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Old 09-14-2017, 01:56 PM   #1
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BOS - Purcell
BUF - Goloubef
CBJ - John Mitchell
CHI - Franson, Drew Miller, John Mitchell, Mark Stuart
COL - Cowen
DAL - Umberger
DET - Booth, Parenteau
EDM - Kelly
FLA - Pirri, Zolnierczyk
LA - Laich, Chris Lee, Loktionov, Prust
MIN - Winnik, Ryan Malone
MTL - Gelinas
NJ - Erixon, Jimmy Hayes - signed 1 year $700k
NYR - Andrew Desjardins, Bobby Farnham
OTT - VandeVelde
PIT - McClement
STL - Upshall - signed 1 year $800k
TOR - Polak
VAN - Upshall, Ryan White
WSH - Chiasson, Jokipakka

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Old 09-14-2017, 02:12 PM   #2
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Old 09-14-2017, 02:30 PM   #3
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Is this significantly higher than it's been in the past? It seems as though more and more players are ending up on try out contracts.
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Old 09-14-2017, 02:43 PM   #4
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Is this significantly higher than it's been in the past? It seems as though more and more players are ending up on try out contracts.
Not sure if the actual amount of PTO's has increased but the name recognition of those signing them has undoubtedly been upped.

Of that list I would suspect at least 15 of them to get deals. Some pretty good players at one time in that bunch.
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Chiasson and Jokipaaka have a really good chance. More likely than not IMO.
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Old 09-14-2017, 03:57 PM   #6
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Is this significantly higher than it's been in the past? It seems as though more and more players are ending up on try out contracts.
2016: 195 PTOs, 12 eventually signed
2015: 87 PTOs, 15 eventually signed
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Old 09-14-2017, 04:22 PM   #7
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Is it odd that the Flames have by far, the most PTOs (8)? The next highest is 5 (LAK) and many teams have none.
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Old 09-14-2017, 04:39 PM   #8
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Austin, Brady
Bailey, Casey
Beaudoin, Charles-David - Who??
Belov, Nikolai - Who?
Booth, David - Done. Is crap now
Brouillard, Nikolas - Who??
Chiasson, Alex
Cowen, Jared - Done. Cannot move anymore
Cramarossa, Joseph - No Good
Desjardins, Andrew - No Good
Erixon, Tim - What a Joke
Farnham, Bobby - Hot Garbage
Franson, Cody
Gallant, Brett - Hot Garbage
Gelinas, Eric
Glass, Tanner - Hot Trash
Goloubef, Cody
Harper, Shane
Hayes, Jimmy - Big clumsy stiff
Holmstrom, Ben
Jokipakka, Jyrki
Kelly, Chris - Washed up has been
Laich, Brooks - Washed up has been
Lee, Chris - The Ref??
Loktionov, Andrei
Loney, Ty
Lowry, Joel
MacAulay, Stephen - who??
Maggio, Daniel - Trashy player
Malone, Ryan - Done like dinner
Mandat, Jan - who??
McClement, Jay - No Good anymore
McKee, Mike
Miller, Drew - Sucks
Mitchell, John - Sucks
Morrison, Adam - who?? The former basketball player??
Olsen, Dylan
Parenteau, Pierre-Alexandre
Pelley, Rod - Hell No. Wasn't remotely good even before he left
Pendenza, Joe - who??
Pirri, Brandon
Polak, Roman
Prust, Brandon - Washed up has been
Purcell, Teddy
Robak, Colby
Storm, Ben - who??
Strachan, Tyson
Stuart, Mark - Done like dinner
Umberger, R.J. - Done like dinner
Upshall, Scottie
VandeVelde, Chris - No Good
White, Ryan - trash player
Winnik, Daniel
Woods, Brendan - who??
Yevenko, Oleg
Zolnierczyk, Harry - Maybe outside chance but I won't bold him

Bolded guys (12) are ones who I think will get or have a chance at getting an NHL deal. Other guys...not so much.

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Is it odd that the Flames have by far, the most PTOs (8)? The next highest is 5 (LAK) and many teams have none.
Not really. Most of the Flames PTOs are really there to fill out Stockton.

According to Steinberg, Pelley, Yevenko, and Findlay have already signed AHL deals with Stockton. They are at camp as extra bodies and will most likely be assigned to Stockton once Stockton's main camp gets closer.

Maggio played the majority of last season in the ECHL is 26 years old and never had a NHL contract.

Olsen played senior AA last year.

Lowery has 8 points in 40 AHL games.

The reality is that for the Flames only Glass, Cramarossa, and Robak probably have shots at actual NHL contracts and in very minor depth roles. In the end they probably don't beat out anyone with a NHL contract.

Most of them are here so the Flames can ice 3 full practice groups up to the split squad game.
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Gelinas and franson must make the NHL this year
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Chris Lee could make a decent #6/7 D. Hope the guy gets a contract.

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Chris Lee could make a decent #6/7 D. Hope the guy gets a contract.
Whaaa....I thought that guy is an NHL referee?

Oh, it's this guy.

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Drew Miller, John Mitchell and Mark Stuart are released from their PTOs. The camp roster stands at 30 forwards, 18 defensemen and 6 goalies.
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Drew Miller, John Mitchell and Mark Stuart are released from their PTOs.
I'd be lying through my teeth if I said I was surprised by these moves.

Take your early retirement, Stuart. You don't have it as an NHLer anymore and that is clear as day. Too bad but, you know, c'est la vie.

And better luck overseas Miller & Johnny Dangles, you thoroughly sub-mediocre mutts.
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John Mitchell already signed another PTO with Columbus.
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John Mitchell already signed another PTO with Columbus.
Good for him but doesn't change the fact that he's no good.
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After seeing him, Glass won't make the roster but could easily get an AHL deal and be a fairly easy fourth line call up. So not "Hot Trash".
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Can't wait to see Tom Erixon
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Cowen, Umberger, Loktionov, Prust, Erixon, VandeVelde, and Jokipakka all cut.
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Mitchell released from his 2nd PTO too:

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Mitchell's stint with Columbus was short-lived, as he was released from his tryout Wednesday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic Cleveland reports. Mitchell spent all of six days with the Blue Jackets, who may have just been trying to get insider information from his time with the rival Blackhawks. Unless he's willing to sign a minor-league deal or head overseas, the veteran center may have to consider retiring at this point.
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