Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the team is bringing veteran defenceman Michael Stone to training camp on a professional tryout contract.
Stone, 30, has been a member of the Flames since he was acquired in a trade from the Arizona Coyotes during the 2016-17 season. He was often the odd man out for the Flames last season, often finding himself healthy scratched throughout the year. Still, he was a serviceable seventh defenceman, suiting up for 33 games and recording seven points. In his 472-game career, he has 31 goals and 93 assists.
Stone is one of two players who will be attending the Flames camp on a PTO, as they announced last week that goaltender Garret Sparks also accepted an invite to camp. If Stone is to get a deal, he may end up being a taxi-squad player, seeing that they already have seven defenceman under contract in Mark Giordano, Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson, Chris Tanev, Juuso Valimaki, Oliver Kylington, and Nikita Nesterov.
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