[Signing] Flames sign college free agent C Sam Morton

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by handgroen

Mr. Morton is the subject of my contract, and what the predicate says he does.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I am not comparing anything. I am just reasserting that 24 goals in the NCAA is pretty good.

His age is the biggest red herring. He is the CCHA player of the year on a team that was depleted by an exodus of talent so that says something. Was he just stuck down the lineup here and finally produced when given a chance?

Expectations are low here and really, it doesn't matter if he's nothing more than an occasional AHL call up he still fills a position of need for the Wranglers. Conroy needs to add more centre depth now and this is the first crack at doing so.

[fotze2]

Sam Morton is also quite prolific in acting circles.

[TheScorpion]

I was gonna say, Sam Morton was one of the best parts of Minority Report

[442scotty]

25 in July…. Flames throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. Late bloomer please!!

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Just be better than Bryce Van Brabant...I think he used the money from his Flames contract to fund a family oil recycling and other waste bin business.

Well... good for him! He could have blown it on hookers and blackjack.

I dunno anything about this Morton guy but it's a near zero risk acquisition. I am kind of skeptical of guys who put up lopsided goal totals relative to the number of apples to put up thou.

[Sandman]

Ok, but when are we signing Collin Graf and Luke Prokop?

[Ba'alzamon]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Ok, but when are we signing Collin Graf and Luke Prokop?

Isn't Prokop under contract with the Predators?

[Groot]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

Might well help the Wrangles in the playoffs, and they can surely sue it with all the callups to the Flames.

Pelletier and Coronato were both sent down in a paper transaction on March 8 then brought back. So both are eligible and will all but certainly play in the playoffs for the Wranglers. And AHL playoffs won't start till well after the NHL regular season ends.

[GioforPM]

What is the cutoff date for AHL playoff rosters? I know it’s later than the NHL TDL.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

What is the cutoff date for AHL playoff rosters? I know it’s later than the NHL TDL.

The deadline for being able to send players down from the NHL was the NHL trade deadline. The AHL trade deadline was March 15

https://theahl.com/sunday-notebook-t...20the%20season.

Whether trades are made or not, Friday will be a hectic day for the AHL transactions wire. A player must be on an AHL roster by the 3 p.m. ET deadline in order to be sent down from the NHL at any point through the rest of the season.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon

Isn't Prokop under contract with the Predators?

There are TWO Prokops?

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Groot

The deadline for being able to send players down from the NHL was the NHL trade deadline. The AHL trade deadline was March 15

https://theahl.com/sunday-notebook-t...20the%20season.

I guess what I’m asking is if they can actually add Morton for POs or if he’s just going to practice for now.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Just be better than Bryce Van Brabant...I think he used the money from his Flames contract to fund a family oil recycling and other waste bin business.

My favourite Van Brabant memory is a video that came out after he was on the team, where other players were asked how to pronounce his name
Brouwer, I think, said something along the lines of "Oh, I just always assumed like the song...you know, 'Whoa Black Betty, Van Brabant'" and I've never forgotten that.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1769872007678541904

[TheScorpion]

Whoops!

[Reggie Dunlop]

Details... schmetails...

[GioforPM]

Thank you CF for telling me that 25 is “greater than 24”.

[Solstice]

Dumb question but is CCHA and NCAA the same thing?

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Solstice

Dumb question but is CCHA and NCAA the same thing?

CCHA is a division in NCAA. like ECAC and Big10, etc....