In order for the Calgary Flames to have been a competitive team from the jump this season, they needed their best players to play like such. With their record at 4-9-2 through 15 games, it’s quite evident that they’ve been anything but through the first chunk of 2025-26.
Not helping matters was that Jonathan Huberdeau missed the opening five games of the season due to injury. He looked a little rusty early on but has since settled in nicely. A two-goal performance on Sunday versus the Philadelphia Flyers has him sitting with eight points through 10 games.
Perhaps partially due to not having Huberdeau on his wing, Nazem Kadri struggled to begin this season, being unable to find the back of the net through the opening eight games. He’s since scored four goals, and has 11 points through 15 games.
While Kadri and Huberdeau are back to playing as expected, another veteran on this team, one that most would agree is their best overall player, is struggling. That would be none other than MacKenzie Weegar, who, if he wasn’t a well-established veteran, may have already sat out a game or two as a healthy scratch.
Weegar Struggling Immensely
Since arriving with the Flames, Weegar has quickly developed into one of the better defencemen in the entire NHL. The 2023-24 season, his second in Calgary, really helped put him on the radar, as he scored a career-high 20 goals and 52 points, while playing massive minutes in all situations.
Weegar had another very strong 2024-25 season, registering 47 points while again playing monster minutes. He was so good that many felt he had a shot at cracking Canada’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
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