Apr 22, 2017
Deadline add Stone hopes to stay with Flames
The Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Michael Stone from the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 20 ahead of the trade deadline for a third-round and conditional fifth-round draft pick. Stone, 26, played in 19 regular season games with the Flames, averaging 18:51 of time on ice and scoring two goals with four assists.
TSN.ca Staff
The Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Michael Stone from the Arizona Coyotes on Feb. 20 ahead of the trade deadline for a third-round and conditional fifth-round draft pick.
Stone, 26, played in 19 regular season games with the Flames, averaging 18:51 of time on ice and scoring two goals with four assists.
He scored one goal in the playoffs as the Flames were swept in four games by the Anaheim Ducks.
Stone, a pending unrestricted free agent, announced his desire to re-sign with the Flames on Friday.
“It’s a great place for me and my family, and I think it’s a good situation with the team,” Stone told the Calgary Sun. “I’ve really enjoyed my time here. The guys are awesome, and it’s going to be a good team. We have some young players that are going to turn into some stars in this league. It’s something that you should want to be a part of.”
Stone signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Coyotes. The Flames would send the conditional fifth-rounder to the Coyotes if Stone stayed in Calgary.
According to the Sun, Brian Elliott, Chad Johnson, Deryk Engelland also expressed their interest in re-signing Friday, as did Kris Versteeg.