Slumping Monahan skates as an extra at Flames practice

Slumping centre Sean Monahan served as an extra skater during the Calgary Flames practice on Thursday.

Based on the line rushes, Monahan could be in line to sit out a game while healthy for just the second time in his Flames career. The 27-year-old was scratched once before for disciplinary reasons along with two other players under former head coach Bob Hartley for being late to a team skate.

Monahan has eight goals and 22 points in 63 games this season, his ninth with the Flames. He has gone 14 games without a point and has just one goal and three points since the calendar turned to February.

Newly acquired centre Ryan Carpenter served as the team's fourth-line centre between Milan Lucic and Brett Ritchie on Thursday, while Monahan was left to skate with Trevor Lewis.

Calgary will host the Arizona Coyotes on Friday as they look to bounce back from a 4-3 loss the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

Flames Practice Lines Thursday

Gaudreau-Lindholm-Toffoli

Tkachuk-Backlund-Dube

Mangiapane-Jarnkrok-Coleman

Lucic-Carpenter-Ritchie

Monahan-Lewis

Hanifin-Andersson

Kylington-Stone

Zadorov-Gudbranson

Markstrom

Vladar