Recent Podcast Episodes

Posted on October 4, 2017 (Season 6)

It’s Go Time! On the evening before the Flames open the season in Edmonton, we give our thoughts on the biggest Flames story of the month…the signing of Jaromír Jágr, and our predictions for the coming 2017-2018 NHL season.

Posted on September 28, 2017 (Season 6)

It’s training camp, and the Flames have jobs available in the NHL, but very few of the young players look like they want to take those jobs. Who has looked ready to make the jump to the NHL and who hasn’t? Which veterans are we excited about, and we discuss one of the questions we’re asked frequently…how does the goalie tandem of Mike Smith and Eddie Lack look so far?

Posted on August 24, 2017 (Season 5)

This episode was recorded live on location at the Rookie Development Camp in July 2017. The show is a combination of our thoughts day-by-day at camp and some interviews with the players in attendance. 

Posted on July 15, 2017 (Season 5)

The dust has settled on the “Free Agent Frenzy”, and the Flames were unusually quiet on July 1, getting most of their business done early.  Dan and Matt recap what has happened since the NHL Draft, and what state the Calgary Flames are in now, as we look ahead to the Flames Rookie Development Camp, and the opening of training camp in September.

Posted on June 27, 2017 (Season 5)

It’s been a busy week for the Calgary Flames and GM Brad Treliving. The NHL Entry Draft, the Expansion Draft, and the Flames acquiring goalie Mike Smith and Defenceman Travis Hamonic to fill two big holes in the lineup, and put them into “win now mode”. The guys will break down all these moves and discuss what it means for the future of the franchise.

Posted on June 12, 2017 (Season 5)

We’re back for our 5th annual NHL Entry Draft Preview episode. With the Flames not having a second or third round pick at the time of recording, the Flames will have to be smart with the few picks they do have.

We’ll profile a handful of players we think the Flames could take at 16 overall, and look at their recent record of late round draft picks – and look at what type of players we hope the Flames take in the late rounds this year.

Posted on April 22, 2017 (Season 5)

Did the Flames really play bad enough to lose the series 4-0 to the Ducks? We break down the Flames series – what went right? What went wrong? We also recap the season and look ahead to next season with discussions about who should be in net for the Flames next year, what free agents should be back, and if the Flames should buy out any contracts in the off season.

Posted on April 12, 2017 (Season 5)

After a California road trip where the Flames used 4 goalies in three games, the season is over and we’re looking ahead to the Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the 2017 playoffs. The guys recap the 2016-2017 season, see how they did in their season predictions and look ahead to the playoffs – answering important questions like if the Flames can win the round, who the playoff hero will be and what player(s) we think will need to come up big for the Flames to win this one.

Posted on April 5, 2017 (Season 5)

The final home stand of the season is over, and the Flames have clinched a playoff spot! Before embarking on the 3 game California road trip to end the season we discuss the two major topics of the week – the NHL not going to the 1018 Olympics, and the CalgaryNEXT project and Ken King’s comments about the Flames moving if they don’t get a new area. Plus Michael Gould’s article Is it Mikael Backlund’s Turn to Win the Selke Trophy? and other big issues. Get the Red Mile ready! Playoffs are around the corner!

Posted on March 29, 2017 (Season 5)

The guys discuss if Deryk Engelland should return next season, Mark Giordano’s underrated contributions to the Flames success and some interesting stats from this season. With the Flames so close to clinching a playoff spot, we spend a good portion of the show comparing possible playoff opponents and debating which one we think would be best in the first round and why.