[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

New Granlund feature article: http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=696219

"I'd like to think that I've been a big help," said Ortio on a less jocular note. "I had no one when I came over. I didn't have an issue with the language like he does. He's gotten a lot better though, but obviously he still needs to do some work with that. It's just every day things like how to get around in the city, help him get his own place. I'd like to think I've been helping him a lot."

The Heat's starting netminder knows exactly what Granlund is going through, which is why he's more than willing to help him.

"It's tough. You don't know any of the guys, you don't know the 'D', you don't know how everything works. I mean, it can be tough. For me it was good because I spent about a month here that previous year, so at the end of the year I just tried to get to know the guys, get to know the organization. So that probably helped me a little bit. But it's all new. Everything's brand new when you get here. You got to figure it out from scratch, so it can be very tough."