The Flames did something a little different to start the 2018-19 season: they left spots open for rookies to make the team. Two (Dillon Dube and Juuso Valimaki) did, while Rasmus Andersson joined them a couple of games later due to injury.
We’re nine games into the season now, which only really means anything for Valimaki, but it’s as good a time as any to check in on their progress and re-evaluate as the shine of preseason excellence has worn its course.
Through eight games (he was scratched for one) so far, Dube has just one assist.