FLAMES

CALGARY

When MARK JANKOWSKI was selected

21st overall in 2012, Flames GM Jay Feaster said the Quebec private school pivot had the potential to be the best pick in the draft. It took Jankowski five years to make a dent in the NHL, and his 17-goal campaign as a No. 3 center showed promise, including a four-goal game against Vegas on the last day of the season. Calgary is surely looking at a two-year bridge deal for the RFA. That’s because it will take the team past Matthew Tkachuk’s big negotiation in

2019 and the expiration of overpriced contracts for the likes of Troy Brouwer, Michael Stone and Michael Frolik. By then, when Jankowski is 25, the Flames will have a much better handle on what they have in him.