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https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-fla...en/c-316435022

The Flames signed free-agent defensemen Connor Mackey from Minnesota State University-Mankato and Colton Poolman from University of North Dakota to one-year contracts March 20.

They have five defensemen -- TJ Brodie, Travis Hamonic, Derek Forbort, Erik Gustafsson and Michael Stone -- that can each become an unrestricted free agent after this season and another -- Oliver Kylington - that can become a restricted free agent.

"We know our contractual situation," Treliving said. "We look at it more like these were two young defensemen we could add to our group and we'll see how it sorts out. Us signing these two guys doesn't mean all our UFAs are gone.