He plays a well needed position in the Flames system. He's a RW that shoots R. We don't have many dedicated RW prospects (Hanowski is the only one right now that can play in the AHL), and we have few R shots.
This is how the potential (remember, POTENTIAL. As in these players are in the system and have the
potential to play for the AHL at some point this season) AHL Flames lineup could look by position:
*Edited as I forgot Poirier
(Positions/Shot information taken directly from the Flames Prospect website)
He does fit a need that we have, especially if we do start to lose LW's like Baertschi and Gaudreau to callup's to NHL or if Hanowski ends up being a full time NHL Flame.