Recent Podcast Episodes

Posted on July 13, 2016 (Live Show) | (Season 4)

The 2016 Rookie Development Camp is in the books. We recap the camp day by day and talk to some of the players who were in attendance.

Posted on June 29, 2016 (Season 4)

With the 2016 NHL Entry Draft behind us we look back at the Flames 9 picks and introduce you to each of the players the Flames selected. Plus we discuss the new Flames coach Glen Gulutzan and speculate on who his new Associate Coach will be. As we look ahead to July 1 and the start of the “Free Agent Frenzy” we speculate who might be a target for the Flames to sign and what holes on the roster need to be addressed.

Posted on June 22, 2016 (Season 4)

This is the second of our 2016 Entry Draft preview episodes. In this episode we look at the Flames second round picks (35/54/56 overall) and who they should draft, or if they should trade those picks to move up into the last first round. In what is being called a weak draft year we’ll look at what types of players the Flames should take in round 3-7 and what they need to keep the right types of players in the development system.

Posted on June 16, 2016 (Season 4)

We’re back and looking ahead to the 2016 Entry Draft, and covering Flames news since our last episode at the end of the season. Was the Bob Hartley firing the right move? And who do we think will replace him? We give you information on what to expect of the two newest Flames – Daniel Pribyl and David Rittich. In part one of our draft preview we look at the Flames options for the sixth overall pick.

Posted on April 13, 2016 (Season 4)

The 2015-2016 season has come to an end and we spend the show looking back the season that was. It’s been an interesting season with a lot to discuss. What happened to the “Always Earned, Never Given” mantra? We’ll debate how we expect the Flames roster to change – who comes, who goes, and who gets resigned? Should Bob Hartley be back? We talk about a lot of different topics as we wrap up the regular season.

Posted on April 6, 2016 (Season 4)

With 79 games down and only 3 left in the season there is still a lot to discuss! Between the blowout in Anaheim and the Flames big victory in Edmonton to how the callup players played, where Shinkaruk might fit long term and some of the storylines that are still unfolding.

The guys ask each other “why are you still watching the Flames?” and we discuss some of the interesting storylines still unfolding for the team, and we also throw out a hypothetical and ask if the Flames should make a play for Yakupov or Nikushkin to help on the Right Wing.

And we play our last Prediction Game of the season. Who will end up winning this season’s game?

Posted on March 30, 2016 (Season 4)

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.

Posted on March 24, 2016 (Season 4)

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.

Posted on March 17, 2016 (Season 4)

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?

Posted on March 9, 2016 (Season 4)

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.