[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Neat topic.

NHL Impact Players:
- Emile Poirier (Dynamic with a capital D)

NHL Support Players:
- Sven Baertschi (He'll be an excellent support scoring player on some team, whether it's the Flames... we'll see)
- Tyler Wotherspoon (Excellent second pairing shut down, PK specialist)
- Michael Ferland (Second line power forward potential)
- Joni Ortio (Unsure whether he can be a starter at this point. His future looks good in the NHL though)

NHL Fringe Players:
- Bill Arnold (Only his first pro year, but he could be a solid third or fourth line shut down center)
- Ryan Culkin (Progressing nicely. Too early to put him anywhere but in this category. Nice upward projection)
- Corban Knight (Scorer/playmaker/faceoff specialist/shootout specialist in the AHL, not much in the NHL yet)
- Max Reinhart (Jack of all trades who seems to have lost his scoring touch. Good third line shut down guy in the NHL)
- Patrick Sieloff (Needs to prove that his ever-present injury bug is just an anomaly, then he could move up)
- Brett Kulak (Mastering his trade in the ECHL. Could become a second pairing Brodie-lite in time)

AHL Career Players:
- Ben Hanowski (I'd like to see one more cup of coffee with the Flames before we write him off. Big time scorer this season)
- Garnet Hathaway (Hope he gets a contract. Could become a fringe NHL energy guy)
- David Wolf (Just don't see a whole lot of NHL future in him unless he becomes a fourth line power forward)
- Bryce Van Brabant (Starting to get a mean streak, big kid who shows his hands here and there.)
- Kenny Agostino (I'll take a wait and see approach with him. If he wants to make it, I think it'll have to be through an energy role)
- Mark Cundari
- Matthew Tousignant
- John Ramage (Better than last season, but needs to work on his consistency. Makes dumb plays more than occasionally)
- Nolan Yonkman
- Devin Setoguchi
- Sena Acolatse
- Brad Thiessen

AHL Fringe Players:
- Turner Elson
- Taylor Vause
- Dustin Stevenson
- Trevor Gillies