Calgary Flames 2014-15 Season Primer

The Calgary Flames will once again be in tough this season, and should finish close to the bottom of the Western Conference.

Use the below Tabs to view Flames info for this upcoming season, as well as some numbers from last year.

2013-14 record: 35-40-7, 77 points
Where they finished: 6th in the Pacific; 13th in the Western Conference; 27th in the NHL

Player Salaries: $55,108,333
Cap Payroll: $53,936,667
Bonuses: $1,775,000
Cap Space: $15,063,333
Forwards: $25.58 million (14)
Defensemen: $21.11 million (7)
Goalies: $7.25 million (2)
Source: CapGeek.com

In: Brad Thiessen G, Brandon Bollig LW, Corey Potter D, David Wolf LW/C, Deryk Engelland D/RW, Devin Setoguchi RW, Jonas Hiller G, Mason Raymond LW/RW, Sena Acolatse D

Out: Ben Street C, Blair Jones C/W, Chris Butler D, Christopher Breen D, Joey MacDonald G, Mike Cammalleri LW/C, T.J. Galiardi W/C

2014-15 Team Outlook:

Coming off a season where they couldn’t fill the net with regularity or keep the puck out, newly appointed Flames GM Brad Treliving has taken steps towards addressing both issues.

While they did lose veteran sniper Mike Cammalleri, who the team worked hard to retain before the two sides concluded an agreement couldn’t be reached, the Flames did add some pieces to try and improve their highly mediocre offensive attack.

Calgary signed winger Mason Raymond, who scored 19 goals and tallied 45 points in 82 games with Toronto last season, as well as Devin Setoguchi, who failed to score at a 20-goal pace for the first time last year, to add some scoring punch and depth on the wing.

With possession driving two-way center Mikeal Backlund, Sean Monahan, and Matt Stajan down the middle the team owns a respectable core there.

While Monahan will struggle to match the 15.7SH% he posted as a rookie, his development as a player should help offset the regression.

The team has Johnny Gaudreau to look forward to, and a very potent top pairing in Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie to eat and produce while playing extremely tough minutes.

With the addition of Jonas Hiller they should also have a much more stable crease in 2014-15.

Hiller hasn’t been the same goaltender since suffering from Vertigo a couple years back, but if healthy, he’s certainly an upgrade over what the Flames last season.

The team oddly overpaid Deryk Engelland to the tune of almost $3 million per over three years, and traded for Brandon Bollig to add more grit, but I don’t think either player will make much of an impact.

I don’t view Calgary as a playoff team, but they should be competitive, and will probably be better than many expect.

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell.

The depth chart listed below was taken from NHL.com’s 30-in-30. 

FORWARDS
Curtis Glencross – Mikael Backlund – Jiri Hudler
Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan – Devin Setoguchi
Mason Raymond – Matt Stajan – David Jones
Brandon Bollig – Joe Colborne – Lance Bouma
Paul Byron – Brian McGrattan

DEFENSEMEN
T.J. Brodie – Mark Giordano
Ladislav Smid – Dennis Wideman
Kris Russell – Deryk Engelland
Mark Cundari

GOALTENDERS
Jonas Hiller
Karri Ramo

Forwards POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DATE OF BIRTH BIRTH PLACE
Mikael Backlund C 6′ 0″ 198 17-Mar-89 VASTERAS, SWE
Brandon Bollig L 6′ 2″ 223 31-Jan-87 ST. CHARLES, MO, USA
Lance Bouma C 6′ 1″ 210 25-Mar-90 PROVOST, AB, CAN
Paul Byron C 5′ 7″ 153 27-Apr-89 OTTAWA, ON, CAN
Joe Colborne C 6′ 5″ 213 30-Jan-90 CALGARY, AB, CAN
Curtis Glencross “A” L 6′ 1″ 197 28-Dec-82 KINDERSLEY, SK, CAN
Jiri Hudler C 5′ 10″ 186 4-Jan-84 OLOMOUC, CZE
David Jones R 6′ 2″ 210 10-Aug-84 GUELPH, ON, CAN
Brian Mcgrattan R 6′ 4″ 235 2-Sep-81 HAMILTON, ON, CAN
Sean Monahan C 6′ 2″ 185 12-Oct-94 BRAMPTON, ON, CAN
Mason Raymond L 6′ 0″ 185 17-Sep-85 COCHRANE, AB, CAN
Devin Setoguchi R 6′ 0″ 205 1-Jan-87 TABER, AB, CAN
Matt Stajan C 6′ 1″ 192 19-Dec-83 MISSISSAUGA, ON, CAN
David Wolf L 6′ 3″ 215 15-Sep-89 DUSSELDORF, DEU
Defensemen HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE DATE OF BIRTH BIRTH PLACE
Tj Brodie 6′ 1″ 182 24 7-Jun-90 CHATHAM, ON, CAN
Deryk Engelland 6′ 2″ 215 32 3-Apr-82 EDMONTON, AB, CAN
Mark Giordano 6′ 0″ 200 30 3-Oct-83 TORONTO, ON, CAN
Corey Potter 6′ 3″ 204 30 5-Jan-84 LANSING, MI, USA
Kris Russell 5′ 10″ 173 27 2-May-87 CAROLINE, AB, CAN
Ladislav Smid 6′ 3″ 209 28 1-Feb-86 FRYDLANT, CZE
Dennis Wideman 6′ 0″ 200 31 20-Mar-83 KITCHENER, ON, CAN
Goalies HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE DATE OF BIRTH BIRTH PLACE
Jonas Hiller 6′ 2″ 192 32 12-Feb-82 FELBEN WELLHAUSEN, CHE
Karri Ramo 6′ 2″ 206 28 1-Jul-86 ASIKKALA, FIN

