In a move that feels like it came right from Brian Burke’s mouth, Tanner Glass has been signed to a professional tryout by the Calgary Flames according to Rick Dhaliwal of News 1130. Dhaliwal confirms that the Vancouver Canucks, a team Glass spent two years with, had no interest in bringing him into camp.
Glass, 33, has spent the last three seasons with the New York Rangers organization, playing 134 games while bouncing up and down from the minor leagues. Known almost exclusively as a “tough guy”, Glass actually was a playoff story for the Rangers this year scoring four points in seven games—more than either of J.T. Miller or Kevin Hayes.
The Flames have been known for mixing toughness with skill, and Glass definitely will bring some of the former. If he can secure a job with the team, he’ll likely play the role of the 13th (or 14th) forward and only be inserted into the lineup on certain nights.