CALGARY, AB - APRIL 06: Edmonton Oilers Left Wing Tobias Rieder (22) stickhandles into the Calgary Flames zone during the second period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Edmonton Oilers on April 6, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB.

Flames sign Rieder to 1-year, 2-way deal worth $700K

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The Calgary Flames have signed forward Tobias Rieder to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000, according to theScore's John Matisz.

Rieder joined the Flames on a professional tryout ahead of the preseason.

The 26-year-old failed to score a goal in 67 games with the Edmonton Oilers in 2018-19 after signing with them as a free agent last July. Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson openly criticized the German winger after the campaign, telling season-ticket holders that if Reider had "scored 10 or 12 goals, we'd probably be in the playoffs."

A fourth-round pick of the Oilers in 2011, Rieder spent the first three seasons of his NHL career with the Arizona Coyotes from 2014-17. He played another 58 contests with them in 2017-18 before being shipped to the Los Angeles Kings at the trade deadline. He'd never scored fewer than 12 goals in a campaign prior to last season.

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