 Calgary ended the exhibition season with several injuries to key players . Centre Daymond Langkow remained sidelined following a neck injury suffered the previous season , while Ryan Stone ( knee ) was also out . Matt Stajan suffered a shoulder separation , David Moss also suffered a shoulder injury and Ales Kotalik was lost to a knee injury . As a result of the injuries , the Flames signed centre Brendan Morrison to a contract ; Morrison had been in training camp with the Canucks before being released . Rookie defenceman T. J. Brodie proved the surprise player of training camp . Expected to start the year with the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , Brodie impressed the Flames ' coaching staff and earned a position on the team to begin the NHL season . 
