It appears that the signings have begun. Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports and the Journal de Montreal is reporting that the Calgary Flames have re-signed defenseman Dalton Prout to a one-year one-way deal worth $800,000.
https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1013188349736243200
Prout, 28, came to the Flames organization in a minor-league trade that sent Eddie Lack to New Jersey. Ironically, both guys signed one-year extensions on the very same day.
By all accounts Prout was a good soldier on the farm. He had nine points in 34 games with Stockton and his cap hit suggests one of two things: either (a) he’s the seventh defenseman this season or (b) he’s a veteran they can put on the farm to mentor the youngsters, particularly Juuso Valimaki. Prout has played 242 NHL games between Columbus and New Jersey.
He’s cheap, he’s apparently a good veteran presence in whatever room he’s in, and he’s a decent enough player that he can step into the NHL lineup in a pinch and be an upgrade on Matt Bartkowski. It’s a no-lose signing that doesn’t stop them from doing anything else.
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Woo…hoo.
Say hello to your new 7th defenseman.
Or does this further solidify Andersons roster spot and backfill his spot in the AHL?
I hope this isn’t the end of Wotherspoon. I hope not. I guess Prout could clear waivers, if he has a bad camp…
This is a “toughness” move. Ward had influence here, I bet. He is an “RHS”. But one-way??
Reaves re-signs in Vegas thankfully
Traces last season was a classic example of a rising tide lifting all boats. Vegas played so well as a team that everybody looked good.
Autocomplete somehow turned Vegas into Traces. Awesome.
That’s an interesting take.
Sbisa and Engelland, same thing. Both those guys were mediocre bottom pairing dreck, but with Vegas last year they and everyone else on that team looked good. Another thing about Vegas that is not sustainable is that so many guys on that team had career years.
Sbisa nobody really wants. But Engelland is a valuable player, very valuable if you are missing his toughness. Wonder why they had career years, maybe someone should look into that.
This is great, for a dozen games of goonery Prout is awesome. For those unaware, he’s dropped Lucy in one punch. I can watch him play 4-5 games a season to beat up on Lucy up north. Nice work Brad.
The one punch you speak of is from 2011 and if you watch lucic. This fight is from this last season. Lucic clearly wins.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=THXyXA0pfn0
One way?
Good start.
All that means is that he gets paid the same playing for the Flames as he does the Heat.
Upgrade on Bartkowski – basically the faintest praise you can possibly give.
Solid resign. Great numberb7/8 defenceman, who can play when the games will be a little more old school. Low risk at that price.
Can’t win any fights from the press box…:(
True however there is a schedule and the coaches know who’s coming up and if and when to make a small line up “change”.
Pacific division specialist as needed. Detroit twice in a two week span, Mantha should be checking the calender. A couple of guys on the Wild could do with a tune-up as well.
This guy has 242 NHL games….
Anyone on this comment board with more please identify yourself….
WW
4 last year, lowest number in years tells me which direction he is heading. Only dressed in 34 in the AHL.
People don’t like truth. It messes up illusions and delusions. Goony washed up players are welcome in Calgary (Carolina 2.0) and on flames nation. They’ll fit right in.
2 goals and 7 assists got Lazar a one way deal with a raise on top of that. Last year Prout (on a 2 way deal) also had 2 goals 7 assists…. except it was in the AHL. I suppose that warrants a new one way deal in Tres World.
sweet Xmas
Reaves resigns in Vegas and it was clear Calgary wanted him bad. This is their “tough guy” back up plan. At a low risk price. I like it!!
Apparently Calgary “missed out” on signing Ryan Reaves despite “pushing hard”, phew dodged a bullet in intentionally. What is Treliving doing?!?!? Reaves is Troy Brouwer 2.0. I’m starting to lose all confidence in Treliving as a GM.
Unintentionally*
Now that Brouwer is an established 4th liner; if he just does his job we don’t need Reaves….
WW
Brouwer is not a tough guy. Calgary absolutely needs someone who can answer the bell to Lucic. This guy fits the bill perfectly.
He’s not a 4th liner either. He’s not an NHLer at this point.
So you are expecting Dalton Prout to be in the flames lineup on a consistent basis??? Won’t the players on the opposing team just skate around him? Have you seen his foot work??
Brouwer will be perfectly happy with his new role. He’s a team player, and wears an ‘A’ afterall. Anything to help the team, boss!
Have yet to see the actual reasons why anyone is in the “Hard no to Ryan Reaves” camp. Brouwer was brought in to be 1st or 2nd liner, Reaves will always be a 4th liner and likes that role.
(Some reasons for yes to Reaves are on the Draft day thread. I’m genuinely curious as to why getting Reaves would have been such a dreadful mistake. I don’t get it.)
He can’t skate well, he can’t pass, he can’t shoot. Literally the only thing he has going for him is he’s tough and he wins fights. He’s probably the worst regular forward in the league.
That’s why it’s a “hard no”–and honestly, “hard no” might be underselling it a bit.
Hockey is a team game. Disagree on your individual player’s skill assessment, but apart from that…he makes your Team so, so much better.
He signed for what $2.75 million, so you’re saying “he’s a fourth liner”. That’s not what you pay fourth liners and guess what he is as he has only averaged 7-8 minutes a night for his entire career. I am all for “thoughness”, but maybe let’s get some effective toughness with players who also have some other skills.
Hmm…so there’s some kind of handbook out there on what you “have” to pay a 4th liner to be successful. Btw, what are 4th liners getting in minutes these days, and is 10 points on the year any good? Anyway, some “idiot” GM just paid that $2.75M contract. He did it willingly, and likely would have gone higher to match any offer.
