Flames' Nicklas Grossmann: Signs PTO with Calgary

Grossman inked a professional tryout agreement (PTO) with the Flames on Wednesday, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet reports.

Analysis:

Grossman has spent the last seven seasons with Dallas, Philadelphia, and most recently, Arizona, where he tallied seven points over 50 games during the 2015-16 campaign. At six-foot-four, 230 pounds, the rearguard displays good puck-handling for a guy his size and is trusted on the ice as evidence by his average 17-plus minutes of ice time over his NHL tenure. If he gets signed to a long-term contract, he figures to find his role somewhere behind veteran blueliners T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano.