Flames wait on Huberdeau as roster tightens and recalls pile up
Jonathan Huberdeau is practising without a no-contact jersey after hip resurfacing surgery, but the club has given no return date and may have to send a recalled player back to the Wranglers.
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Jonathan Huberdeau is back on the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome, skating in a regular practice jersey instead of the yellow no-contact one. The Calgary Flames haven't given a return date after his hip resurfacing surgery, and neither the club nor Huberdeau has commented on his timeline.
The Flames have recalled Aydar Suniev, Jonathan Castagna and William Stromgren from the AHL Calgary Wranglers, with injuries to Huberdeau, Sam Honzek and Brennan Othmann in the same stretch. Suniev and Castagna have made strong cases to stay in the NHL, and neither needs to clear waivers to be reassigned, so GM Craig Conroy may have to send one of them back down.
Head coach Ryan Huska's staff will have to decide whether there is enough ice time for NHL-calibre forwards once Huberdeau is ready. Only Patrick Kane has played an extended stretch after hip resurfacing surgery.
Pending unrestricted free agent Morgan Frost is the trade piece a column has floated for adding assets.
