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The Flames have reassigned Walker Duehr to Calgary (AHL).
The Flames do not play again until after the All-Star break, so they sent a trio of young players, including Duehr, back to the AHL.
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Calgary Flames News
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Vladar led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
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Okhotiuk will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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Bahl will draw into the Devils lineup on Friday.
Joel Hanley will be a healthy scratch Friday vs. New Jersey.
Hanley has yet to pick up a point through 13 games this season but has nine SOG, 15 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus but will be a healthy scratch as Nils Lundkvist draws back into the Stars' lineup.
The Canucks have signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a two-year contract extension worth $5.5M AAV.
Kuzmenko signed a one-year deal with the Canucks in the offseason after seven season in the KHL. In his first season in North America, Kuzmenko has scored 21 goals with 22 assists (43 points) in 47 games, playing primarily on a line with Elias Pettersson.
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Vladar will start Monday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Vladar stopped 21 of 24 shots (.875 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he beat Tampa Bay in his previous start. The 25-year-old Flames' backup has been mediocre this season, with his 9-4-4 record, 2.74 GAA and .906 SV%. He will face the Columbus Blue Jackets, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over San Jose last game but rank 28th in the NHL in both goals for per game and shots per game.
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Nikita Okhotyuk will be a healthy scratch Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.
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Kevin Bahl will draw back into the Devils' lineup Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.
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Vladar led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Hanley will draw into the Stars lineup on Thursday.
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Mantha will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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Vladar led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
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Mantha is expected to be back in the Capitals lineup on Saturday.
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Dryden Hunt will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Detroit.
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Vladar will start Thursday in St. Louis.
Vladar stopped 13 of 14 shots (.929 SV%) in a two-period relief effort his last time out vs. Chicago. The Flames' backup netminder has enjoyed an up-and-down campaign, with his 6-4-4 record, 2.76 GAA and .906 SV%. He takes on the St. Louis Blues, who have won four of their last five games after a 4-3 overtime win over this same Calgary team on Tuesday.
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Vladar will likely start Thursday in St. Louis.
Vladar stopped 13 of 14 shots (.929 SV%) in a two-period relief effort his last time out vs. Chicago. The Flames' backup netminder has enjoyed an up-and-down campaign, with his 6-4-4 record, 2.76 GAA and .906 SV%. He takes on the St. Louis Blues, who have won four of their last five games after a 4-3 overtime win over this same Calgary team on Tuesday.
Brayden Pachal has been reassigned to Henderson (AHL).
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Walker Duehr is expected to make his season debut Tuesday vs. St. Louis.
Duehr had ten goals, six assists, 20 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 31 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) and will make his 2022-23 Calgary Flames debut Tuesday vs. the Blues. The 25-year-old has previously played in one NHL game in 2021-22 with the Flames.
Mantha is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
With Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson making their season debuts on Sunday, Mantha and Nicolas Aube-Kubel will be healthy scratches vs. the Blue Jackets. Mantha has four points (1G / 3A) while playing 13:22 ATOI in his last nine games.
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