Posted on March 7, 2018 (Season 6)

The Flames are falling hard after a four game losing streak. What will it take for the Flames to make the playoffs at this point?  We break down our thoughts on how the Flames have looked without Mike Smith, and if it’s been the team or the young goalies that have been the issue recently. With Michael Ferland back in the lineup after an injury – who should be on the first line? Bennett? Brouwer? Ferland? Someone else? Plus we’ll look at the Flames injured players and their status and more.

Posted on February 28, 2018 (Season 6)

The 2018 Trade Deadline has passed and the Flames added two new players – #8 Chris Stewart and #25 Nick Shore. We’ll break down these moves and if the Flames did enough on deadline day.  As well, we discuss the Flames goalie situation, and recap the last week of action for the Flames -as well as looking ahead to March.

Posted on February 22, 2018 (Season 6)

So much for home ice advantage. The Flames are slumping badly in the Saddledome, and because of that now sit outside of a playoff spot. What’s going on with the Flames? As well as breaking down the home woes, the guys look ahead to the Trade Deadline. Will the Flames make their big deal at the deadline or the draft? The guys look at some possible deadline acquisitions and what the cost of doing a deal would be.

Posted on February 15, 2018 (Season 6)

The big Flames news of the week is Mike Smith is out. How will this affect the Flames playoff chances? Can the Flames still win games without their best player? Does David Rittich have what it takes to be a starter? Will Jon Gillies get into the Flames net before Smith comes back?  We answer these questions and in general talk about the Flames netminding this week.

Posted on February 7, 2018 (Season 6)

After finally getting a win over Chicago, the guys talk about the 6 game losing streak and what it means for the Flames playoff chances.  Was sending Andrew Mangiapane back […]

Posted on January 31, 2018 (Season 6)

The Flames haven’t won a game since the bye week, but have a point in each game. Are the Flames on an 11 game point streak, or a 4 game losing streak? We discuss all the news of the week including what the Flames need to change to get back on track, how Michael Frolik’s return against Vegas changes the lineup, and talk about the departure of Jaromir Jagr.

Posted on January 23, 2018 (Season 6) | (Specials)

Because of the Flames bye week, we don’t have enough to discuss for a full show – but this week Dan and Matt joined Kevin Olenick of the Bottom Line View NHL YouTube channel to recap the Flames season so far, discuss where the Flames might go this season – and look ahead to the trade deadline.

We’ll be back with a regular episode next week, but we hope you enjoy this recap in the mean time.

Posted on January 17, 2018 (Season 6)

The Flames break for their mandated bye week on a season high 7 game win streak, and holding the 2nd place spot in the Pacific Division. The guys chat about what has changed, and how the AHL callups have been instrumental in the team’s success – and who is likely to stay in the NHL after the bye week. With all the forward callups, what is the Flames depth like on Defence? And what roster moves need to be made to allow some rookie blueliners to make the team?

We look ahead to the schedule and what to expect after the break, and a whole lot more news about the red hot Calgary Flames.

Posted on January 10, 2018 (Season 6)

We discuss this week’s two big wins for the Flames, Freddie Hamilton’s waiver claim, and the apparent upcoming separation between the Flames and Jaromir Jagr – and what it means for the team. We’ll answer some questions submitted by our listeners and make predictions for a tough week of games before the Flames bye week.

Posted on January 3, 2018 (Season 6)

We’re back for our first episode of 2018 – and celebrating our fifth calendar year (6th NHL season) of the show. With Michael Frolik being out long-term with a jaw injury, where does this leave the Flames “3M” line and how will Andrew Mangiapane fit into the lineup? Is it worth keeping The 2M’s together, or totally blowing up the Flames second line? We talk about the Eddie Lack trade, and wonder why Dalton Prout was sent to Stockton and not taking Bartkowski’s place in the NHL, as well as what this trade means for our AHL and ECHL goalies.

