The Calgary Flames have summoned Brett Carson.
Mark Giordano won't be available on Friday because his wife is having a baby, so the Flames needed another defenseman. "It's obviously exciting," said Carson. "Hopefully, I get up here and get to play some minutes . . . and just prove to this team that they didn't make a mistake in signing me. Obviously it's a tough situation right now, but I'm going to come up here and do my best." Carson has 11 points and 16 penalty minutes in 26 AHL games this season.