Former Syracuse Crunch captain Mike Angelidis is moving west for the next stage of his AHL career.
Angelidis said Monday morning that he has signed a 1-year, AHL deal with the Stockton Heat. Stockton is affiliated with the Calgary Flames.
Angelidis, 31, said he had some offers from Europe but didn't want to go there at this point in his career.
"I wasn't getting worried,'' Angelidis said of going so deep into the summer without a deal. "They (Stockton) had talked to us for the longest time. They had always been in play. I can look forward to playing and getting ready for the year. It seems like a good fit and we'll see how it goes.''
Angelidis had been the Crunch's captain for all four years of its affiliation with Tampa Bay. He was an unrestricted free agent and the Lightning declined to offer him another deal.
Angelidis said this will be the first AHL-only deal of his career. Such pacts contain no NHL component and are generally given to players outside the realm of an NHL team's immediate plans.
"I just want to play,'' Angelidis said. "If I do well, maybe they switch me to an NHL deal.''
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The Flames didn't qualify Arnold, he's an unsigned UFA. He has about as big a place in the Flames plans going forward as Josh Jooris or Joe Colborne.
Have they come out and said that they are moving away from him? Perhaps they didn't qualify as they didn't like the required parameters that comes with a qualifying offer (% salary bump).
Have they come out and said that they are moving away from him? Perhaps they didn't qualify as they didn't like the required parameters that comes with a qualifying offer (% salary bump).
They said less about him than they did about Jooris, who they eventually moved away from. The QO on Arnold would have been $862,465.50, less than $300K above the league minimum. I doubt he'll be back.
Last edited by Finger Cookin; 08-08-2016 at 04:23 PM.
what Centers are pencilled in today on the farm? Wonder if this has any bearing on whether they offer Arnold a 2-way or AHL only type deal....
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Every other C on the roster also plays the wing. Hamilton is C/RW, Vey is C/RW, Pollock is C/LW. I'd suggest both Vey and perhaps Pollock are better off as wingers.
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Stockton signs AHL veteran Mike Angelidis to 1 year AHL deal
