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Recent Podcast Episodes

Episode 76: The Future Is Burning Bright

Posted on March 19, 2015 (Season 3)

This week we take a look at the Adirondack Flames and how many of our prospects have been performing there as well as the prospects in the CHL and NCAA.

We also look ahead at the Flames changes of making the playoffs and how much combined playoff experience this current team has. Plus we’ll look at the news and happenings over the last week including Jiri Hudler’s big week and what to expect in the week ahead.

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Episode 75: Back Home After The Brier

Posted on March 12, 2015 (Season 3)

The Flames are home from their seven game Eastern Conference road trip. We’ll break down the team’s performance on the road and look at how the loss of the Captain Mark Giordano has affected the Flames play.

Looking ahead to the remaining 16 games, we look at the Flames schedule and the quality of teams we face versus other teams in the playoff race, and what it’ll take for the Flames to make the post-season.

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Episode 74: 2015 Trade Deadline

Posted on March 3, 2015 (Season 3)

It’s been a week full of Flames news! The season ending injury to Mark Giordano, the recent recall of Drew Shore, and of course the main event – the 2015 NHL Trade Deadline. We reflect on Curtis Glencross’ time as a Flame and give our thoughts on the Flames return. What does Dave Schlemko mean to the Flames, and if we think the Flames got a good return for Sven Baertschi. We’ll also discuss if Joni Ortio’s injury caused the Flames not to move Karri Ramo.

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Episode 73: Pre-Trade Deadline 2015

Posted on February 25, 2015 (Season 3)

In this week’s episode we break the season down into 7 game blocks, and look at how the Flames performed in each series. The Flames called up Poirier and Ferland and we’ll look at what we can expect from the two young players on this road trip. Joni Ortio got injured so we’ll talk about how it will affect the Flames changes to trade Ramo, and we discuss the Curtis Glencross trade rumours, and other trade rumours a week before the Trade Deadline.

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Episode 72: Bruin Slayers

Posted on February 15, 2015 (Season 3)

It’s been a week of highs and lows for Flames fans. Former Flame Steve Montador passed away this weekend at age 35, and then the Calgary Flames earned a thrilling overtime victory over the Boston Bruins which saw Johnny Gaudreau relegated to the fourth line in the third period. We’ll also look at the recent successes and struggles of Ramo and Hiller and dive into some preliminary trade deadline rumours as we’re less than 2 weeks from the trade deadline.

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Episode 71: 30 Wins And Counting!

Posted on February 12, 2015 (Season 3)

After the Flames won their 30th game of the season against the Sharks we look at the last week of games and what the Flames have gone through to get to a 17-4-1 record against the Pacific Division. Matt and Dan look back at previous seasons to see how and when the Flames reached their 30th win in the past.

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Episode 70: Stockton Bound

Posted on February 5, 2015 (Season 3)

With the recent announcement of the AHL Pacific Division we look back at the history of the Flames farm teams, and look ahead to the move to Stockton and what […]

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Episode 69: All Star Revamp

Posted on January 28, 2015 (Season 3)

A quiet week for the Flames with only two games played gives us a chance to discuss the current NHL All-Star format, and some ideas we have to change the […]

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Episode 68: In Joni We Trust

Posted on January 21, 2015 (Season 3)

One year away from the bench clearing brawl against the Canucks last year, and the Flames are flying high. Joni Ortio made his season debut and kept winning to lead the team to four important wins on the road over the last week, and we look ahead to the Anaheim game this week, and if the Flames can break “The Honda Center Curse”. All this and more news from a busy week of Flames hockey.

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Episode 67: Goodbye McGrattan

Posted on January 16, 2015 (Season 3)

This week has created a lot of questions for the Flames. Does Joni Ortio’s great play against the Canucks make Karri Ramo expendable? Does Brian McGrattan’s demotion to Adirondack mean he’s played his last game in a Flaming C? Plus we’ll discuss GM Brad Treliving’s mid-season comments and we’ll look ahead to next week’s games.

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Episode 66: Looking Ahead To 2015

Posted on January 7, 2015 (Season 3)

In our first episode of 2015 we look ahead to what the Flames need to do in the new year to stay successful, as well as some of our predictions. We’ll also take a look at several of the Flames players who are on-par to have career years and if we think they’ll be able to break their milestones. Plus, a lot more Flames news and discussion as we ring in the new year.

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Episode 65: 2014 Was A Heck Of A Year!

