Sun 12/8/13 6:48 AM

Nathan Horton (shoulder) is looking to start contact drills in a couple of weeks. Horton inked a seven year deal with Columbus in the off-season and immediately underwent shoulder surgery. Horton stated that the only player he knew who had undergone the same type of surgery is Brian McGrattan and he contacted the Flames enforcer who informed him that if Horton took the proper time to recover from the surgery, it would work permanently. Horton should be back barring any setbacks within a month. Stay tuned.