The Flames will host the Oilers tonight at 7 p.m. (click here for tickets) and head coach Bill Peters said there is still plenty on the line for his charges.
"I think there's battles for sure," Peters told media Friday. "And it's not only roster spots but you're role within the team. What are you gonna do? Are you going to spend time on a speciality team unit, can you help us on the powerplay, can you help us on the penalty-kill. Do you move ahead of somebody you're equally as good as five-on-five because of your specialty team attributes. So those are the things we have to figure out."
David Rittich will get the start, said Peters, with Cam Tablot as the backup. Whether Rittich plays the whole contest or splits time between the pipes hasn't been decided.
Along with Big Save Dave, expect a lot of other familiar faces on the ice - including Matthew Tkachuk, back in the fold after signing a new deal earlier in the week.
"I think our last home game, we went with an older, veteran lineup and I thought we played more to our identity," said Peters. "I'd like to play to our identity. I'd like to get Chucky's minutes up. I think that'll be important. So we have to factor in all those things. So it won't be like a regular pre-season game where everyone just rolls four lines and plays 15 minutes. If I get Chucky a little higher than that'll be beneficial for him and beneficial for us moving forward."
