Over the weekend, a bit of news dropped, as the Vegas Golden Knights announced that Alex Pietrangelo won’t be part of Team Canada’s entry at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off.

On the latest episode of Hot Topics, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Postmedia Calgary Flames writers Wes Gilbertson and Danny Austin about Mackenzie Weegar’s chances of being selected as Alex Pietrangelo’s replacement for Team Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off team, Andrew Mangiapane’s time as a Flame and why Rory Kerins was sent back to the AHL.

Calgary Flames defenseman MacKenzie Weegar could be a top candidate to make Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-off after Alex Pietrangelo's injury.

A lingering injury of his own could have been a factor as Calgary Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar failed to crack Canada’s initial roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off . Now, a nagging ailment for one of the other guys could crack that door back open.

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The Calgary Flames defenceman was reportedly one of the last cuts from Canada's roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, but after Alex Pietrangelo unexpectedly withdrew on Sunday, there is now one open spot on the Canadian blue line.

These are my three favorite NHL props for Wednesday, January 30. If there is a team to fade tonight, it’s the Philadelphia Flyers. They just wrapped up a home-and-home with the Devils last night in a 5-0 loss where first-liner Owen Tippett exited. It will be Ivan Fedotov in net, which is an advantage for the red-hot New York Islanders.

The Calgary Flames entered Tuesday night's game on home ice at Scotiabank Saddledome against the visiting Washington Capitals with a 3-1 record in their last four games, adding to what has been an imp

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has removed himself from Team Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off roster, opening up a spot for a right-handed defender, and Seattle Kraken's Brandon Montour should be considered.

The Calgary Flames have been without blueliner Kevin Bahl for the past few games. By the sounds of it, they’ll be without him for a little while longer at least.

Weegar scored a power-play goal on three shots, added five hits, blocked three shots and went minus-2 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Jets. Weegar has three points over his last two games after going six contests without getting on the scoresheet.

Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4.