No Flames to post from this list, so here's the next best thing?
(much to everyone's chagrin, I'm sure)
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2. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
In his first season with the Panthers, Tkachuk tied for sixth in the NHL with 109 points (40 goals, 69 assists) in 79 games and was third in voting for the Hart Trophy as NHL most valuable player. He was even better in the playoffs, setting Panthers records for goals (11), assists (13) and points (24) in 20 games to help Florida reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996. The 25-year-old scored four game-winning goals in the postseason, including the series-clinching goal in the final seconds of the third period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"He is the total package on the wing," Hradek said. "He gets into the battle when things are not going the way for the Florida Panthers, he bangs into somebody, gets under the skin of the goaltender, gets under the skin of the defenseman. ... He went to a new team this year and just picked up right where he left off in Calgary the year before."
https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-current...gs/c-345560164
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Weegar's probably our only hope for another Flames appearance on one of these lists.
I know, I know... "who cares about lists?" The funny thing about lists like these is that they're usually pretty indicative of what you can look forward to. Especially on a Flames team with literally no surprises up our sleeves (at least not of this kind of ilk, anyway).