If Brad Treliving was anything like he is now back when he was in school, he probably pretended not to hear his teachers say “pencils down” at the end of exams. As general manager of the Calgary Flames, he’s frequently stated he doesn’t need to have everybody signed until the season begins and his actions have backed that up.
Matthew Tkachuk and Andrew Mangiapane remain unsigned. Since he’s been a GM, Treliving has re-signed nine restricted free agents in mid August… or later.
Lance Bouma (Aug. 27, 2014)
At the time, Bouma was coming off a one year, two way “show me” deal.