[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Let's try and keep this as optimistic a thread as is humanly possible. I know it's difficult thinking of "good" moments in a crap season like this one. Also, it doesn't necessarily have to be a moment from the Flames. It can be a moment from the Flames organization in general (i.e., prospects, Heat, etc.)

For me, my top 5 favourite moments were:

1.) The Flames management finally going into rebuild mode.

2.) The emergence of TJ Brodie into who I think will be top pairing defenseman in time. His stick skills and head fakes never cease to amaze me.

3.) Johnny Gaudreau topping last year's extremely impressive season. His sheer dominance in the WJC as well as being nominated for the Hobey Baker was just an excellent campaign to watch as a fan.

4.) Mikael Backlund. While he's by no means strong (which is something he'll definitely have to work on), I've really liked the skill he's shown since returning from injury. He's had a nice nose for the net and seems to be in the right place at the right time a lot of the time.

5.) The Heat going 13-2-2-2 in their first 19 games. At that time, they were the best team playing in North America. That was a wild ride. As a Heat fan, it was fun watching this team knock off visiting teams week after week.