The Flames have made a collection of moves this morning designed to get them down to the required 23-man roster. Actually, the waiving of Raymond and Byron goes a bit further than that, making these moves a little more interesting than your standard waiver day deadline stuff.
What this means first and foremost is that the Flames will start the season with 3 goalies on the roster. With Smid, Brodie and Colborne on IR and Granlund moved to Stockton, Calgary can go with 6 defenders, 14 forwards and 3 goaltenders to begin with.
Why waive Byron and Raymond then?