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Flames’ Sam Honzek Out Week to Week With Upper-Body Injury After Collision With Backlund

Calgary is monitoring his recovery after he exited Saturday’s game, opting to keep him off injured reserve for now.

Overview

  • Honzek left in the second period following an inadvertent neutral-zone collision with Mikael Backlund and did not return.
  • Head coach Ryan Huska classified the rookie’s status as week to week with an upper-body injury.
  • The play preceded Winnipeg’s opening goal as the Flames regrouped from the on-ice collision.
  • Honzek had earned a regular role alongside Backlund and Blake Coleman, posting two goals and one assist in 17 games.
  • He has not been placed on injured reserve, with Zayne Parekh and Martin Pospisil already on IR, and Calgary visits Chicago on Tuesday.