Ilya Solovyov is no longer a part of the picture for the Calgary Flames . Article content

Claimed off waivers by the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, the 25-year-old’s departure gives the Wranglers one fewer option on the blue line. Fortunately, there’s depth there, and with centre Rory Kerins and goaltender Ivan Prosvetov both clearing waivers, the Wranglers will be getting a nice injection of talent. Article content Article content

The question now is whether the Flames will be sending their AHL affiliate another defenceman over the weekend.

The Flames currently have 24 players at training camp. They need to cut that to 23 by Monday.

They’ve got two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards in the mix.

Is it possible that all eight blueliners will stick around for opening nig

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