Posted on December 24, 2014 (Season 3)

On our final show for 2014 we look at the tail end of the Flames long losing streak, and talk about what the Flames need to do to improve their third defence pairing. We discuss the Bob Hartley contract extension, rumours of the Flames interest in acquiring Chris Stewart from Buffalo, the NHL in Las Vegas and we recap the excellent year that the Flames have had in 2014.

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Episode 64: Looking At The Rough Week

Posted on December 16, 2014 (Season 3)

After the roughest week yet this season, the Flames return home to face the Rangers with 5 losses in a row. We break down the tough road trip and what the Flames did well, who looked good, and where we need to improve. Of course, we give our take on the Edmonton coaching situation and look ahead to next week’s road trip. Can the Flames bounce back with an undefeated week of 4 games?

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Episode 63: Healthy For The Road Trip

Posted on December 10, 2014 (Season 3)

On this week’s episode we recap last week’s games including Bob Harley’s 400th NHL win. With Mason Raymond and Joe Colborne returning to the lineup what does that mean for the young call-up forwards? Now that Josh Jooris has been told to find a place to live, he needs a permanent jersey number – but we only have 2 left. Will the Flames make any trades before their self imposed roster freeze on Friday? And we break down the Oilers press conference.

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Episode 62: The Obvious Choice for the Jack Adams Award

Posted on December 3, 2014 (Season 3)

Is there a coach that has contributed more to their team’s success so far this season than Bob Hartley? We discuss what it’ll take for Bob Hartley to win the Jack Adams Award this season. Matt looks at what some advanced stats say about the Flames and we’ll give you some updates on Flames NCAA prospects and World Junior news, and round up the news of the week including Setoguchi’s demotion, Mike Holditch’s departure, Stajan back in practice, Giordano and Ramo’s awards and more.

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Episode 61: They Keep On Winning!

Posted on November 26, 2014 (Season 3)

Coming off a tough week of games the Calgary Flames have shown that they can stand their ground against some of the NHL’s best teams. We’ll break down those games and look ahead to the tough road week the Flames have in store. Plus, a look at the injured players and when they’re all expected to be back, our usual Adirondack Flames report and more.

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Episode 60: The Big 6-0

Posted on November 19, 2014 (Season 3)

Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 60 episodes? On this show we talk about an article from Hockey’s Future about how deep the Flames system is right now. We’ll break down the season so far after 20 games, and talk about Peter Maher night, as well as recapping the last week and looking ahead to the tough week ahead for the Flames.

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Episode 59: Are The Flames For Real?

Posted on November 12, 2014 (Season 3)

After a devastating loss to the Hurricanes Dan and Matt run down the Flames 5 game road swing and how the team looked over the last 10 days away from home. We’ll also discuss Sven Baertschi and if the Flames should keep him past this season, plus a look at the Adirondack Flames and more.

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Episode 58: The Sick Bay is Full

Posted on November 5, 2014 (Season 3)

Another great week for the Flames means we’ve got a lot to talk about. The Flames have four top forwards on the injury reserve, and four prospects have been called up from Adirondack to fill their spots – and are doing surprisingly well. We’ll look at Josh Jooris and Markus Granlund and how well they’re doing, and what Sven Baertschi needs to improve to stay in the NHL. Does Johnny Gaudreau have a shot at the Calder Cup this season? Have the Flames finally found their starting goalie in Jonas Hiller? Plus we’ll look back at the last week of games, and the games coming up this week.

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Episode 57: If Jones Is In…Who’s Out?

Posted on October 29, 2014 (Season 3)

This episode looks at the previous week of Flames games and how the team did. With David Jones coming off the Injury Reserve, who will have to be sent to Adirondack to make room? We’ll run down some of the Flames recent injuries, and look at how the Adirondack Flames are doing.

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Episode 56: Coming Home on Fire

Posted on October 22, 2014 (Season 3)

On this week’s episode we celebrate the Flames excellent 4-3 road trip. We look at the Josh Jooris callup and Johnny Gaudreau’s first goal of the year. Plus, we break down how the Flames have improved their faceoffs. We have a report on the farm team and our thoughts on the new TJ Brodie contract – and more.

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Episode 55: Off To A Slow Start

Posted on October 15, 2014 (Season 3)

On this week’s episode we look at the 1-2 start to the season for the Flames. We’ll talk about players who are looking good this early in the season and we’ll review our Opening Day Roster predictions to see if Dan or Matt won. What are the storylines to follow this year? We’ll run them down for you this week.

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Episode 54: Johnny Hockey Made The Team!

