VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 15: Brett Kulak #61 of the Calgary Flames skates against the Vancouver Canucks during their NHL game at Rogers Arena on October 15, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Ben Nelms/Getty Images)
The Flames' lack of adequate defencemen has plagued them all season. From starting the year off by having Mark Giordano, T.J. Brodie, and Dougie Hamilton all playing on different pairings to constantly insisting Dennis Wideman should be playing top four minutes contrary to any evidence whatsoever, things have been far less than ideal.
Matt Bartkowski probably isn't going to be the solution to this problem, but at least he should help shake things up a bit.