Coronato played five games with the Flames earlier this season, scoring two points (2G / 0A), and will draw back into their lineup after Samuel Honzek was reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). Coronato was the 13th overall pick of the Flames in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and had an excellent 2023-24 campaign with the Wranglers, scoring 42 points (15G / 27A) in 41 games.
The 19-year-old Slovak was the 16th overall pick of the Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In five games this season, Honzek has zero points, six shots, and six hits while averaging 12:24 time-on-ice. In a corresponding move, the Flames recalled Matt Coronato from the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Coronato played five games with the Flames earlier this season, scoring two points (2G / 0A), and will likely draw back into their lineup after Samuel Honzek was reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). Coronato was the 13th overall pick of the Flames in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and had an excellent 2023-24 campaign with the Wranglers, scoring 42 points (15G / 27A) in 41 games.
Klapka, the tallest forward in the NHL (6'8"), has been reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers. The 24-year-old Klapka is averaging 8:27 time-on-ice through five games this season, recording zero points, eight penalty minutes, and 18 hits.
Tyson Barrie and Jake Bean will both enter the Flames' lineup on Wednesday, replacing healthy scratched Joel Hanley and Daniil Miromanov. The 26-year-old Bean has been productive from the blue line this season, scoring three points (1G / 2A) in six games.
Hanley will join Daniil Miromanov as a healthy scratch on Wednedsay, with Tyson Barrie and Jake Bean filling in as their replacements. In two games this season, Hanley has zero points and a -2 plus/minus while averaging 12:40 time-on-ice.
Miromanov will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday after playing in four straight games. In eight games this season, Miromanov has one point (0G / 1A), 12 blocks, and five hits while averaging 17:56 time-on-ice.
Honzek will not play on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury. The 19-year-old Slovak was the 16th overall pick of the Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In four games this season, Honzek has zero points, six shots, and four hits while averaging 12:47 time-on-ice.
Despite losing three straight, the Flames will continue their goalie rotation, with Wolf getting his fifth start of the season in their 10th game. Wolf is sporting a solid 3-1-0 record but has allowed three or more goals in three of four contests despite an impressive 2.74 GAA and .924 SV%. The Flames enter the action on Wednesday as +106 road underdogs against the Utah Hockey Club, losers of six of their last seven games.
Maata was acquired yesterday in a trade from the Detroit Red Wings to address their injuries on the blue line, namely John Marino (back) and Sean Durzi (shoulder), who are out of the lineup for the foreseeable future. Maatta, in the final year of a two-year, $3.0M AAV deal, has no points, three SOG, seven blocked shots, and three hits in seven games this season.
Utah's blueline has been shorthanded after John Marino went back surgery and Sean Durzi had shoulder surgery, so they've added an NHL-calibre defenseman to help fill the void. Maatta, who is in the final year of a two-year, $3.0M AAV deal, has no points, three SOG, seven blocked shots and three hits in seven games this season.
Kevin Rooney will draw into the Flames lineup on Monday, replacing Klapka. The 24-year-old Klapka is averaging 8:27 time-on-ice through five games this season, recording zero points, eight penalty minutes, and 18 hits.
Othmann was the 16th overall pick of the Rangers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He was injured earlier this week in a game with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL), where he has five points (3G / 2A) in three games this season.
Coronato already has two goals in five games this season after only scoring three in 34 games last season. That said, the 21-year-old Coronato, the Flames' 13th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, has been reassigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL), where he spent most of the 2023-24 campaign, tallying 42 points (15G / 27A) in 41 games.
Maatta will re-enter the lineup after sitting out Tuesday's game on Long Island. Maatta is yet to register a point through five games this season.
