A few days ago, GM Brad Treliving hinted that he had unfinished business in the PTO market, looking to add a body or two before camp starts. He made good on part one of that promise, adding forward Joseph Cramarossa on a professional try out deal.
The #Flames have signed forward Joseph Cramarossa to a professional try-out. pic.twitter.com/sYWDkNdy7u
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) September 12, 2017
Cramarossa split last season between the Anaheim Ducks (49 games) and the Vancouver Canucks (10 games), scoring 10 points in fourth line minutes and adding 60 penalty minutes. He’s pretty much been a grinder wherever he’s been.
His job at camp will probably be limited to being a body so they can rest veterans for games. His results, both in the NHL and the AHL, don’t suggest he’s a viable option for the NHL roster.
The most likely scenario is that he’s trying to secure an AHL job for himself. Stockton lost a lot of veteran help with the departures of Matt Frattin, Mike Angelidis, Jamie Devane, Brandon Bollig, and Linden Vey, so any warm body is necessary.
As it stands, the Flames currently have seven goalies, 14 defencemen, and 37 forwards at camp, assuming all of the Penticton tryouts stay for a while.
Recommended by GG and Singalet no doubt….
WW
No doubt, Cameron probably gave his stamp of approval too.
…….seriously the guy played for Cameron before……….
Yes, Camarossa played 10 games with the Nucks last season, while Gully was head coach of the Flames, so he is obviously one of Gully’s boys. He’ll no doubt knock Janko back down to the A. Top notch deductive reasoning, you’re calls for Gully’s head will really gain traction now.
How did this guy ever even get into an NHL Game? Career high points in the AHL is 17!?!?!
I would also say this might have something to do with Brad Pascall who continues to bring in hot garbage to fill out the veteran AHL roster spots.
Yeah, but more importantly has he ever had mono?
Hahaha that was gold. I tip my hat to you good sir
Has this guy been Comatose during his NHL days?
I’m getting sick and tired of recycled Canucks and Coyotes players……
Don’t we have professional scouts who can look at other teams around the league?!
WW
Nice week in Flames-ville. Poor in Penticton and signing plugs. Bring back the summer. At least then we had rose coloured glasses. You guys despise WW but he is being proven more correct everyday (Huska, GG, Sigalet, Tre)
Actually its probably a brilliant move. The Flames need a few bodies because of the split, coincidental games and the NHL requirement to have a minimum of, I think 8 veterans playing every pre-season game. They also have some prospects gunning for the team and by bringing in some “plugs” the prospects get to “earn it” by beating out an actual NHL vet. There have been stranger things happen.
Plugs are getting PTO’s and not real contracts, warm bodies for split squad games.
WW isn’t criticizing Tre, who is a good GM, better than Chia without any doubt.
As for GG/Sigalet they may suck or not but we can still make the playoffs with them.
Penticton is evaluation, only team that always plays to win those is coilers, because in the decade of suck those were only games they could ever win. Coil had 17 invitees, 4 forward oil prospect played against Flames, so I wouldn’t get too high on that.
Why do you guys continue to use the Oil for comparison if you hate them that much. I got one like to focus on what the Flames are going not what Edmonton is doing.
It gives the impression that what they do affects you.
Who does he cheer for and why is he here?
the comments regarding oilers are always in response to some moron oiler fan comment
Insightless as usual Derzie.
Hey, hey, no one here despises anyone.
With Walter…we love AND despise him.
Alternately. For the most part.
I would not worry yet with PTO’s , as the waiver wire should have a bunch of useful players coming available .
Yeah, another recycled Canuck…..😡
Without getting into any specifics because they would totally tank my point, we’ve made the playoffs in two out of three years with those recycled players.
Now. Take that, sir.
Im sure Bartowski was the missing ingredient 😔…and having both Vey and Shink on the farm got us into playoffs and don’t forget Higgins pto last yr definately had an effect….
It’s a PTO. Nothing more. Let’s move on….
The only reason I know who this guy is is because of the time he tuned up Chiasson during the Flames blowout W vs the Ducks last year. http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/135235