Two Calgary Flames prospects join the Calgary Wranglers

While the Calgary Flames have struggled to reach the postseason this year, the same cannot be said for their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, who are poised for another strong run through the playoffs. Now, it looks like reinforcements are on the way, as the Flames have assigned two promising prospects to the Wranglers for the postseason.

First up was Etienne Morin, whose 2023-24 season with the Moncton Wildcats ended after scoring an impressive 49 points in 58 games as a defenseman. The Flames 2024 second-round pick scored a career-high 72 points in 67 games last season and will now join the Wranglers as the Flames look to reap the rewards of major improvements they made to their blue line prospect. in recent years.

Now, the team has added Jayden Lipinski after his last season with the Vancouver Giants ended, and Samuel Honzek has arrived in Calgary, though he is day-to-day with an injury and has not been officially announced. mark. As for Lipinski, he has lived up to his draft stock, as the former fourth-round pick has put up an impressive 66 points in 67 games, along with Honzek for 24 goals in that span.

As the Flames and many of their fans now look to this summer and the future, these two could play a big role with Morin (D) and Lipinski (C) playing key positions of need for the Flames. It's still very early, but after impressive seasons in the QMJHL and WHL, they've shown they can one day be major NHL players, and now comes the next step to prove it.