Fireside Chat

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....

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. Episode 88: Rookie Camp Recap 2015 originally appeared on Fireside Chat.

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? Players Profiled: Second Round Anthony Beauvillier Jack...

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. Episode 85: The Fifteenth Overall Pick (Draft Preview 1/2) originally appeared on Fireside Chat.

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...

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...

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,...