Flames pair Simon Nemec with Joel Hanley after Kevin Bahl injury

The Calgary Flames moved Joel Hanley alongside Simon Nemec after Kevin Bahl was injured. The club listed the new pairing for Friday’s game against Anaheim and Sunday’s game against Philadelphia.

Bahl will undergo surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon and miss the rest of the season, the Flames announced Sunday. He had been averaging a team-high 21:56 per game.

Nemec told Sportsnet that his style had complemented Bahl’s and that playing with Bahl had helped him improve. Nemec has seven assists in 18 games in his first season with Calgary.