Flames bring back Michael Stone on PTO

The Calgary Flames have invited veteran defenseman Michael Stone to camp on a professional tryout agreement.

Stone has spent the past six seasons with the Flames, amassing 38 points in 180 contests.

The Winnipeg, Canada, native only suited up for 11 contests in 2021-22 and watched the majority of Calgary's games from the press box, but he put up a surprisingly strong performance in the playoffs.

Stone ranked second amongst Flames blue-liners with five points (two goals, three helpers) in nine postseason contests while averaging 13 minutes of ice time per game, and his underlying numbers were among the best on the roster: Calgary controlled a team-high 67.9% of the shot attempts and 64.3% of the expected goals with Stone on the ice at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

The 32-year-old played out this past season on a one-year pact worth $750,000.

Selected by the then-Phoenix Coyotes in the third round of the 2008 draft, Stone has 35 goals and 99 assists over his career of 504 NHL games.

The Flames similarly brought in veteran forward Cody Eakin on a professional tryout agreement on Sunday.

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