Overview
- The Flames announced Thursday that they signed forwards Rory Kerins and Sam Morton to identical one-year, two-way contracts with $850,000 NHL salaries.
- PuckPedia-reported terms cited by coverage list Kerins with a $250,000 AHL salary and Morton with $200,000 in the minors, and both players are reported to have guaranteed minimums above their AHL rates.
- Kerins, a 2020 sixth-round pick who has produced at the AHL level and logged nine NHL games, could qualify as a Group 6 unrestricted free agent next summer if he stays under the NHL-games threshold.
- Morton, an undrafted college signing in 2023 who scored in his NHL debut, remains a depth option who projects to compete for call-ups or serve as an injury or trade fill-in in 2026-27.
- With these signings complete, Calgary still has ten pending RFAs to resolve this summer, a tight offseason calendar that makes short, controllable contracts for AHL standouts a priority for roster planning.