Friends, during the run-up to the NHL’s annual trade deadline, you’re going to hear a lot about the potential for the Calgary Flames to retain salary on impending trades.
In the fast-paced world of the NHL, every team needs a solid defenseman who can fill in on the blue line and contribute both offensively and defensively.
Defenseman Michael Stone retired from the NHL on Wednesday after 12 seasons with the Coyotes organization and Calgary Flames. Stone, 33, tallied 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 48 games this past season, his seventh in Calgary.
For the last seven years, Stone has been a part of the Flames organization. He has been a steady force on the backend for more than half a decade with his strong slapshots and defensive play.
The Calgary Flames announced that defenceman Michael Stone has officially retired from professional hockey and will be returning to the team in a player development role.
Calgary Flames defenseman Michael Stone retired and immediately took a front-office job with the organization.
For the past few seasons, Michael Stone has been an ace in the hole for the Calgary Flames on their back-end. A reliable veteran with a booming shot, Stone could be pressed into action due to injuries and give the Flames good minutes.
Michael Stone scored with 2:38 left in the third period and the Calgary Flames held on for a 5-4 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun is doubtful for Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils due to an undisclosed injury concern.
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Brad Treliving is still looking to add a winger to his roster despite his team’s inconsistencies, and Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser is being rumored as one of his top targets.
In advance of a hectic three games in four night road trip, the Calgary Flames have made a pair of roster moves. They’ve recalled forward Walker Duehr from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
As we all know, this edition of the Calgary Flames is having a hard time scoring goals. It’s quite the change of pace from last season when the Flames finished sixth in the NHL in goals for and it was the most any Flames team have scored in the post 2004 lockout era.
Stone heads to IR, but the nature of his injury remains unclear.
He’s been bought out and re-signed after missing months with a blood clot, brought to training camp on multiple tryouts, and has signed three straight NHL minimum contracts.
On the second hour of Flames Talk on Sportsnet 960 The Fan on Wednesday, Pat Steinberg and Ryan Pike discussed the Flames’ goaltending, Michael Stone’s strong play, and Nazem Kadri’s excellent fit with the Flames so far.
Michael Stone had a goal and two assists and Nazem Kadri added a goal and an assist as the visiting Calgary Flames jumped out to a 4-1 first-period lead and then held on for a 4-3 Battle of Alberta victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
Michael Stone is back. The Calgary Flames recently announced the re-signing of the 32-year-old defenseman to his fourth consecutive one-year, league-minimum contract.
This is the fifth contract Stone has signed with the Flames since being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes at the 2017 trade deadline.
In recent days, the Calgary Flames have invited two players to camp on professional tryout offers (PTOs). The first was Cody Eakin, who has spent the past two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.
The Calgary Flames added to their blueline on Friday, signing Erik Gudbranson to a one-year, $1.95 million deal, while also re-signing Michael Stone to a one-year deal worth $750,000.
Stone played in 33 games last season for Calgary as the team’s seventh defenseman, scoring two goals and seven points.
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