Posted on February 10, 2016

Even after a good week with 2 of 3 possible wins, The Flames once again find themselves closer to winning the Draft Lottery than the Stanley Cup, and things are getting tense. Coach Harley left the ice early after a practice where the team wasn’t showing the effort they need to be – and Bouma and Monahan showed up late. With Mason Raymond not playing his best the Flames reassigned him to the AHL this week, and brought Jakub Nakladal up to fill in for Wideman (who is suspended 20 games).

We recap the last week of hockey and look ahead to another ‘do or die’ week for the Flames, and predict how they will do. Plus we’ll cover some trade rumours and other news and discussion for the C of Red this week.

Posted on November 25, 2015

As we hit the quarter post of the season we see a weird week for the Flames that included David Jones being tied for the goal lead of the Flames, and Mason Raymond being promoted to the first line and new Heat goalie Kevin Poulin getting injured. We analyze the Flames performance after 21 games and if there is still a chance at the post season. We also address the Travis Harmonic rumour, the new NHL bye week and more on this week’s show.

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 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 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.