A look at the Calgary Flames top prospects heading into this season. Each source may use different classifications as to if a player is deemed a prospect or has graduated on from a prospect.

RK NHL.com ESPN
Corey Pronman
Dobber Prospects Hockeys Future The Hockey News
1 Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Sam Bennett Johnny Gaudreau Sam Bennett
2 Johnny Gaudreau Johnny Gaudreau Johnny Gaudreau Sam Bennett Johnny Gaudreau
3 Markus Granlund Markus Granlund Emile Poirier Sven Baertschi Sven Baertschi
4 Mark Jankowski Morgan Klimchuk Markus Granlund Max Reinhart Emile Poirier
5 Emile Poirier Jon Gillies Max Reinhart Markus Granlund Jon Gillies
6 Joni Ortio Emile Poirier Corban Knight Corban Knight Morgan Klimchuk
7 Morgan Klimchuk Tyler Wotherspoon Morgan Klimchuk Tyler Wotherspoon Joni Ortio
8 Michael Ferland Pat Sieloff Mason McDonald Pat Sieloff Mark Jankowski
9 Patrick Sieloff Max Reinhart Mark Jankowski Emile Poirier Markus Granlund
10 Jon Gillies Bill Arnold Hunter Smith Joni Ortio Max Reinhart

* Dobber Prospects – Prospects based on relevance in a fantasy-hockey keeper league, not actual talent on the ice.

