The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Jarred Tinordi to a one-year, two-way contract value $800K. This comes on the identical that the crew formally confirmed they’ve invited defenseman Tyson Barrie to camp on a PTO.
Tinordi, 32, performed the 2023-24 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, registering 9 assists over 52 video games. In 205 profession NHL video games with the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Blackhawks, he has traveled rather a lot and isn’t more likely to be an everyday for the Flames this season. He might spend a superb chunk of the season within the AHL, therefore the two-way deal.
Standing at six-foot-six and weighing 229 kilos, the defenseman was chosen twenty second general by the Canadiens within the 2010 draft. He’s identified for being powerful, which is one thing the Flames may need been searching for.
Tyson Barrie Indicators PTO with the Flames
The Flames made it official on Tuesday that defenseman Tyson Barrie will be part of the crew on a PTO. UNlike Tinordi, who has gathered all of 30 factors all through his NHL profession, Barrie is usually offense, having posted 109 objectives and 505 factors in 809 profession video games.
Barrie was moved to the Nashville Predators in a commerce that noticed the Edmonton Oilers purchase Mattias Ekholm. It was a deal that labored out splendidly for the Oilers, however Barrie struggled to seek out consistency in Nashville. He was usually a wholesome scratch and wasn’t introduced again this season. Unable to discover a contract with a crew, Barrie is hoping a superb exhibiting on a PTO will result in a contract. Sadly, the Flames have quite a lot of defensemen searching for jobs, so a contract just isn’t a given.
Barrie’s camp isn’t simply assured he can earn a contract, however that he can earn another than league minimal.
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