For years the Flames the best #23 of all time was a fixture on the blue line and sometimes at forward and sometimes at centre. Yeah, Calgary had a #23 for a long that did lots of different things on the ice and was successful at every spot. That player was Paul Reinhart.
The Atlanta Flames drafted Reinhart with the 12th overall pick in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and they wasted no time putting him to work. He would play in 79 games during his rookie season, scoring nine goals and handing out 38 assists and finishing 5th in the Calder Memorial Trophy race.