Fourteen games into the season, the Calgary Flames have made Mark Jankowski a healthy scratch three times, including the last two games in a row. Already linked to a squashed trade over the summer, Jankowski’s spot in the organization was tenuous entering 2019 camp. Due to uninspiring performance his situation hasn’t improved since September and, with the team in need of cap space, the likelihood of a trade seems higher now than it ever has.
This article is not an attack on Jankowski at all. Instead, it’s just an honest assessment of where Calgary sits. With the team currently exploring Elias Lindholm at centre, Jankowski has been bumped to number five on the depth chart, at least for now.