Brendan Gallagher chooses the players he thinks could be making a name for themselves in the coming season

At the start of a new season, there is interest everywhere, but which players, with points to prove, should we follow with even closer than usual interest?
Who is poised to take the next step up, which tyros are coming through like runaway trains, while which players – some of them a little older with more miles on the clock – are anxious to prove a few points after disappointments, setbacks and career breaks?
Who has the hunger and desire? Brendan Gallagher runs the rule over 15 playe...