Flames welcome back Yegor Sharangovich from IR

The red-hot Calgary Flames are getting a major offensive jolt off the injured reserve. The team announced they’ve activated Yegor Sharangovich from the injured reserve shortly before Saturday's matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.

Calgary didn’t need to make a corresponding roster move before the game on Saturday thanks to Friday's demotion of youngster Matthew Coronato. There are big expectations for Sharangovich in southern Alberta this year after a solid 31-goal, 59-point performance in the 2023-24 season.

Contractual expectations were added as well. The Flames signed Sharangovich to a five-year, $28.75M extension this past offseason which begins at the end of his current deal marking a large commitment from an organization that was previously thought to be heavily retooling.

He hasn’t been able to build on any of those expectations yet this season. Sharangovich fell awkwardly into the boards of the Flames’ final preseason game, necessitating a move to the team’s injured reserve with a lower-body injury to start the year. Calgary’s offensive has been more than fine without Sharangovich up to this point. They’re off to a 5-1-1 record through seven games and sit ninth in the league in GF/G with 3.57.

He’s already reassumed his role on the team’s top line next to Nazem Kadri and Andrei Kuzmenko.