In exactly one month, the Calgary Flames will hold their annual Celebrity Charity Golf Classic.
The tournament, which goes Sept. 8-9 this year, unofficially marks the start of the team’s eight-month grind — longer if they make the playoffs.
With that in mind, what’s left to be accomplished this summer? Here’s five stories we’ll be monitoring between now and when the Flames tee off.
1. THE RASMUS ANDERSSON SITUATION
At this point, it doesn’t seem super likely that Flames GM Craig Conroy will find a deal to trade Rasmus Andersson this summer.
We know there were offers around June’s NHL Draft and it has been reported that Andersson told teams he only was willing to sign an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights.
A trade with Vegas doesn’t make sense right now, they just don’t have th