Flames sign Smith-Pelly, 3 others to PTOs

The Calgary Flames signed forwards Devante Smith-Pelly, Tobias Rieder, Zac Rinaldo, and Alexandre Grenier to professional tryouts, the team announced Wednesday.

Smith-Pelly suited up in 54 games for the Washington Capitals last season, tallying eight points and 78 hits while playing a fourth-line role. He was a playoff hero for the Caps in 2018 when he scored seven goals - including the game-tying tally in the Cup-clinching Game 5.

Rieder averaged 14 goals per season through his first four NHL campaigns but failed to find twine in 67 games with the Edmonton Oilers last season. Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson was critical of Rieder's play and said the team would "probably be in the playoffs" had the forward scored double-digit goals in 2018-19.

Rinaldo is one of the few remaining enforcers in the NHL. The 29-year-old has three seasons of at least 100 penalty minutes, and racked up three points, 20 PIMs, and 47 hits in 23 contests with the Nashville Predators last season.

Grenier has just nine games of NHL experience under his belt - all with the Vancouver Canucks in 2015-16 and 2016-17. He spent the entirety of the 2018-19 campaign with the AHL's Laval Rocket, registering 27 points in 68 games.