The fuel? Sigalet points to some numbers that keep the burn bright and hot: 7-214, Wolf's draft position (round and number) in the 2019 class.
"Being drafted when he was, it lit a fire under him to prove people wrong. He wants to show that (teams that passed on him) made a mistake. He's always been overlooked because of his size. He's very humble, very focused. You see it every day in practice, see it in games and he's such a smart goalie.
"Our area scouts from when he was in junior just loved him. They looked past the size because they could tell how smart he was, how polished and efficient at a young age. He's just a winner. He's won at every level. You could see the drive, the focus, the competitiveness, the hockey sense. Those outweigh the size. To get Dustin, we didn't see it as much of a risk."
By now, there shouldn't be much surprise to see Wolf near the top of the charts in every relevant goalie metric in the AHL. All he's done at every level is succeed, so it shouldn't be a shock to see him continue to do his thing with the Flames' farm club.
As the saying goes, you are the company you keep. For Wolf, just take a look at the names whose numbers his rival, and it's tough not to marvel at what the youngster is already compiling on his C.V.
"There's always outside sources looking in, talking about what's going on, the numbers and statistics from the past and all of that stuff," Wolf said about outside expectations on him. "It's cool to see yourself among players who could be your peers in playing in the NHL and had a lot of success there. A guy like Saros who's similar to my stature, has earned a starting job, it's great. I just want to keep proving people wrong, show you don't have to be large to have success.
"I have high standards for myself and how I want to perform every day. I have an expectation of myself to be perfect, but that's not a reality."