"He played real well when he went down to the American League and he's come back so we want to get him in some games, get him into a rhythm. They're a big strong team, a heavy team, a lot of o-zone grind time ... he defends real well, a heavy body up front. We'll get him in and get him going again."

"Prouter will be in for sure," head coach Bill Peters confirmed on Monday afternoon.

On the back-end, Dalton Prout will slide back into the lineup for the first time since he was recalled from his conditioning stint with the Stockton Heat.

COLUMBUS - The Flames will make a couple of changes to their lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Prout has played in one game with the Flames and four contests with the Heat this year. The inconsistency in playing time can be hard on a player, hampering their ability to get into a rhythm on the ice, but Prout's work ethic gives Peters plenty of confidence in his ability to slide right back into the lineup.

"He's a great teammate, zero maintenance for the coaching staff, works hard beyond belief every day - on the ice and off the ice - and he'll be ready for his opportunity."

Austin Czarnik will also return to the lineup on Tuesday. The winger has dressed for 17 games with the Flames this year, scoring one goal and four points in that stretch.

During Monday's practice, he was skating alongside Mark Jankowski and Garnet Hathaway.

Peters hasn't finalized his plan for his goaltending vs. Columbus.

Mike Smith, who has won his last three starts and is coming off of a 22-save performance against Chicago on Sunday, and David Rittich, who has a 8-2-1 record with a .924 save percentage this year, alternated in the starter's net during practice on Monday.

"We're very lucky," Peters said. "We've got both goaltenders dialed in well, making big saves at key times, and it feels like the decision you make, as a group, when you put the goaltender in, it feels like you're going to win the game no matter who you go with.

"We'll continue to discuss and go through the process on how we pick our goaltender. We've got a real favourable schedule in my opinion, in the month of December. We've got a back-to-back coming up here shortly but now we're playing every other day and it's a real good schedule."