Kevin Bahl is expected to play alongside Rasmus Andersson on the Calgary Flames’ shutdown defensive duo. /PostmediaPhoto by Brent Calver

Flames notes: Kevin Bahl no longer banged up, now just fired up

by · Calgary Herald

Kevin Bahl doesn’t seem like the sort of guy who seeks the individual spotlight, but Calgary’s newest skyscraper is thrilled to be in a market where hockey comes first, second and third. (Sorry, Stamps.)

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Bahl is arguably the Flames’ biggest off-season addition — and not just because the soft-spoken blue-liner is one of the biggest dudes on the roster at 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds. The 24-year-old lefty is tabbed to log heavy minutes as Rasmus Andersson’s partner on the shutdown defensive duo.