Flames trim roster, cut 7 players
By Ryan Pike
6 years agoFollowing yesterday’s preseason game with the Arizona Coyotes, the Calgary Flames’ head coach Glen Gulutzan aimed to get the roster down to a single on-ice group. They haven’t gone quite that far, but they’ve assigned seven players to the minors and gotten their roster down to 40 players.
Who’s gone?
Assigned directly to the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat are goalie Tyler Parsons, defensemen Josh Healey and Oliver Kylington, and forwards Austin Carroll and Andrew Mangiapane. Blueliners Colby Robak and Adam Ollas-Mattsson were in camp on NHL try-outs, but were also sent to Stockton – Ollas-Mattsson has an AHL deal while Robak will be auditioning for a job.
Who’s left?
Goaltenders (4)
| # | Player | Age | 2016-17 Club | Acquired | Waivers? |
| 32 | Jon Gillies | 23 | Stockton (AHL) | 2012 Draft | No |
| 31 | Eddie Lack | 29 | Carolina (NHL) | Trade | Yes |
| 33 | David Rittich | 25 | Stockton (AHL) | Free agency | No |
| 41 | Mike Smith | 35 | Arizona (NHL) | Trade | Yes |
Defensemen (10)
| # | Player | Age | 2016-17 Club | Acquired | Shot | Waivers? |
| 54 | Rasmus Andersson | 20 | Stockton (AHL) | 2015 Draft | R | No |
| 44 | Matt Bartkowski | 29 | Calgary (NHL) | Free agency | L | Yes |
| 7 | T.J. Brodie | 27 | Calgary (NHL) | 2008 Draft | L | Yes |
| 5 | Mark Giordano | 33 | Calgary (NHL) | Free agency | L | Yes |
| 27 | Dougie Hamilton | 24 | Calgary (NHL) | Trade | R | Yes |
| 24 | Travis Hamonic | 27 | NY Islanders (NHL) | Trade | R | Yes |
| 61 | Brett Kulak | 23 | Stockton (AHL) | 2012 Draft | L | Yes |
| 26 | Michael Stone | 27 | Calgary (NHL) | Trade | R | Yes |
| 42 | Juuso Valimaki | 18 | Tri-City (WHL) | 2017 Draft | L | No |
| 4 | Tyler Wotherspoon | 24 | Stockton (AHL) | 2011 Draft | L | Yes |
Forwards (26)
| # | Player | Age | 2016-17 Club | Acquired | Shot | Waivers? |
| 11 | Mikael Backlund | 28 | Calgary (NHL) | 2007 Draft | L | Yes |
| 93 | Sam Bennett | 21 | Calgary (NHL) | 2014 Draft | L | Yes |
| 36 | Troy Brouwer | 32 | Calgary (NHL) | Free agency | R | Yes |
| 64 | Joseph Cramarossa | 24 | Vancouver (NHL) | Try-out | L | N/A |
| 59 | Dillon Dube | 19 | Kelowna (WHL) | 2016 Draft | L | No |
| 79 | Micheal Ferland | 25 | Calgary (NHL) | 2009 Draft | L | Yes |
| 15 | Spencer Foo | 23 | Union College (NCAA) | Free agency | R | No |
| 67 | Michael Frolik | 29 | Calgary (NHL) | Free agency | L | Yes |
| 13 | Johnny Gaudreau | 24 | Calgary (NHL) | 2011 Draft | L | Yes |
| 17 | Luke Gazdic | 28 | Albany (AHL) | Free agency | L | Yes |
| 51 | Tanner Glass | 33 | Hartford (AHL) | Try-out | L | Yes |
| 25 | Freddie Hamilton | 25 | Calgary (NHL) | Trade | R | Yes |
| 21 | Garnet Hathaway | 25 | Stockton (AHL) | Free agency | R | Yes |
| 46 | Marek Hrivik | 26 | Hartford (AHL) | Free agency | L | Yes |
| 77 | Mark Jankowski | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | 2012 Draft | L | No |
| 45 | Morgan Klimchuk | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | 2013 Draft | L | No |
| 20 | Curtis Lazar | 22 | Calgary (NHL) | Trade | R | Yes |
| 56 | Ryan Lomberg | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | Free agency | L | No |
| 23 | Sean Monahan | 22 | Calgary (NHL) | 2013 Draft | L | Yes |
| 28 | Emile Poirier | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | 2013 Draft | L | Yes |
| 60 | Brett Pollock | 21 | Adirondack (ECHL) | 2014 Draft | L | No |
| 74 | Daniel Pribyl | 24 | Stockton (AHL) | Free agency | R | No |
| 49 | Hunter Shinkaruk | 22 | Stockton (AHL) | Trade | L | Yes |
| 18 | Matt Stajan | 33 | Calgary (NHL) | Trade | L | Yes |
| 19 | Matthew Tkachuk | 19 | Calgary (NHL) | 2016 Draft | L | No |
| 10 | Kris Versteeg | 31 | Calgary (NHL) | Free agency | R | Yes |
The Flames play on Monday in Winnipeg, so expect to see a game group full of bubble players and even more cuts afterwards.
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