[News] Flames reduce roster to 27 players UPD: Cramarossa released from PTO

[sureLoss]

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flam...?tid=282300716

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have assigned five players to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat: David Rittich (G), Brett Pollock (LW), Morgan Klimchuk (LW), Ryan Lomberg (LW/C) and Spencer Foo (RW).

Calgary has also placed three players on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to Stockton: Hunter Shinkaruk (LW), Emile Poirier (RW) and Tyler Wotherspoon (D).

The Flames have assigned two players to their respective junior clubs: Dillon Dube (Kelowna/WHL) and Juuso Valimaki (Tri-City/WHL).

Calgary has 28 players remaining at training camp (3x goalies, 8x defencemen, 17x forwards). These numbers don't include injured players Daniel Pribyl and Marek Hrivik.

News Update

Pat Steinberg @Fan960Steinberg
Cramarossa has been released from his PTO, according to Gulutzan. #Flames

[GoJetsGo]

Axe the PTO goons pls!

[LanceUppercut]

What's up with Gillies still being in camp?

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

Ax the PTO goons pls!

The Flames have a history of giving their PTO's a full look. Probably a part of their bargaining for bringing them in. PTO's aren't just trying out for the Flames they are trying out for every team in the league.

[getbak]

RASMUS SURVIVES!!!

You can do it.

[sureLoss]

Goaltenders
41 Mike Smith
32 Jon Gillies *
31 Eddie Lack


Defence
44 Matt Bartkowksi
5 Mark Giordano
27 Dougie Hamilton
7 TJ Brodie
24 Travis Hamonic
54 Rasmus Andersson *
61 Brett Kulak
26 Michael Stone


Forwards
11 Mikael Backlund
67 Michael Frolik
17 Luke Gazdic
21 Garnet Hathaway
46 Marek Hrivik INJURED
74 Daniel Pribyl INJURED *
19 Matthew Tkachuk
36 Troy Brouwer
79 Micheal Ferland
13 Johnny Gaudreau
51 Tanner Glass PTO
25 Freddie Hamilton
77 Mark Jankowski *
23 Sean Monahan
93 Sam Bennett
20 Curtis Lazar
18 Matt Stajan
10 Kris Versteeg

Returned to Junior on Sept 19
89 Sam Dove-McFalls ATO
48 Zach Fischer unsigned draft pick
80 Glenn Gawdin ATO
97 Ben Hawerchuk ATO
78 Tyson Helgeson ATO
84 Brad Morrison ATO
47 Matthew Phillips unsigned draft pick
50 Mark Rassell ATO
63 Adam Ruzicka unsigned draft pick
70 Nick Schneider *

Assigned to Stockton on Sept 19
43 Kayle Doetzel AHL deal
76 Brett Findlay AHL deal
72 Mason McDonald *
37 Rod Pelley AHL deal
71 Hunter Smith *
53 Oleg Yevenko AHL deal

Released and invited to Stockton's camp on Sept 19
57 Joel Lowry PTO
39 Daniel Maggio PTO
55 Dylan Olsen PTO
98 Sam Ruopp ATO
73 Cliff Watson ATO

Assigned to Stockton on Sept 23
62 Austin Carroll *
85 Josh Healey *
58 Oliver Kylington *
88 Andrew Mangiapane *
68 Adam Ollas Mattsson AHL deal unsigned draft pick
82 Tyler Parsons *
65 Colby Robak PTO

Assigned to Stockton on Sept 26
33 David Rittich *
60 Brett Pollock *
45 Morgan Klimchuk *
56 Ryan Lomberg *
15 Spencer Foo *

Returned to junior on Sept 26
59 Dillon Dube *
42 Juuso Valimaki *

Put on waivers for assignment to Stockton on Sept 26. Assigned to Stockton on Sept 27.
28 Emile Poirier
4 Tyler Wotherspoon
49 Hunter Shinkaruk

Released from PTO on Sept 27
64 Joseph Cramarossa PTO

*indicates signed to NHL deal and is waiver exempt

[bubbsy]

So the 6/7 d position is still open for Bartowski, Kulak, Andersson.....

On forward, the 3 x PTOs still there, Hathaway, Hamilton, Jankowski.

Interestingly, Gillies remains up still with the big club......

[slybomb]

I don't understand why it is taking so long to get down to a more workable number. It would be nice to get the guys into a rythym to start with so we can win a few games in October.

[dammage79]

Gillies getting an extended look. Rittich hasn't seen much time at all in pre season games. I wonder if Gillies ousts Lack... He's done well enough in my estimation.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by GoJetsGo

Axe the PTO goons pls!

Chicago is the only team to cut any of their PTOs thus far in the preseason. I would not be surprised to see them be among the final cuts—the rationale being that they will be given opportunities to garner attention and land a contract with another team on the eve of the regular season.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by slybomb

I don't understand why it is taking so long to get down to a more workable number. It would be nice to get the guys into a rythym to start with so we can win a few games in October.

Seriously? This is pretty standard stuff. There is still more than a full week before the start of the season.

[TheIronMaiden]

I like looking at this thing after cuts.

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...spect+Rankings

1. Jankowski
3. Andersson
6. Gillies
11. Kulak
17. Hathaway

[GioforPM]

Subject to his injury, I wouldn't mind Hrivik as a reliable extra forward. I'm not sure there's room though.

[slybomb]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Seriously? This is pretty standard stuff. There is still more than a full week before the start of the season.

Two preseason games left. Sorry but I want my full roster jiving for the last 2 games, not still seeing what I have.

[getbak]

Gillies is probably still around so the leftovers have someone to shoot at in practice.

[sureLoss]

Also from the release since Pribyl and Hrivik are grouped together, I think Hrivik might be gone for a while after that hit.

[FBI]

Only small sorta surprise there is Foo and I definitely think it's the right call.

[Stud_McCool]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flam...?tid=282300716

...These numbers don't include injured players Daniel Pribyl and Marek Hrivik.

Maybe they should 'Czech' to see if Frolik is injured too.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by slybomb

I don't understand why it is taking so long to get down to a more workable number. It would be nice to get the guys into a rythym to start with so we can win a few games in October.

This is a pretty workable number. There's only one extra defenceman and 3 extra forwards from the likely opening night roster.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by slybomb

Two preseason games left. Sorry but I want my full roster jiving for the last 2 games, not still seeing what I have.

I warrant that the most important positions on the team are set. The remaining players are by and large those jockeying for spots #6–7 on defense and the fourth line.

This is MUCH different from last year when the coaches were still measuring the pulse of the team through camp and the first bit of the season.