Senior writer at THN Adam Proteau has given the Calgary Flames a ranking of number 28 in The Hockey News' NHL summer splash rankings.

That is only above the Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres.

It was not a surprise as the Flames had a quiet free-agency with most notable signings being that of defenceman Nick Cicek and goalie Ivan Prosvetov. 

The team lost many players including back-up goalie Dan Vladar to the Flyers, leaving Prosvetov and Dan Cooley to battle it out for the spot behind Dustin Wolf.

There is a lot of talent in the Flames system and the future seems bright as ever, but for the next season senior players like Mikael Backlund, Nazem Kadri, Jonathan Huberdeau will take the reigns in Southern Alberta. Calgarians will (and have good reason to) be hoping pleasant surprises from younger talents like Matt Coronato and Zayne Parekh.