He's had a decent year considering he's been getting mostly 4th line minutes. He hasn't racked up a ton of points but he has been very responsible defensively.
He'll get his shot as a 2nd line centre in Calgary - maybe next year, maybe the year after.
The Flames don't currently have a ton of decent centres on the farm - although I could still see Wahl as an option depending on how he comes back from the injuries. Reinhart has also had an excellent year in the WHL, but he's still a couple of years away.
Bottom line is the Flames don't have much other than Backlund in the short term, so I think he'll get his shot.