Pospisil returned to practice on Thursday after suffering an injury in a preseason game the night before, but will not suit up for Calgary's season opener against the Edmonton Oilers after being placed on IR on Monday. The 25-year-old Slovak forward is entering his third NHL season after recording career highs in games played (81), points (25), and hits (301).
Pospisil still has one year left on his two-year contract worth $1 million AAV, but has signed an extension beyond this season for three-years, $7.5 million ($2.5 million AAV) with Calgary on Wednesday. The 25-year-old bruising ringer is entering his third NHL season after playing in nearly every game in 2024-25 (81), and picking up four goals, 25 points, and 84 PIMs. He is expected to fill another bottom-six role to start the season with Calgary.
Officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Flames will give Pospisil the night off in their season-finale on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. Pospisil ends the 2024-25 campaign with 25 points (4G / 21A) and 301 hits in 81 games.
Pospisil was suspended for three games after delivering a high hit on Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn. The Slovak-born Pospisil has six goals and nine assists in 45 games this season and will return to the Flames' lineup on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Vince Dunn exited the third period of Monday's game against the Flames after suffering the hit from Pospisil and is yet to return to the lineup, dealing with what the team has deemed to be an upper-body injury. Pospisil has six goals and nine assists in 45 games this season and will be eligible to return to the Flames' lineup for next Tuesday's game against the Avalanche.
The extension carries an average annal value of $1 million. Pospisil has four goals and seven assists in 34 games with the Flames this season, playing predominantly on a line with Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary.
Pospisil will play his first game since January 18th and draw onto a line with Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary. The 24-year-old Slovak has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 33 games this season.
Pospisil played only 3:46 of time-on-ice in Thursday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs before leaving with an upper-body injury. Pospisil was providing reliable depth scoring for the Flames, tallying four points (0G / 4A) in his last seven games and will create a void in the Flames lineup for the next several weeks.
Walker Duehr will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Pospisil to draw back into the lineup for the Flames. The Slovak-born Pospisil has five points (3G / 2A), averaging 13:09 time-on-ice, and 32 shots on goal through 14 games this season. He is expected to play on a line with Connor Zary and Nazem Kadri.
Pospisil will be a healthy scratch, allowing Walker Duehr to draw back into the lineup. The Slovak-born Pospisil is averaging 13:09 time-on-ice and has five points (3G / 2A) in 14 games this season.
With Matt Coronato being reassigned to the Wranglers (AHL), the Flames have recalled Pospisil. Pospisil was the 105th overall pick of the Flames in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and has yet to play a game at the NHL level. The Slovak forward has six points (3G / 3A) in six games with the Wranglers this season.
Pospisil was a fourth-round pick of the Flames in 2018 and he has played exclusively for their AHL team. In 2023, he finished the season with 10 points (4G / 6A) in just 20 games.
