The prospect pool Zayne Parekh, Hunter Brzustewicz and Yan Kuznetsov all broke through and played big NHL minutes this season, forming an exciting foundation for the blueline for the foreseeable future. Kuznetsov is 24, but Parekh is only 20 years old and Brzustewicz a year older, so they still very much fall into the “prospect” category for the purposes of what we’re trying to do here. Even with those three emerging as NHLers, the Flames are still stocked with some exciting talent. Drafted in the
third round in 2024, Henry Mews has looked like a steal ever since and was lighting it up for the University of Michigan before suffering a season-ending knee injury. It will be fun to watch whether Abram Wiebe pushes for playing time after making his NHL debut in April and there’s intrigue about the likes of Axel Hurtig, Mace’o Phillips and Etienne Morin, to name just a few. Pending free agents This list is very short, as 28-year-old Jake Bean is the only veteran blueliner
who will be hitting unrestricted free agency at the end of this season. Injuries limited Bean to only 16 games this season after playing 64 in 2024-25, and with the other left-shot d-men the Flames have available, this summer likely marks the end of Bean’s tenure with the organization. Daniil Miromanov was also set to become an unrestricted free agent but has reportedly signed with SKA St. Petersburg.
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So basically they’re stacked now? Didn’t realize they had all those kids.
I saw knee injury and was like well that’s it, season over. But then it says still lighting it up before. I’m confused lol like are they gonna rush him back or what?
Bean getting 16 games means he’s done, right? Like 16 games is barely anything. Also if they have all these young defensemen, why did they even sign Bean last year… seems backwards to me.
SKA St. Petersburg?? so he just left like that. Flames always lose the good Russian guys anyway. And “depth report reshapes defence outlook fast” sounds like PR to me, I’ll believe it when they don’t blow leads every other week.