Posted on December 21, 2017 (Season 6)

Our last show of 2017 looks at where the Flames are at right now in the season, and our thoughts on the team so far this season. The Flames have been playing solid games lately, but haven’t been able to get the wins. What if the Flames were to break up the 3M line? How would shuffling the lines look? Is Jagr relegated to the fourth line when he returns? We do some fantasy line juggling this week.

Posted on December 14, 2017 (Season 6)

Matt is feeling better after his rant this week, so the guys can talk Flames hockey again. We’re most upbeat this week with some better hockey by the Flames. We talk about the third line, Matthew Tkachuk’s suspension and getting talked to by the league, Jagr, and answer some fan questions.

Posted on December 6, 2017 (Season 6)

Matt is at his wit’s end with the Calgary Flames this week, and thinks it is time for the Flames to fire Glen Gulutzen and bring Darryl Sutter back to Calgary to coach the team to solve the team’s woes. Dan think the Flames need to keep the coaching staff in place for the remainder of the season – and the Flames aren’t in as bad a position as Matt thinks and that the Flames can still make the playoffs.

Posted on November 30, 2017 (Season 6)

With Eddie Lack waived and sent to Stockton, and David Rittich recalled to Calgary, this show focuses mostly on discussions around the Flames goaltending tandem. With the Flames having 3 back-to-back games in the next month should David Rittich stay, or should Jon Gillies also be given a shot? Is this the end of the line for Eddie Lack with the Flames? In the NHL? All these questions are answered and more revolving around Flames goaltenders not named Mike Smith.

Posted on November 23, 2017 (Season 6)

We’re analyzing the team at the quarter mark of the season, and giving our thoughts on where the team sits, and where we predict the team will finish. As well, we discuss the goalie changes over the last week – Mike Smith getting hurt, Eddie Lack starting in Detroit, and Jon Gillies relief effort. How long can the Flames keep riding Mike Smith like they are, if they want him to be ready for the post-season? What do they have to do to find a capable backup goalie?

Posted on November 16, 2017 (Season 6)

The Flames have ended their longest homestand of the year with good news…their secondary scoring has finally come alive! Mark Jankowski and Jaromir Jagr have had fantastic chemistry this week to propel the Flames to 2 big wins in a row. Of course we’re discussing the secondary scoring and how we feel about the roster and the Flames chances at the 17 game point. With Mike Smith’s injury in the St. Louis game, we’ll discuss the options for the Flames in net on their road trip, and how we feel about the Flames chances in their next 6 games in 11 days on the road.

Posted on November 9, 2017 (Season 6)

This week the waiver wire was busy as the Flames placed Tanner Glass and Freddie Hamilton on waivers. We discuss these and other roster moves and where Jagr will fit into the lineup upon his return and the secondary scoring woes. On the bright side, there is a lot to like in Stockton right now. Andrew Mangiapane is tearing it up, and David Rittich is looking great! We’ll let you know what is happening with the Heat.

Posted on November 1, 2017 (Season 6)

This week we discuss what roster move(s) the Flames should make when Jagr comes off the IR, how Kulak has played his way into the top 6, some hypothetical line juggling to get better scoring – including who should be on the first line Right Wing, and if Johnny Gaurdreau is the pure scorer he once was.

Posted on October 25, 2017 (Season 6)

After a winless week for the Flames, Jaromir Jagr is put on the injury reserve, which means Mark Jankowski gets called up from Stockton, to centre a line between Sam Bennett and Curtis Lazar.  We discuss how these lineup changes will affect the team.

Posted on October 18, 2017 (Season 6)

Six games into the season, and the Flames are still surprising us with a winning record. We spend the show looking at why the Flames have been successful so far, and discussing one Flame in particular…Sam Bennett – and what the Flames should do with him both now, and in the long term. Plus…some positive comments about Troy Brouwer!

Posted on October 12, 2017 (Season 6)

After 25 consecutive regular season losses in Anaheim, the Flames finally broke the curse! A 2-0 win capped off a very unexpected week of Flames hockey to open the season. We will discuss how the Flames look early in this season, and how we think things will go for the next week.

