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Originally Posted by bubbsy
question for our prospect guru's on CP:
Which juniour players will be making the move to the pros (AHL) this fall?
For the Heat Gurus:
Do you see any players making a real push for a spot with the big club this fall?
(my obvious guess is irving and question marks being nemeisz/byron).
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Turning pro for sure: Max Reinhart, Joey Leach & Michael Ferland
Possibly turning pro: Sven Baertschi
Heat players pushing for NHL spots: Lance Bouma, Greg Nemisz, Clay Wilson, Leland Irving
-Reinhart and Baertschi would have been competitive in the AHL this year. Ferland probably also would have been pretty good at that level. Leach likely needs a year to get used to the pro game, but he's tremendously underrated.
-I would argue that Reinhart is better at being what the Flames want Horak to be than Horak is, which may not bode well for Roman's NHL future. That said, he'll put the work in.
-Bouma is likely ear-marked for a bottom six role (possibly the 4th line energy role he's fit into lately).
-Nemisz is likely ear-marked for a third line role.
-The Flames have a LOT of defenders, so Wilson (and Connelly) may get caught in the shuffle.