The Flames have acquired Milan Lucic from the Oilers for James Neal.
Lucic waived his no-movement clause to get dealt to Calgary and brings a contract that has four years left on it with a $6.0M cap-hit. Lucic had a solid first year with the Oilers but has combined for just 54 points (16G / 38A) in 161 games over the past two seasons. Lucic will likely be tasked with playing a physical, bottom-6 role in Calgary—replacing what they lost with Garnet Hathaway going to Washington this summer.
The Flames have re-signed Rinat Valiev to a one-year contract.
Valiev has moved around Canada over the last year, going from Toronto to Montreal and then Calgary. The 24-year-old blueliner is a former third-round pick and had four goals and 17 assists (21 points) in 57 AHL games a season ago. Valiev will almost certainly start the 2020 season with Stockton (AHL).
The Flames have re-signed Ryan Lomberg to a one-year contract.
Lomberg had 29 points (12G / 17A) in 58 games with Stockton (AHL) last season and had a brief four-game showing with the Flames, where he had 17 PIMS. Lomberg is a fourth-line player who could have a spot in Calgary next year after Garnet Hathaway signed with the Capitals this summer.
The Flames signed Justin Kirkland to a one-year, $700K contract.
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The Flames signed Byron Froese to a one-year, $700K contract.
The Flames signed Brandon Davidson to a one-year, $700K contract.
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The Flames have signed Cam Talbot to a one-year deal worth $2.75M.
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The Flames have signed Alan Quine to a one-year deal worth $735K.
Quine has been a fantastic AHL player over the years and led the Stockton Heat with 52 points (19G / 33A) in 41 games this season. The 26-year-old also recorded three goals and two assists (five points) in 13 games with Calgary—he has 27 points (9G / 18A) in 97 career NHL games.
The Flames have signed Eetu Tuulola to a three-year, two-way contract.
The Flames drafted Tuulola in the sixth-round (No.156 overall) in 2016. The 21-year-old winger had 13 gaols and 23 assists (36 points( in 60 games with HPK Hameenlinna of the Finnish Elite League this season.
The Flames signed Alexander Yelesin to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Yelesin, 23, was an undrafted free agent defenseman, who had four goals and six assists (10 points) in 55 games with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL).
The Flames have signed Carl-Johan Lerby to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Lerby, 21, is a Swedish defenseman who has spent the last three seasons with Malmo Redhawks in the Swedish Elite League. Lerby, who had five gaols and 16 assists (21 points) in 47 games this year, will stay in Malmo next season before joining the Flames for the 2020-21 season.
Source: Flames 04/20/19, 2:47 pm EST
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Czarnik will draw into the Flames lineup for Game 5.
Czarnik has been a healthy scratch for the first four games of the playoffs but will replace James Neal on the third line in Game 5. The 26-year-old had six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 54 games this season.
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Source: Flames 04/12/19, 4:07 pm EST
Source: Flames 04/9/19, 5:33 pm EST
Monahan (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Source: @NHLFlames 04/6/19, 3:16 pm EST
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Tkachuk will be rested on Saturday.
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Rittich led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Rittich allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Flames win in Los Angeles on Monday. Rittich has won five of his last six starts while posting a 2.35 GAA and .913 SV%. Rittich has been excellent but he is a bit of a risky start with seven of the Flames regulars sitting out tonight in Anaheim.
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Tkachuk is expected to be back in the Flames lineup on Wednesday.
Tkachuk was rested on Monday but is expected to replace Elias Lindholm in the lineup on Wednesday.
Source: Derek Wills 04/3/19, 2:45 pm EST
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Backlund is expected to be back in the Flames lineup on Wednesday.
Backlund was rested on Monday but is expected to replace Sean Monahan in the lineup on Wednesday.
Source: Derek Wills 04/3/19, 2:45 pm EST
