The Flames scored 25 goals in 5 games this week, but at the same time let in 19 goals against. What does a week like that say about the Flames? The guys also discuss if Andrew Mangiapane is a legit top 6 forward on a playoff team and if David Rittich or Cam Talbot should be the Flames starter going forward.
With the Trade Deadline a week away, what do the guys think the Flames should or shouldn’t do? What would be the wrong thing to do? The guys answer these questions ahead of what could be the most interesting Trade Deadline for the Flames in a long time.
The guys look at the season so far broken into seven-game series, and the Flames have faired so far while wondering if the Flames can ride their big win over the Canucks into the California road trip. With Hamonic and Giordano out, how does the Flames strategy change coming up to the Trade Deadline, and do they need to make a big move to bring in a blueliner?
The Flames are back in action after their bye week and had two big games over the Oilers, and discuss how the Flames went from good to terrible against the Oilers in a 72-hour stretch. Why the inconsistency this season, and can it be remedied, or is the issues the players in the room?
The guys discuss if it’s time to look at Tkachuk and Lindholm as their top two instead of Monahan and Gaudreau – and if so, does it make it easier to trade Monahan or Gaudreau? Of course we need to talk trades prior to the Trade Deadline, and is it time to move on from TJ Brodie to fill the gaps on the forward ranks? How about Mikael Backlund?
With the Flames on a bye week this week, we have no new content to chat about. We’ll be back on February 4 with a new episode. This week we’re presenting a recap of our New Years episode, a recap of the Stockton Heat with “Stockton’s Finest” Jeff Gregory.
Jeff Gregory will be in Calgary on February 6. He’ll be at Bottlescrew Bill’s before and after the game (starting at 5pm) and would love to meet all our passionate Fireside Chat fans.
With the Flames still locked in a bitter battle for a playoff spot in the Pacific Division, should the team stand pat at the Trade Deadline, or move all of their expiring contracts, and hope for the best in the post-season? The guys answer this question and discuss if keeping Brodie, Hamonic and Cam Talbot for a (likely) protracted playoff run is really worth missing out on the trade value.
The Flames suffer their first loss of 2020 this week to end off an otherwise very good week, which propelled them to the #1 spot in the Pacific Division. Can the Flames keep this momentum up going into their week-long break? How about after the break?
If the Flames don’t make the playoffs, is it finally time to trade Johnny Gaudreau? We discuss what the Flames might get back to make the deal attractive and if the Flames can upgrade the holes in their lineup through other means.
Happy New Year! This week we have a “bonus episode” of the show, where Dan chats with Jeff Gregory – also known as Stockton’s Finest. We do a 2019 end-of-year recap of the Stockton Heat. We talk about the Stockton Heat arena lease extension deal, this year’s Stockton Heat being the best looking version of the team we’ve seen, and what players might get called up this season.
As 2019 comes to a close, we look at the first half of the Calgary Flames season and why things haven’t gone to plan thus far. Dan and Matt made predictions at the beginning of the season, and the guys check-in to see how their predictions look so far. What’s the best that the Flames can realistically expect to do this season, keeping the first half in mind? We answer this and look ahead to 2020.
The Flames 7 game win streak came to an end against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, and we discuss Flames position in the Pacific Division and how the win streak impacts our standings. The Flames lineup has been working well lately, but how will it be affected by Austin Czarnik and Sam Bennett set to return soon? Who will have to be taken out of the lineup?
We look back at the James Neal/Milan Lucic trade to see which team is winning the trade so far, and what impact the Taylor Hall deal will have on the Flames and the Pacific Division.
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