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.

Posted on March 22, 2017 (Season 5)

In a short episode, the guys sound off on their thoughts over the Tkachuk elbow and what the discipline should be, Curtis Lazar’s Flames debut and how he looked and our thoughts on Brian Elliott tieing Mike Vernon’s franchise record for consecutive wins.

Posted on March 15, 2017 (Season 5)

Riding high on a 10 game winning streak we take a deeper look at the Flames over the past week including the injuries to Dougie Hamilton and Michael Stone, and why the Flames played Dennis Wideman over Rasmus Andersson as a fill in. We debate Sam Bennett’s future with the Flames and what his next contract will look like.

If the Flames make the playoffs, should Glen Gulutzan be considered for the NHL Jack Adams Award? Dan will make his case as to why he should.

Posted on March 8, 2017 (Season 5)

The Flames are riding high on a 7 game winning streak that sees them firmly planted in the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. What has changed for the Flames to pull off this streak and what do the Flames need to do to keep it alive? How does the team bounce back after they eventually lose? We look forward to the post season and debate who the Flames ideal opponent would be, as well as our thoughts on the Curtis Lazar acquisition and some of the debated changes from the General Manager’s meeting.

Posted on February 28, 2017 (Season 5)

After the Flames four game road winning streak that put them back in a Wildcard spot, we look ahead to Trade Deadline.

What do we hope the Flames do? What do we hope they don’t do? What would be the worst thing they could do? After looking at this year’s deadline we stroll down memory lane and look at some of the best and worst Flames deadline deals in history, and how they have shaped the current team.

Posted on February 22, 2017 (Season 5)

After a week off, we’re back and focusing on the Flames news of the last few weeks. We spend most of the show talking about the two newest Calgary Flames – Matt Bartkowski and Michael Stone – and what they bring to the organization, as well as what their acquisitions means for existing blueliners. Have the Flames found their legit #4 defenceman in Stone? Is he worth resigning past his rental? Plus we compare Tkachuk’s rookie season to Monahan, Gaudreau and Bennett and see who wins in what categories.

Posted on February 8, 2017 (Season 5)

As the Flames wind down for the bye week we look back at the last week of Flames hockey and debate if the Flames are back on track after a rough end of January. We also continue our series looking at the Flames UFA situation – this time in net and wonder if Scott Darling should be the Flames best UFA acquisition. Is it time for the Flames to change their Goaltending Coach? Goalies seem to decline or stay stagnant under Jordan Sigalet – is it time we find someone else to work with the next crop of goalies?

Posted on February 1, 2017 (Season 5)

After being called out by coach Glen Gulutzan, who said the team has a “fear of failure”, the Flames responded back with a good game against the Senators. Will they be able to keep the momentum going after the All-Star Break? The guys debate if TJ Brodie and Mark Giordano need to be together to be effective, or if we just need to find them new partners – and debate if Mark Giordano is still the right Captain and leader for the Flames and a lot more post All-Star Break Flames news.

Posted on January 25, 2017 (Season 5)

“What the heck happened?” is the question on the minds of the C of Red this week. We recap last week’s games and try to find out what’s going on and how we remedy it.

Posted on January 18, 2017 (Season 5)

Six weeks from the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline, we look ahead to if we think the Flames will be buyers or sellers at the deadline – and what they have for sale, and need to buy. Dan and Matt talk about the Flames young players and where they fit into the lineup going forward. Will Monahan and Gaudreau get paired up again? Does Matthew Tkachuk stay with Frolik and Backlund next year? Where does that leave Sam Bennett? And we look ahead at the next week of Flames action, and what we can expect for the rest of January.

Posted on January 10, 2017 (Season 5)

We’re at the midway point in the season, and this week we discuss what’s changed and how the Flames have got themselves into a playoff spot after being dead last earlier in the season, and how our Pacific Division rivals are doing. After looking at some interesting stats from the first half from Ryan Pike, we evaluate which of the Flames free agents we should keep, which ones should be let go. With the All-Star game coming up, who do we think should be the Flames representative, and who do we think will represent the Flaming C?

