Flames Forward Sam Honzek Out Week-to-Week With Lower-Body Injury

The Calgary Flames are already having a miserable week on the ice, and now their forward depth is taking a direct hit. According to Daily Faceoff, Sam Honzek is officially out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Ah, the classic NHL lower-body injury. It is the most beautifully vague diagnosis in professional sports. Honzek could have a bruised shin, a pulled hamstring, or a completely detached femur. All we know for sure is that he will be wearing a suit in the press box for the foreseeable future.

"Daily Faceoff reported the week-to-week injury status."

This is exactly the kind of news Calgary did not need right now. The Flames are fresh off a brutal stretch where they gave up seven goals to the Colorado Avalanche before dropping a 4-2 decision to the Anaheim Ducks just two days later.

When your team is bleeding goals and struggling to keep games competitive, losing a young piece of the rotation only makes the math harder. Honzek’s absence forces Calgary to shuffle lines that were already failing to generate enough offensive pressure to bail out their defense.

The Flames get a chance to avenge that recent loss to Anaheim when they travel to face the Ducks again on October 14. Anyone looking at Calgary's puck line or team totals will have to factor in a roster that is suddenly thinner and desperately searching for a spark.