong at the NHL level for Calgary. In the case that Ryan Huska decides to once again go back to the well of the AHL, these are the five players to keep an eye on that could join the Flames team this season if neither Ruzicka nor Dube can find their game.

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