Posted on January 5, 2017 (Season 5)

This week Dan is joined by special guest co-host Mike Gould to recap the exciting week of Flames action that closed out 2016. The team had some bigs wins, but lost Troy Brouwer to injury. How much will he be missed in the lineup, and how will his injury alter the Flames forward lines? We debate who has the better offensive upside – Matthew Tkachuk or Sam Bennett and what each player has to do as their careers progress – and on the flip side we try to figure out why Sean Monahan is struggling. Is Kris Versteeg worth bringing back next year? All these topics and more on our first episode of 2017.

Posted on December 27, 2016 (Season 5)

In our last episode of 2016 we look back at the troubled first months of the Flames season. The Flames looked atrocious in September and have turned things around – we […]

Posted on December 15, 2016 (Season 5)

Looking at the last week of Flames hockey, and the 5-0 start to December – the Flames are finally on a roll! Dougie Hamilton is among Flames who have had a great week. We’ll discuss what’s changed and how the Flames have put together such a win streak. We’ll look around the league at former Flames Joe Colborne and Josh Jooris and how they’re doing on their respective teams as well as debating if the Flames should try and bring Jarome Iginla back at the deadline.

Posted on December 7, 2016 (Season 5)

The Flames swept this week, winning everything including a big 8-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The team looks like they’re turning things around, currently sitting tied for a Wildcard playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Flames lines are looking different these days with some players returning, some out, and Gaudreau and Monahan playing on different lines. We look at each Flames line and how it’s contributing to the team’s success.

At the 1/3 point of the season we look at Flames stats so far, what players are doing well and who is slumping, and we’ll look at the results of the Flames Super Skills competition.

Posted on November 30, 2016 (Season 5)

As the Flames return home after their longest road trip of the season, Dan and Matt recap the last four games and if the Flames are on an upward or downward trend – as well as the debut of Mark Jankowski and our thoughts on his play. With Dougie Hamilton’s name being thrown around as a potential trade target, the guys debate what his value would be on the open market and if the Toronto Maple Leafs may be a good trade partner. Jon Gillies is back in action with Stockton – we’ll recap their week of hockey look ahead to the Flames next week of games and our predictions for how they do.

Posted on November 23, 2016 (Season 5)

We’re starting to notice a trend that the Flames can go on hot streak and then sink fast after a bad game or two. How do they combat this and what will it take to be consistent? With Johnny Gaudreau out of action for the long term who will step up and take over as a scoring threat on the first line? We look at Chad Johnson’s four starts in a row and debate if he’s earned the starter’s job for the Flames this season. Plus a look at David Rittich in Stockton after a successful weekend.

Posted on November 16, 2016 (Season 5)

Another disappointing week for the Flames has us wondering what’s going on with the Flames and what it’ll take to turn the team around. Does the team need to fire the coach? Make a big trade? Bring in fresh blood from Stockton? We break down the Flames season to date and try to predict what it takes to get the Flames out of this funk, and how long they have to get going before the season is lost.

Posted on November 9, 2016 (Season 5)

Now with 24 consecutive regular season losses in the Honda Center in Anaheim, the Flames come home from the California road trip with a new NHL record they don’t want to hold, and a road trip that was less successful than anticipated. We recap everything to do with the road trip and try to find ways to fix the Flames gameplay before it’s too late.

Posted on November 2, 2016 (Season 5)

After a good week of Flames hockey we’re back to recap the last week of games, and to look at what now seems to be a finalized version of the Flames lineup. The third and fourth lines have been the best forward groups on the ice this season, and the Monahan and Gaudreau needs to be better for the Flames to have continued success. We recap the Stockton Heat’s week and look ahead to the Flames California road trip. Can we break the Honda Center curse finally?