Confirmed with Link: Flames sign Tanner Glass, 1 year 650k

[Ace Rimmer]

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-sign-tanner-glass/c-291533184?tid=282300716

The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed left winger Tanner Glass to a one-year contract and assigned left winger Luke Gazdic to their AHL affiliate in Stockton.

Glass, a native of Regina, SK, enters his eleventh NHL season. Last season he split time between the New York Rangers and their AHL affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack. He has 24 career NHL goals along with 45 assists for 69 points and 639 penalty minutes in 511 games. He has also played 67 NHL playoff games netting a pair of goals and four assists for six points and 68 penalty minutes.

AAV: $650,000

BORN: Regina, SK DATE: November 29, 1983

HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 209 lbs.

SHOOTS: Left

DRAFTED: FLA - 9th round, 265th overall, in the 2003 NHL Draft

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[Calculon]

 

[DCDM]

AHL signing.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Not my favorite move, but as long as he's not seeing many games I don't care that much either.

 

[Corpus X]

That's it. I'm planning the parade.

 

[Rangediddy]

Let him use that 1st game of the year energy on the Oilers and send him down. He was one of the more impressive players of the preseason to me.

 

[JurassicTunga]

 

[InfinityIggy]

We finally have our whipping boy.

 

[Bounces R Way]

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When Tanner Glass beats out your young guys you probably don't have the depth you thought you did.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Meh it's not bad. One year contracts don't really pose any risk. We also don't have a lot of NHL depth upfront

 

[Mr Snrub]

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When Tanner Glass beats out your young guys you probably don't have the depth you thought you did.

I think Glass and Jankowski probably provide pretty different things and the club just decided that as of right now they needed what Glass contributed.

 

[DCDM]

Took me too long to realize this was just several replays of the same goal

 

[Mitts]

We finally have our whipping boy.

Brouwer's not getting off that easy.

 

[Anglesmith]

Tanner Glass has his own Youtube Poop? Amazing. The Doritos at the end are a nice touch.

Anyway, I feel happy for the player. He came into camp without a contract and earned one. Did exactly what management would have hoped he'd do. This isn't a situation like Bollig where he comes to camp with a contract, because the GM brought him in, and most people expect him to be bad, he is bad, and then he makes the team anyway due to a pre-existing mandate.

He came with no expectations, and I think we were all pretty much impressed with his play. So congrats to him for earning the contract.

That said, I wish others would have been more impressive.

 

[Mobiandi]

The glut of 4th liners/marginal NHL players continues to increase

 

[Ace Rimmer]

The glut of 4th liners/marginal NHL players continues to increase

Glut?

Stajan, Brouwer, Glass, Lazar, Hamilton. Three fourth line players and two extras.

Just like 30 other teams in the NHL...

 

[InfinityIggy]

Glut?

Stajan, Brouwer, Glass, Lazar, Hamilton. Three fourth line players and two extras.

Just like 30 other teams in the NHL...

How can you forget Hathaway?! The greatest of all 4th liners.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Is Hathaway on the final roster? I figured he was Stockton bound.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Is Hathaway on the final roster? I figured he was Stockton bound.

Apparently he is in the lineup for tomorrow.

 

[Mobiandi]

Glut?

Stajan, Brouwer, Glass, Lazar, Hamilton. Three fourth line players and two extras.

Just like 30 other teams in the NHL...

Shinkaruk, Jankowski (until he proves otherwise through game time), Hathaway, Foo. I'm not just talking about the main Flames roster

 

[Ace Rimmer]

If your list included a bunch of guys older than 28, I'd be inclined to agree.

Prospect depth isn't a bad thing, even if most of them won't pan out.

 

[GuitarGuy]

Let's see how long he stays with the team before they cut him or send him down.

 

[Tofveve]

He has been known to generate ire from a fan-base.

 

[Volica]

He has been known to generate ire from a fan-base.

4th liner, being paid league minimum who'll likely play 25-30 games this season with the big club. Sure, why not

I really don't hate this move. If Lazar, Hathaway, Foo... etc, beat Glass out then I'd be pissed. But this guy was clearly one of the best 15 players for Calgary up front this preseason. Goes to show that our prospect pool up front is a lot more 'meh' than we normally think

 

[Lunatik]

Apparently he is in the lineup for tomorrow.

He (Hathaway) will be sent down when the Jagr signing is official, that is likely why he was waived and kept up.

Personally I like the Glass signing, we do need a checking line and he's outplayed Lazar, Hamilton and Hathaway in the preseason and is more physical than any of our other forwards. He will probably be the regular LW with Hamilton and Lazar filling in as short term injury replacements; Janko and Hathaway being the first call-ups when there are longer term injuries.