The Calgary Flames made a shrewd signing on Thursday, bringing in ex-Pittsburgh Penguins winger Dominik Simon on a one-year deal at the league minimum salary of $700,000.
Simon, 26, spent a large part of the last two seasons as a key defensive component on Pittsburgh’s top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. He’s a very smart two-way player with good boots and the desire to make the important plays in his own zone.
There’s a little bit of Michael Frolik in Simon. First of all, Simon hails from the Czech capital, Prague, located about a half-hour drive away from Frolik’s stomping grounds in Kladno.