The Calgary Flames love their deterrents.
From Tanner Glass to Ryan Lomberg, Brian McGrattan to Kevin Westgarth, and Anthony Peluso to Brandon Bollig, seldom a year has gone by over the course of the Flames’ 40-year history where they haven’t dressed a guy on at least a few occasions whose role is to bang, crash, and generally be scary.
This year, it was Zac Rinaldo’s turn to be the Flames’ designated spark plug. He did an okay job of it, too, even if the hockey part wasn’t necessarily all-world.
2019-20 season summary
Technically, Rinaldo was on pace for a 13-goal season in 2019–20 had he managed a full 82 games.