Posted on October 9, 2014 (Season 3)

As we look ahead to the opening of the regular season, we talk about the players who will be on the Opening Day roster – including Johnny Gaudreau. Which of the veteran players are going to impress us this year, and which veterans do we think will disappoint? Will Glencross and Bollig be players that will have a good or a bad season? Plus – we look at how well some of the Flames young prospects are doing in the Canadian Hockey League so far.

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Episode 53: The Third Wheel

Posted on October 1, 2014 (Season 3)

Training camp is now well under way and this week we recap training camp to date, and chat about who’s looking good so far and who’s not impressing us. We look at where some of the older prospects fit into the depth chart, the possibility of the Flames bringing a player in on waivers – and who is available. We cap off the show with our predictions for the Flames opening day roster.

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Episode 52: Training Camp Preview

Posted on September 21, 2014 (Season 3)

Fireside Chat kicks off our third season as we look at some of the off-season moves the Flames made, we look at who we think will make the team in each position, we talk about the Young Stars tournament in Penticton, and look ahead to training camp.

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Episode 51: Development Camp (Prospect Interviews)

Posted on July 15, 2014 (Interview) | (Live Show) | (Season 2)

We spent a week at the Flames development camp at Winsport watching the prospects practice and scrimmage. We’ll let you know who looked good, what we thought of Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett, and which of the walk-on players we think should get a contract. Plus, we interviewed some of the prospects to get their thoughts and opinions on the camp and their development.

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Episode 50: The Big 5-0

Posted on July 6, 2014 (Season 2)

On the 50th episode of Fireside Chat, we look at the 2014 Entry Draft and run down the picks the Flames made. We also talk about the players the Flames brought in on July 1 and what we think each one brings to the team, as well as look ahead to the Flames Development Camp.

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Episode 47: Fourth Overall (Entry Draft Preview Preview 1/3)

Posted on June 13, 2014 (Season 2)

We’re back this week to talk about the latest Flames news, including the announcement of the Adirondack Flames, the departure of Troy Ward, and the Flames Assistant General Managers. In the first of our three part Draft Preview, we look at the Flames fourth overall pick, and we profile the top prospects the Flames might take.

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Episode 46: Centremen & Goaltenders

Posted on May 15, 2014 (Season 2)

This episode ends our ongoing series of profiling the young Flames prospects. This week we’ll look at the young Centremen and Goaltenders who are in the Flames system, and who we think might make the jump to the NHL soon.

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Episode 44: Reviewing The Rebuild

Posted on April 25, 2014 (Season 2)

The 2013-2014 season is in the books! We look back at the first year of the Flames rebuild. Who performed to our expectations, and who did we expect more from? Have the Flames finally found a team identity? We talk about the dozen young players to make their NHL debuts, and we’ll answer these questions and more as we look back at the 2013-2014 season.

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Episode 43: A Quick Check In from Winsport

Posted on April 9, 2014 (Live Show) | (Season 2)

This week’s show was recorded live from Winsport, where we’ve been part of the Alzheimer’s Pro-Am Hockey Tournament. This week we look back at the last week of Flames hockey, the signing and debut of Bryce Van Brabant, and how the grinders have stepped up offensively. Plus we look ahead to the final four games of the regular season.

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Episode 42: Future Wingers (Todd Simpson Interview)

Posted on March 30, 2014 (Interview) | (Season 2)

What a great week it’s been to be a Flames fan! This week we discuss the big wins the Flames had over the Oilers and Sharks, and we profile the young Wingers in the system, with the help of the Heat Hockey HQ webmaster. Plus, we present a special interview with former Flames captain Todd Simpson.

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Episode 41: Future of the Blue Line

Posted on March 21, 2014 (Season 2)

This week we look at the latest Flames news from the last week, including who’s coming back from injuries and how it affects the lineup, plus we profile 13 young Defencemen in the Flames system – and who we think will make the NHL and who won’t!

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Episode 40: Quack Attack

Posted on March 16, 2014 (Season 2)

This week we look at the success the Flames have had since the Trade Deadline, the young players who’ve been called up and how they’re performing in the six games since the deadline.

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Episode 39: 2014 Trade Deadline (Cale Hulse Interview)

Posted on March 8, 2014 (Interview) | (Season 2)

This week we discuss what the Flames did – and didn’t do – at the 2014 Trade Deadline. We’ll profile both deals the Flames made, and share our thoughts on the fact Mike Cammalleri is still a Flame. We’ll take a look at the young players the Flames called up from Abbotsford after the trade deadline, and what we expect from them. Plus, a special interview from former Flames defenceman Cale Hulse.

