Tanner Glass can draw inspiration from what Kris Versteeg went through last year.
Currently on a professional tryout offer -- or PTO as it's more commonly known -- with the Calgary Flames, Glass has relished the chance to vie for a spot on the NHL team as a gritty forward.
"It's an opportunity -- that's how I look at it," said Glass on Thursday morning before the Flames headed west to play their second last pre-season game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. "I think the game is still played within some boards, and there's still a physical edge, especially out here in the west.