The aim for 2018-2019 is to shorten those intermittent lulls in performance that are invariably a part of the developmental process at the NHL level.
"All great players,'' Jankowski reiterates, "are consistent. Number one. That's the one thing young players - and I'm no exception - have to learn.
"I think overall it was a good year for me, a learning year, my first full year. Just watching the older guys and taking notes from them … how to take care of yourself, for example. It's a really long season, a step up from the AHL, and you need to learn how to make sure you're best prepared to be at your best ever night.
"I aspire to be a better player - someone who's counted on every night - and that's a big, big part of it."
The Jankowski deal means one thing's crossed off Brad Treliving's to-do list.
"All things considered, Mark had a good rookie year,'' estimates the Flames' GM. "Now he's got to build on that. We feel there's still a lot of upside.
"It's a process.
"Mark's an interesting guy. Everybody thinks he's been the organization a long time, they think he's been in the league for 10 years. He's played 70-odd games. The development he's gone thorough just with the growth of his body over the last while …
"He's going through all the rinks in the league for the first time, going up against top players for the first time. This is his first go around the track.
"He's going to know what's coming next year.
"To get this done, I thought it was a good result for both parties.
"I told him that hopefully in two years he's coming back looking for a whole lot more."
