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This is from a few days ago, but Klapka's fellow countrymen seem to have a lot of respect for him.

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/czec...ngs-for-klapka

"I think he proved himself, especially at the end of the year where he played on the top two lines and played a lot," said fellow Czech forward and Colorado Avalanche winger Martin Necas, who saw Klapka three times in the final two months of the docket, including a one goal, one assist, four-shot, seven hit performance on March 31. "I think for his size he skates really well.

"I'm happy for him. He's a good guy. He's a hardworking guy. He deserves it."

Klapka was a late-season revelation for a Flames club scrapping and clawing its way through the Western Conference playoff picture.

The 6-foot-8, 235-lb. right-shot force had 10 points (6G, 4A) in 30 games with Calgary this season, finishing off his NHL obligations on a four-goal, eight-point heater in what amounts to, far and away, the most productive stretch he's had with the big club.

"He's a very smart player," said David Pastrnak, the golden goal-getter at the 2024 World Championship and the netter of 391 lamp-lighters over 11 seasons and 756 career regular-season skates with the Boston Bruins. "He got to play in the top-six in Calgary. For his size he can be a huge help and obviously around the net he has quick hands for how big he is.

"He can finish."