The Calgary Flames did extremely well in acquiring Kevin Bahl and a first-round pick from the New Jersey Devils for Jacob Markstrom last year, but those two pieces are still secondary reasons why they won that particular trade.

The Jacob Markstrom trade saved Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald's job and it kickstarted Craig Conroy's tenure with the Flames.

These Flames aren’t for the faint of heart, but they just won’t quit no matter how much higher the stakes continue to be raised.