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Episode 38: Rico Fata

Posted on February 8, 2014 (Interview) | (Season 2)

This week we talk about the big 4-2 win over the Islanders and Mikael Backlund’s Olympic hopes, Sean Monahan’s progress so far this season, Joni Ortio’s recall and more….plus we’re joined by Flames alumni Rico Fata to chat about his career, life as an NHLer, his advice for Sean Monahan and his Fast By Fata hockey school.

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Episode 37: Four In A Row!

Posted on January 31, 2014 (Season 2)

This week we’re celebrating the Flames four game win streak at home, assessing the coaching staff at the mid point of the season and breaking down Brian Burke’s recent comments to the media. We’re also talking about how the team is getting bigger, and looking at some of the players in Abbotsford we think will be brought up to the big roster before the end of the year.

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Episode 36: The Line Brawl

Posted on January 25, 2014 (Season 2)

As we record live during the Coyotes game we share our thoughts on the Calgary/Vancouver line brawl, and what happened on and off the ice. We debate the Matt Stajan contact extension, and at the same time look back at the Dion Phaneuf trade that brought Stajan to Calgary. Of course we have to bring up the Daryl Katz letter out of Edmonton, and more.

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Episode 35: Digging A Hole In The Outfield With A Stick

Posted on January 18, 2014 (Season 2)

This week we take a mid season look at the roster and who has been a disappointment, and who has been impressive. Why are the Flames slumping so bad recently? Does it have to do with the potential big UFAs awaiting a trade? And how will the Flames manage to get above the cap floor for next year? Plus – the debut of our new “Old Flames” segment profiling Michael Nylander.

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Episode 34: Hudler vs Nedved

Posted on January 11, 2014 (Season 2)

We’re back from our holiday break. Dan and Matt discuss the Kevin Westgarth trade, the good Flames start and their recent play in comparison, and how it is that Hudler and Baertschi didn’t make Olympic rosters, yet Petr Nedved did. We’ll give you some surprising nations you probably didn’t know had hockey programs that do, and Matt tells us about applying for the vacant Flames General Manager job.

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Holiday Special: Bash Brothers Interview

Posted on December 28, 2013 (Season 2) | (Specials)

Fireside Chat is taking a much deserved holiday break, but we didn’t want to leave you without anything to listen to over the holidays. This is the interview that Dan did on the Bash Brothers Podcast about the history of our show’s name, Jay Feaster’s firing and the Jarome Iginla homecoming. Get a little bit of your Flames fix over this holiday season.

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Episode 33: We Need More Truculence!

Posted on December 20, 2013 (Season 2)

This week’s episode – our final episode of 2013 – focuses on the “changing of the guard” in Calgary, including our analysis on the job that Feaster did, we’ll analyze some potential candidates for the job, we look at the job that Feaster did while debating if he should’ve been fired, and more.

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Episode 32: Iggy’s Homecoming

Posted on December 12, 2013 (Season 2)

This week we discuss Kari Ramo’s 3 consecutive starts, which Flames veterans this year have impressed us – both for better and for worse, and the Jarome Iginla homecoming.

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Episode 31: Bartschi vs. Monahan

Posted on December 5, 2013 (Season 2)

This week we compare and contrast Sven Bartschi’s struggles this season with the great season Sean Monahan is having. What’s the difference between the two, and what can Sven learn from Sean?

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Episode 30: Fan Feedback

Posted on November 27, 2013 (Season 2)

Can you believe we’ve done thirty shows? This week we discuss the Lane McDermid trade, talk about trade rumours with Backlund and how valuable Kris Russell is to the team. Our listener feedback has us discussing the AHL team’s success, shootouts, comparing Nystrom and Kostopolus and more!

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Episode 29: Lets Fund A Kiss-A-Gram!

Posted on November 21, 2013 (Season 2)

This week the guys chat about if the Flames good start to the season created false expectations for the team this season, and how the team looks now after 20 games. What are our thoughts on how the coaching staff has handled Sven, and we all defend Harley as the coach. Plus. Luc tries to get a Kiss-a-gram funded.

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Episode 28: Goalies Are Such An Enigma

Posted on November 12, 2013 (Season 2)

We break break down the Flames/Oilers trade and discuss which team got the best of the deal, where Roy fits into the depth chart and who we think is an ideal defense partner for Smid. Is there a positive to the Flames tough road trip and could losing be good for development? And get an update on some of the Flames prospects who are tearing it up in their respective leagues.

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