A year ago, Kris Versteeg could’ve been an Edmonton Oiler. In camp on a professional try-out, he was offered a deal by the Oilers and could’ve played with Connor McDavid. But the Lethbridge native opted to take a deal offered by the Calgary Flames and instead spent a season with a Southern Alberta club.
This summer, Versteeg could’ve gone anywhere. After a 2016-17 campaign that saw him become an important part of the Flames’ potent power play and a spark plug on the club’s third line, he had considerably more options than he did the prior summer.