[News] Flames cut 7 players

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https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-trim-camp-roster

The Flames announced today that they have assigned the following players to the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League:

Mark Duarte (RW)

Alex Gallant (LW)

Rory Kerins (C)

Mitch McLain (C)

Ilya Nikolaev (C)

Connor Murphy (G)

Matt Radomsky (G)

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Players left:

Forwards (26)
# Player Position
10 Jonathan Huberdeau LW
11 Mikael Backlund C
15 Dryden Hunt LW
17 Yegor Sharangovich RW
20 Blake Coleman RW
21 Kevin Rooney C
22 Jakob Pelletier LW
28 Elias Lindholm C
29 Dillon Dube LW
38 Brett Sutter LW/C
39 Matt Coronato RW
42 Sam Honzek LW
43 Adam Klapka RW
47 Connor Zary LW
61 Clark Bishop C
63 Adam Ruzicka C
64 Ben Jones C
65 William Stromgren LW
71 Walker Duehr RW
74 Lucas Ciona LW
76 Martin Pospisil LW
78 Emilio Pettersen LW
79 Cole Schwindt C
87 Parker Bell LW
88 Andrew Mangiapane LW/RW
91 Nazem Kadri C


Defencemen (18)
# Player Position
4 Rasmus Andersson RD
8 Chris Tanev RD
16 Nikita Zadorov LD
33 Brady Lyle RD
37 Yan Kuznetsov LD
44 Mikael Diotte RD
46 Colton Poolman LD
48 Dennis Gilbert LD
52 MacKenzie Weegar LD
55 Noah Hanifin LD
57 Nick DeSimone RD
58 Oliver Kylington LD
59 Etienne Morin LD
72 Jeremie Poirier LD
82 Jordan Oesterle LD
83 Jonathan Aspirot LD
96 Jarrod Gourley LD
98 Ilya Solovyov LD


Goalies (4)
# Player Catches
25 Jacob Markstrom L
32 Dustin Wolf L
35 Oscar Dansk L
80 Dan Vladar L

[FlamesAddiction]

Good to see Kylington is still at camp. Holding out hope he can return still.

[Reggie Dunlop]

No surprises. Mostly AHL contracts.

Was hoping Kerins and Nikolaev would have shown more.

[868904]

That’s a shame. Was hoping to see McLain vs Nurse 3 and 4.

[1qqaaz]

What's the scoop on Lyle, Aspirot, Diotte and Gourley?
Lasting longer than guys like Nikolaev and Kerins is kind of impressive.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

What's the scoop on Lyle, Aspirot, Diotte and Gourley?
Lasting longer than guys like Nikolaev and Kerins is kind of impressive.

Huska was praising Aspirot earlier, so he must be doing something right. I think because he is on a PTO as well, they likely let him ride that out before maybe getting an AHL tryout or contract. The other guys sent down already have regular contracts and they want them to start competing for Wranglers spots. Just a guess.

[drewtastic]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Huska was praising Aspirot earlier, so he must be doing something right. I think because he is on a PTO as well, they likely let him ride that out before maybe getting an AHL tryout or contract. The other guys sent down already have regular contracts and they want them to start competing for Wranglers spots. Just a guess.

Interesting, because I thought Aspirot really stood out against the Jets—just not in a good way…

[IceBergYYC]

I imagine Sutter will be one of the last cuts, he's just such an asset for mentoring the young guys

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[Redrum]

I was hoping to see Gallant chop down some giant no good goon.

[IceBergYYC]

Originally Posted by Redrum

I was hoping to see Gallant chop down some giant no good goon.

Clark Bishop is still around. I remember his three crosschecks to the face of some Colorado Eagle early last season

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[BigRed]

Is Kerins done with junior? One of those long shots that you hope will surprise but probably a bit optimistic.

If he’s aged out of junior, I wonder if he even plays AHL this year .


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[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by BigRed

Is Kerins done with junior? One of those long shots that you hope will surprise but probably a bit optimistic.

If he’s aged out of junior, I wonder if he even plays AHL this year .

Kerins played in the ECHL last season. Another year in Rapid City would not be ideal.

[cannon7]

Kerins and Nikolaev are really going to have to make the most of their AHL camps. Being cut this early doesn't bode well.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Kerins and Nikolaev are really going to have to make the most of their AHL camps. Being cut this early doesn't bode well.

Not really. Both players bounced between AHL and ECHL. The guys remaining in camp proved a lot last year in the AHL with a big season and a playoff run. They've afforded themselves more rope. All Kerins and Nikolaev have to do is have a great year with the Wranglers, and stick all year. Then they put themselves in the conversation again. For my money, Nikolaev is the guy to watch. He has a natural hockey IQ that I think will serve him well long term. Still waiting to see it in Kerins, but he has quite a bit of skill too, so you can't count him out.

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Not really. Both players bounced between AHL and ECHL. The guys remaining in camp proved a lot last year in the AHL with a big season and a playoff run. They've afforded themselves more rope. All Kerins and Nikolaev have to do is have a great year with the Wranglers, and stick all year. Then they put themselves in the conversation again. For my money, Nikolaev is the guy to watch. He has a natural hockey IQ that I think will serve him well long term. Still waiting to see it in Kerins, but he has quite a bit of skill too, so you can't count him out.

Your outlook is more positive than mine. If these two don't make the Wranglers out of camp I think they might be done in the organization. I don't see another season in Rapid City being in the cards for either of them. Nikolaev especially is already 22 years old, it is time to prove you belong in the pros.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Your outlook is more positive than mine. If these two don't make the Wranglers out of camp I think they might be done in the organization. I don't see another season in Rapid City being in the cards for either of them. Nikolaev especially is already 22 years old, it is time to prove you belong in the pros.

With so many spots open for AHL players in this camp for the NHL Flames, that makes a LOT more room on the Wranglers for this year. Both will make that team at least. I'd be shocked if they didn't.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by cannon7

Your outlook is more positive than mine. If these two don't make the Wranglers out of camp I think they might be done in the organization. I don't see another season in Rapid City being in the cards for either of them. Nikolaev especially is already 22 years old, it is time to prove you belong in the pros.

ECHL IS the pros.

[cannon7]

Originally Posted by transplant99

ECHL IS the pros.

Technically, yes. But you don't want your third round pick spending all his time there and not even a point per game.

[PepsiFree]

From what I understand it’s pretty rare for guys (who play any position aside from goaltender) to make the NHL from the ECHL. Rarer still for guys who aren’t defencemen either, and who spend more than a year down there.

Basically, the odds are heavily stacked against both Kerins and Nikolaev at this point. The chances of them becoming NHLers is low enough, but the chances of them becoming top 9 forwards in the NHL are basically nothing at this rate.

You never know though. We just so happen to have probably the best non-goaltender former ECHL-player in the league in Weegar.