The Calgary Flames’ struggles continued this week as the team managed just one win and was shut out in back-to-back games, extending their goal drought to 120 minutes. Dan and Matt recap Nazem Kadri’s 1,000th-game milestone and the brief high of a 5–1 win over Columbus before dissecting the ugly losses to Chicago and Minnesota. They discuss the Flames’ scoring woes, defensive shuffles with Parekh injured and Kuznetsov emerging, and the growing sense that the season is slipping away. The hosts also dive into Murray Edwards’ comments about loving the team’s core, debate whether a rebuild and keeping veterans like Kadri can coexist, and respond to listener mail on how to keep veteran players motivated during a rebuild—all while keeping an eye on what the rest of November could mean for the franchise’s future.

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Mentioned in this episode: Brayden Pachal, Daniil Miromanov, Devin Cooley, Nazem Kadri, Yan Kuznetsov, Zayne Parekh