Every successful National Hockey League club has a player that is the team’s heart and soul – the player who drives the team’s competitive spirit and pushes them to new levels. Over at TSN, our pal Frank Seravalli attempted to identify the “heartbeat” player for each Canadian club.
For the Flames? He declared Matthew Tkachuk as their heartbeat.
Here’s Seravalli’s justification for his pick:
Tkachuk is the poster boy for “heartbeat player.” He is the fuel for the Flames, the straw that stirs the drink in Calgary. We’re not just talking about his jaw-dropping OT winner from last week that is among the best goals of all-time, or how no other Flames player in franchise history has scored as many points as Tkachuk has (192) before turning 22.