Calgary is again being tied to defense help, because that is how this franchise keeps ending up on the board when the talking starts. The latest mock draft points the Flames toward the blue line, which tells you the organization is still hunting for stability where the game is usually won and lost. That kind of pick can look boring on paper and brilliant two years later, and front offices know the price of waiting for help on defense usually shows up in April.

A brief stop in Calgary is keeping an oddly specific Stanley Cup Final streak alive, and that is exactly the kind of hockey trivia that makes old-timers grin. Jagr has been part of some strange company over the years, but this one has real staying power because it ties together a tiny Flames stint with a much bigger postseason thread. The kind of player movement that looks forgettable in the moment can end up mattering years later when the numbers get weird.