The idiot GM is George McPhee. He’ll be remembered for the Erat blunder, but all he’s ever done is build a winner. He had Washington as contenders for years, and built a team in Vegas from scratch that made it to the Stanley Cup finals – in year one!
The man is clearly not an idiot, thinks outside the box, and knows what the heck he’s doing. He knows the value to his entire team of one Ryan Reaves, who is a heck of a lot more skilled as a player than you might think.
Neither player is of value to a hockey team. Reaves played on a Cinderella team and his and his colleagues stocks went up. Back to Earth next year.
Good take. Reaves is worth $2.75M a year for 2 years. Somebody just set his price, and he got a bargain of a deal. Reaves wasn’t even on the Cinderella team to start the year.
Treliving is long gone into the bad side of the ledger. His moves have been really bad for a long time.
2 years. $2.775 million per year for Reaves. Prout camein cheap in comparison.
The 2018 NHL Free Agent prediction fella had Reaves at $1.3M x 2 years. Just missed. Predictably.
“Something is only worth what somebody else is willing to pay for it.”
Cheap is a relative team. Much prefer the word – worth.
Ryan signed for 2.8 X 2 years.
I would have done that…..
WW
*Reaves….
WW
You make it $3.15M x 2 years to get him here. No point scrimping at that stage of the game. You either want him or you don’t. Treliving should have really wanted him, but bailed.
Not sure I’m see the big picture through Treliving’s eyes if you go hard for a guy then maybe miss out on him for a few quid extra.
Machiavellian maneuver to force Vegas to eat up some extra cap space.
Huh?! Have you happened to see Vegas’ cap space?
Over the summer there will be a number of these kind of signings to fill out the Heat squad. Is it likely he gets a call up; maybe if there is a score to settle with a given squad. The problem is that he does not bring functional toughness.
Thank goodness i was worried they were going to let him go.
Solid guy. Not overly impressive or disappointing. Maybe ends the road for Goloubef. Would pair nicely with Kylington or Valimaki. Would play the “stay at home” d-man with either of those two.
Have there been any signings by the Heat? I suspect there will some of the lower salary FA signed to two way contracts to help fill out the Heat as well as couple of AHL deals only.
Nothing yet. It usually gets going in July
I was waiting for your take. I trust your eyes.
@ SF
I look forward to your comments next season.
I expect to see a completely different Heat team with the new coach….
WW
Two FA signings ago the rumor was out there that the Flames were signing Brouwer to a 4 year deal and I said I didn’t like it the moment I heard the rumor. The only rumor we have heard is Ryan for 3 years @2+m; is that what others have read? I could live with this. It’s likely to take any of our center prospects 2 years to be NHL ready anyways. I just hope I don’t wake up to any rumors of long term deals for guys near the end of their careers. Also hope that Tavares signs out East (hopefully he stays on the Island)
Right after the Flames signed Brouwer, I asked a Blues executive what he thought of the contract.
He laughed and said: “he’s not worth 4.5…..”
True dat…..
WW
The only thing that worries me about Ryan, is that a lot of people out of Carolina say Peters used him as a crutch–overplayed him the lineup and gave him largely unwarranted powerplay time.
I think Ryan would be a good depth signing for the Flames. I just hope we’re not complaining about the Derekplay next season.
Ryan is a good depth signing as a 4C. That’s how I see it. People say he would play RW – where? Over Frolik, on the 3rd linr? I can’t see that happening.
I like Ryan way more than Reeves because at least he is a hockey player, but our new coaches past favouritism does also concern me, because GG was the worst I have ever seen.m and I can’t stand it.
In our new coaches defense though Calgary’s centre depth is a LOT better than Carolina’s last year. Monahan and Backlund are miles ahead of anyone on Carolina last year, when you consider Jordan Staal was basically the only true centre they had.
Reaves isn’t a hockey player? Someone should let George McPhee know pronto! He might have just paid a junior accountant or a librarian to play on the 4th line of his hockey club.
Sarcasm aside, GG’s player usage last year was simply amazing to watch. He can’t set a line-up, and he can’t coach on the fly. He can’t coach period. I like Peters, think he can do all three.
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Word is there were teams willing to go three years on a deal with Ryan Reaves. Vegas matched the money — a hair below $5.6M — but did it on a shorter two-year term.
Okay then.
So it looks like BT might have offered a 3 year deal, but drew the line at $1.85M a year. Because you know, “value” and what his old contract was worth.
Hey, maybe Matt Cane’s computer model was handy nearby. Which came up with of an expected contract of $1.3M x 2 based on Individual Stats of a player for $2.6M total. The player got $5.6M. Close. Hockey is a team game.
Reaves is highly valuable player to a Hockey Team, and B-Rad decided that he has to remain cheap out of general principles? When he’s got no enforcer, and could have signed the best at his craft when he became available?
I think I’ve got that right, if Treliving was the GM offering a 3 year deal. If that’s the case talk about not seeing the forest for the Ryan Reaves tree.
George McPhee is the only person to see this player’s worth to a team apparently. The value gained by everyone playing with a bit more swagger, and is a huge hit in every dressing room. McPhee saw the value of Ryan Reaves to his own Team.
It would be real nice to wake up to Canada and see my favorite team having signed their own RFA’s, extended Tkachuk, signed a solid center at a reasonable deal, traded Stone and some other asset for a forward who can play in our top nine; wait it’s Canada Day- not Christmas. Happy Canada tomorrow folks.
As per Elliot freedman:
Word is CAL closing in on Derek Ryan (three-year deal) and Austin Czarnik (two-year deal)
“Expect centre Derek Ryan to sign a three-year deal with the #Flames on Sunday. He left money on the table to reunite with Bill Peters after 20 #NHL teams expressed interest.”
Sounds promising
After watching Lomberg get beat up … Prout will be welcome as a 7th d.