Fringe Signings (July 24)

I kind of had the feeling that we would see more of the Flames here sooner, rather than later, given the pending arbitration hearings coming up.  Forward Josh Jooris was expected to have his hearing on the 28th, but the player and the team had settled on a 1-year deal, worth $975,000 on Friday.

Jooris appeared in 60 games for the Flames in the 2015 season, his rookie campaign, scoring 12 goals and 24 assists.  Overall, he ranked 341st in pool scoring and with a jersey number change to something a little more traditional, it appears that he'll be a regular fixture in the lineup in the 2016 season.

The Flames now have a full 23-man projected roster and they have some players waiting in the wings on my chart, so the competition may be a bit fierce for ice-time in Calgary, which keeps Jooris' projected numbers down a bit, but he might be worth a look this year.

Friday was a good day for signings, as the Detroit Red Wings joined the party with their signing of restricted free agent forward Tomas Jurco, giving him a new 2-year deal, worth $1.8 million.

Jurco has been a product of the team's youth system over the last few years, making his regular season debut in the 2014 season, picking up 15 points in 36 games and then in 2015, he had 18 points in 63 games.  He's definitely one of those players that is just about to break out, hence a fringe signing.

Detroit is another one of those teams, which is almost done their projected roster and with very little cap space to spare.  Even before Jurco, the Red Wings only had a shade over $1 million to spend on their last roster spot of the 23 available.  Of course, things will change, but Detroit is going to be an interesting team to watch.