Report: Flames re-sign Dalton Prout ($800k, one year, one way)

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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