Calgary Flames Draft History from the past five years

2014 Draft
Rd. Draft # Player Pos. Team Ht. Wt.
1 4 Sam Bennett C/LW Kingston (OHL) 6′ 0″ 178
2 34 Mason McDonald G Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) 6′ 3″ 175
2 54 Hunter Smith RW Oshawa (OHL) 6′ 6″ 208
3 64 Brandon Hickey D Spruce Grove (AJHL) 6′ 2″ 177
6 175 Adam Ollas Mattsson D Djurgarden Jr. (SWE) 6′ 4″ 209
7 184 Austin Carroll RW Victoria (WHL) 6′ 3″ 216
2013 Draft
1 6 Sean Monahan C Ottawa (OHL) 6′ 2″ 186
1 22 Emile Poirier LW Gatineau (QMJHL) 6′ 1″ 183
1 28 Morgan Klimchuk C/LW Regina (WHL) 5’11” 175
3 67 Keegan Kanzig D Victoria (WHL) 6′ 5″ 205
5 135 Eric Roy D Brandon (WHL) 6′ 3″ 190
6 157 Tim Harrison RW Dexter Prep HS (MA) 6′ 3″ 175
7 187 Rushan Rafikov D Yaroslavl 2 (RUS) 6′ 2″ 185
7 198 John Gilmour D Providence H-East 5′ 11″ 173
2012 Draft
1 21 Mark Jankowski C Stanstead College (QC) 6′ 2″ 170
2 42 Patrick Sieloff D US NTDP 6′ 0″ 198
3 75 Jon Gillies G Indiana (USHL) 6′ 4″ 210
4 105 Brett Kulak D Vancouver (WHL) 6′ 1″ 181
5 122 Charles Hudon LW Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 5′ 9″ 165
6 165 Coda Gordon LW Swift Current (WHL) 6′ 0″ 176
7 186 Matthew Deblouw C Muskegon (USHL) 6′ 0″ 179
2011 Draft
1 13 Sven Bartschi W Portland (WHL) 5’10” 185
2 45 Markus Granlund F HIFK (FIN) 5′ 9″ 154
2 57 Tyler Wotherspoon D Portland (WHL) 6′ 1″ 200
4 104 John Gaudreau LW Dubuque (USHL) 5′ 6″ 137
6 164 Laurent Brossoit G Edmonton (WHL) 6′ 2″ 178
2010 Draft
3 64 Maxwell Reinhart C Kootenay 6′ 1″ 180
3 73 Joey Leach D Kootenay 6′ 3″ 187
4 103 John Ramage D U. of Wisconsin 6′ 1″ 184
4 108 Bill Arnold F USA U-18 6′ 0″ 218
5 133 Michael Ferland LW Brandon 6′ 0″ 195
7 193 Patrick Holland RW Tri-City 6′ 0″ 167
Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S%
Jiri Hudler 75 17 37 54 4 16 2 0 1 109 15.6
Mark Giordano 64 14 33 47 12 63 7 0 2 180 7.8
Mike Cammalleri 63 26 19 45 -13 26 6 0 8 191 13.6
Mikael Backlund 76 18 21 39 4 32 5 4 3 178 10.1
Sean Monahan 75 22 12 34 -20 8 3 0 2 140 15.7
Matt Stajan 63 14 19 33 -13 42 0 1 2 70 20
Tj Brodie 81 4 27 31 0 20 1 0 2 104 3.8
Kris Russell 68 7 22 29 -11 15 4 0 1 109 6.4
Joe Colborne 80 10 18 28 -17 34 1 0 1 80 12.5
Curtis Glencross 38 12 12 24 -11 12 3 0 2 77 15.6
Lee Stempniak 52 8 15 23 -21 28 0 2 0 144 5.6
Dennis Wideman 46 4 17 21 -15 18 2 0 0 102 3.9
Paul Byron 47 7 14 21 6 27 2 1 1 46 15.2
David Jones 48 9 8 17 1 10 2 0 1 104 8.7
Tj Galiardi 62 4 13 17 -13 21 0 1 0 100 4
Chris Butler 82 2 14 16 -23 39 0 0 1 83 2.4
Lance Bouma 78 5 10 15 -4 41 0 1 0 82 6.1
Sven Baertschi 26 2 9 11 -4 6 1 0 0 30 6.7
Brian Mcgrattan 76 4 4 8 -4 100 0 0 0 79 5.1
Kevin Westgarth 36 4 3 7 -2 64 0 0 1 25 16
Ladislav Smid 56 1 5 6 -4 62 0 0 0 35 2.9
Tyler Wotherspoon 14 0 4 4 -3 4 0 0 0 3 0
Shane O’Brien 45 0 3 3 -8 58 0 0 0 16 0
Markus Granlund 7 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 9 22.2
Chad Billins 10 0 3 3 -3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Blair Jones 14 2 0 2 0 21 0 1 0 14 14.3
Ben Hanowski 11 0 2 2 -2 2 0 0 0 10 0
Christopher Breen 9 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 4 0
Max Reinhart 8 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 7 0
Kenny Agostino 8 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 12 8.3
Tim Jackman 10 1 0 1 -1 41 0 0 0 9 11.1
Derek Smith 14 0 1 1 -10 2 0 0 0 12 0
Corban Knight 7 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 4 25
Ben Street 13 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 17 0
Johnny Gaudreau 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100
Mark Cundari 4 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 6 0
Roman Horak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lane Macdermid 1 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Arnold 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Van Brabant 6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0
Goalie GPI GS MIN GAA W L OT SO SA GA SV%
Karri Ramo 40 37 2194 2.65 17 15 4 2 1091 97 0.911
Reto Berra 29 27 1648 2.95 9 17 2 0 788 81 0.897
Joey Macdonald 11 9 599 2.90 5 4 1 0 264 29 0.890
Joni Ortio 9 9 501 2.51 4 4 0 0 193 21 0.891

Performance and Usage Charts for the Calgary Flames from last season, from Extra Skater.

Calgary Flames 2013-2014 cumulative 5v5 close FF

Calgary Flames 2013-2014 game-by-game 5v5 close FF

Calgary Flames 2013-2014 rolling 10-game 5v5 close FF

Calgary Flames 2013-2014 rolling 10-game 5v5 PDO

Calgary Flames 2013-2014 player usage