NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Calgary Flames skates against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on November 28, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Islanders defeated the Flames 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Matthew Tkachuk is an asset the Flames didn't even know they had when the season started.
He was a question mark. Would he make the Flames out of camp? Evidently, yes; he had the size going for him, and the talent level, too. But would he be able to stick around past nine games?