Ducks Sign Kyle Calder to One-Year Deal

[Thrillhouse]

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed left wing Kyle Calder to a one-year contract. Calder was subsequently assigned to Bakersfield, Anaheim’s development affiliate in the ECHL.

Calder, 30 (1/5/79), attended the Ducks’ 2009 Training Camp on a tryout basis last month, going scoreless with two penalty minutes (PIM) in four games. Calder, who was released from his tryout on Sept. 26, spent the 2008-09 regular season with Los Angeles, recording 8-19=27 points with 41 PIM.

Originally selected by Chicago in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Calder has played nine NHL seasons with the Blackhawks (1999-06), Philadelphia Flyers (2006-07), Detroit Red Wings (2006-07) and Los Angeles Kings (2007-09). In 576 career NHL games, he has collected 114-178=292 points with 301 PIM. During his career, Calder has recorded two 20-goal seasons (2003-04 and 2005-06) and twice appeared in 80-plus games in a single season (2001-02 and 2002-03). In the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Calder appeared in a career-high 13 games with Detroit before falling to Anaheim in the Western Conference Finals.

[The DZA]

I know the Ducks are willing to try anything to help the team, but Calder?

On a side note, do charitable donation salaries count against the salary cap?

[brymaster1]

good luck Calder, maybe we will see you when you play the kings.

[Phila26Flyers]

LOL...I remember this drip when he played for the Flyers. What a forgettable tenure that was.

[bengino]

Is the guy really going to try and help the NHL team or is he more of a depth signing in case of injury? There isn't anything that this guy can really do that will make the Ducks a better team.

[caps05]

He's been assigned to Bakersfield, so he's most likely someone to be a quick callup in case of injury due to the proximity of Bakersfield to Anaheim.

[brymaster1]

well the ducks are playing like ****, so i wouldnt be surprised to see him playing soon.

[Juha82]

Decent player.
Is he nowadays enough good player to get to the lineup of Anaheim?

[Viper207]

I've got no problem with this. He's just a no-risk depth signing. Sadly, It's all that he's become, since he should have been a consistent 15-20 goal scorer in this league. But, whatever, maybe he'll now really prove himself and help out the Ducks.

There are guys out there that needed a few years to get their game together before, so this is nothing new: if he can put up the numbers again, that's a win. If not, no big deal.