February 1 – The new-look Calgary Flames will continue their push for a playoff berth when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
During Calgary’s 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, the club acquired forwards Morgan Frost and winger Joel Farabee, both expected to be second- and third-line skaters, from the Philadelphia Flyers. Calgary sent struggling Andrei Kuzmenko and young forward Jakob Pelletier and a pair of draft picks the other way.
“I definitely wanted to give the team something,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said. “They deserved it, and they’ve earned it. To give them a boost, a shot in the arm — whatever it is — we felt like these players could do that.”
Frost, 25, was tied for fourth on the Flyers with 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists), and Farabee, 24, is a two-time 20-goal scorer who has struggled this season with eight tallies and 19 points.
The players, both first-round draft picks, are expected to add much-needed scoring depth to a team that was pegged to be a bottom feeder but sits one point out of third place in the Pacific Division.
