With Johnny Gaudreau, Josh Jooris, and Jykri Jokipakka out with injuries this week it lead to Derek Grant, Hunter Shinkaruk, Emile Poirier, and Brett Kulak being recalled from Stockton on an emergency basis. We’ll recap how all four kids looked in their first game of this recall and Dan and Matt disagree over who we might see back in Calgary next season, and in what role.
We’ll also talk about Jankowski, European UFA Daniel Pribyl, if the Flames can beat the Honda Center Curse and more.
Happy Easter! This week’s show covers a whole range of topics including recapping the Flames week of hockey playing at just over .500, our thoughts on moving the NHL Entry Draft age up to 19 and why it’s more difficult to do than most people think, how a loop hole prevents Gaudreau from being ineligible to get an offer sheet as an RFA, our thoughts on the expansion draft and more Flames news and notes including looking ahead to the final nine games of the season.
Where has this version of the Flames been all year? The team had an excellent week on the ice and have been a lot of fun to watch. This week’s show focuses on our thoughts and opinions on the young players and prospects in the Flames system. Who is looking promising? Who is looking disappointing? Who do we project to make the NHL roster next year and who might the team let go?
Joni Ortio picked up his first win of the season during a good week for the Flames, in which they earned 3 of a possible 6 points. This week Flames fans got to see some different forward lines and defensive pairings than usual. We’ll discuss this as well as predict which Flames goalies play from here on out, and who gets recalled from the farm for the final 2 callup spots and what happens on the blueline as Wideman returns.
Plus we give our thoughts on the World Cup format, the new uniforms, what this means for the future of the NHL at the Olympics and more.
The 2016 NHL Trade Deadline is over and we’ve had time to reflect on all the happenings. We’ll dig into each of the trades the Flames made and our thoughts on how much the Flames have improved. Dan calls the Flames out on the similarities between the David Jones deal and the Michael Cammalleri “no deal” of the past. Was Garnet Hathaway the best player to get called up? This episode is full of all of the latest news and opinions on the Trade Deadline and the Flames position after it was done.
We’re recording one week before the NHL Trade Deadline and hours after welcoming Hunter Shinkaruk to the organization. The Calgary Flames are no doubt going to be sellers this week, but how much will they sell, and what will they get back? Our conversation revolves around our predictions for the trade deadline and who will and won’t be wearing a Flaming C on March 1.
After a week that saw a lot of interesting Flames scratches including 2/3 of the top line for ‘breaking team rules’, the discussion on this show mostly revolves around the injuries this week, including one to starting goalie Kari Ramo and how those affected the team this week. Will the Flames injuires mean call-ups for some of the prospects in Stockton to join Nakladal? We answer an email question asking why we aren’t being more critical of the Flames this year, and we look ahead to what’s coming up next week.
Even after a good week with 2 of 3 possible wins, The Flames once again find themselves closer to winning the Draft Lottery than the Stanley Cup, and things are getting tense. Coach Harley left the ice early after a practice where the team wasn’t showing the effort they need to be – and Bouma and Monahan showed up late. With Mason Raymond not playing his best the Flames reassigned him to the AHL this week, and brought Jakub Nakladal up to fill in for Wideman (who is suspended 20 games).
We recap the last week of hockey and look ahead to another ‘do or die’ week for the Flames, and predict how they will do. Plus we’ll cover some trade rumours and other news and discussion for the C of Red this week.
As the Flames get back to play after the all-star break, we discuss the Pacific Division win, the new 3 on 3 format, and what changes we’d like to see to the game/weekend in the future. We look back at the last 2 games the Flames played before the break and look ahead at the upcoming games for the week and what Dennis Wideman’s fate will be after his hearing. All this and more in our post all-star break episode.
The Flames special team woes continue, and may have cost the Flames two games this week. We’ll discuss who we think might be between the pipes for the Calgary Flames next season, and what trade value Jiri Hudler might have after his poor season so far. We’ll talk about the All Star game and our thoughts on the new format, predictions for the week and more.
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