The free agent season is almost upon us, and the Calgary Flames have announced which potential restricted free agents they’ve given qualifying offers.
Nine players received qualifying offers:
- Goaltenders David Rittich and Jon Gillies
- Defensemen Brett Kulak and Noah Hanifin
- Forwards Garnet Hathaway, Mark Jankowski, Elias Lindholm, Morgan Klimchuk and Hunter Shinkaruk
Five players did not receive qualifying offers and will become unrestricted free agents on July 1: forwards Austin Carroll, Emile Poirier, Nick Shore, Daniel Pribyl and Hunter Smith.
None of the qualifications are terribly surprising, with the potential exception of Shinkaruk.