Posted on August 1, 2015

It’s been a long, hot summer here in Calgary, and the Flames management team has been busy! There have been some high profile players added to the team, some important players re-signed, new jersey numbers assigned, players who have left the Flames organization, and more. In this episode we’ll recap everything that’s happened with the Calgary Flames organization this summer, and what might still get done, so you are in the know and ready when the puck hits the ice for training camp.

Posted on July 13, 2015

We spent the last week at the 2015 Flames Rookie Development Camp. We were at WinSport with the team for all four days of on-ice training this week, and were able to spend time with many of the prospects after their on-ice sessions to get their thoughts.

Posted on June 30, 2015

It’s easy to sell pieces and change your team significantly in 24 hours, but it is very difficult to change your team as much for the better as the Flames did this week.

The 2015 Entry Draft is in the books and the Calgary Flames made a big splash by trading for Dougie Hamilton, and drafting both Rasmus Andersson and Oliver Kylington. We’ll discuss the Flames draft, how much they’ve upgraded the blueline – and if the Flames won or lost the trades it took to do so.

With Free Agent season around the corner we’ll also look at the RFAs the Flames qualified and didn’t qualify, and what UFAs we hope the Flames target, and who we stay away from.

Posted on June 21, 2015

In this episode we’ll break down our thoughts as to who the Flames may take with their three second round picks (45, 52 and 53) and their two third round picks (76 and 83).

We’ll answer many questions Flames fans have going into this draft: Are there any top 30 players who may fall far enough for us to pick them? Or any sleeper players we need to watch for? With such a deep draft, can we get a first line player at the 40-50 range?

Posted on June 15, 2015

We’re back after our off-season hiatus as we start our two-part preview of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On this episode we look at a few items of Flames news that have happened since we broadcast last, and then jump into profiling a selection of players who we think the Flames may take in the first round, and also debate the merits of trading up or down in the draft.

Posted on May 15, 2015

We start the show with a look back at the second round series against the Ducks, and compare and contrast the two teams and how they are built – and why the Flames fell so easily. With the help of our guest Kevin Olenick of Agree or Disagree: The Podcast, we recap the 2014-2015 season as a whole including looking back at some of our predictions for this year to see how well we predicted the season, and we do an in-depth break down of this year’s team by position and discuss where they need to improve, and what we expect the Flames to do in the off-season including our thoughts on UFAs we’d like to see here.
There is plenty of debate this year as we dig into our final analysis of this year’s excellent Flames run.

Posted on May 7, 2015

In this week’s episode we recap the first three games of the second round series, looking at the highs and lows the Flames have experienced so far. We’ll look at each of the games so far in this series, and dig deep into game three at the Saddledome. We discuss the Sam Bennett goal in Game 3 that the league disallowed and if we think it was “in” or “out”, its similarities to Gelinas’ goal in 2004 and what the league needs to improve to ensure this doesn’t happen again. We also end the show with a nod to Bob Hartley’s Jack Adams Award nomination.

Posted on April 29, 2015

The Flames beat the Canucks and now they’re heading to Anaheim to start the semi-final round against the Anaheim Ducks. This week’s episode breaks down the last 3 games of the Flames/Canucks series and what the keys to success were for the Flames, the series MVP, and our personal experiences being part of the C of Red in the Saddledome and the Red Mile after game six. We also look ahead to the Calgary/Anaheim series and what it’ll take for the Flames to win the series against the Ducks, and our predictions for the series.

Posted on April 22, 2015

In the first ever playoff edition of Fireside Chat, we break down the first three games of the series game-by-game and what the Flames have done well, and where they have come up short – and how the league is handing the officiating for this series. Sam Bennett’s playoffs, as well as the surprise playoff run from Michael Ferland. As we look to game four and beyond we discuss what the Flames will have to do to win the series against the Canucks.

Posted on April 15, 2015

With the 2014-2015 NHL regular season in the books, we look back at the highs and lows of the season, and talk about what we can credit for the Flames success this season. Then, we look ahead to the first round of the playoffs and what the Flames need to do to beat the Canucks.

Posted on April 9, 2015

With three games left in the regular season, and the Flames in a must-win scenario we look ahead at what the Flames have to do this week to earn a post-season invite. With Karri Ramo injured we talk about Brad Thiessen, and if Jonas Hiller can play the way the Flames need him to for the rest of the regular season. Plus, we recap the Flames Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents, and discuss who we think the team should keep next year and who they should let go of.

Posted on April 1, 2015

With only a handful of games left in the season, we recap last week’s games including great goals from Michael Ferland and Raphael Diaz that helped the Flames end the week in 3rd place in the Pacific Division – and we look ahead to the two important games this week against St. Louis and Edmonton and which goalie we think is the Flames best bet down the stretch. Plus, we talk about Kenney Morrison’s excellent AHL debut, and the new NHL rules around compensation for hiring team executives.

Posted on March 26, 2015

With only 10 games left in the regular season, we recap the last week of games and what impact the results will play on the Flames playoff chances. NCAA Defenceman Kenney Morrison and we break down what you can expect from him, and when we think he’ll be NHL ready and we look at the closure of CapGeek and what it means for hockey fans. And we look ahead to the next week of games and how important they are for the Flames.

In our main discussion of the week, we look at the current roster versus the 2013 post-lockout roster, and who’s still here, who’s left, and the similarities and differences between them.

Posted on March 19, 2015

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.

Posted on March 12, 2015

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.

Posted on March 3, 2015

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.

Posted on February 25, 2015

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.

Posted on February 15, 2015

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.

Posted on February 12, 2015

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.

Posted on February 5, 2015

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 it means for the Flames.  While we’re chatting about the Flames affiliate, we take a look at how the Baby Flames did in January. The […]

Posted on January 28, 2015

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 format and make it more important and relevant.  We discuss the callups of David Wolf, Tyler Wotherspoon and Sven Baertschi and what we can expect […]

Posted on January 21, 2015

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.

Posted on January 16, 2015

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.

Posted on January 7, 2015

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.

Posted on December 24, 2014

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.

Posted on December 16, 2014

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?

Posted on December 10, 2014

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.

Posted on December 3, 2014

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.

Posted on November 26, 2014

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.

Posted on November 19, 2014

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.

Posted on November 12, 2014

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.

Posted on November 5, 2014

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.

Posted on October 29, 2014

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.

Posted on October 22, 2014

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.

Posted on October 15, 2014

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.

Posted on October 9, 2014

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.

Posted on October 1, 2014

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.

Posted on September 21, 2014

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.