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,...

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. Episode 81: Round 1…The First Three Games...

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. Episode 80: Back In The Playoffs! originally appeared on Fireside Chat.

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 Kenny Morrison's excellent AHL debut, and the new NHL rules around compensation for hiring team executives....

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...

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. Episode 76: The Future Is Burning Bright originally appeared on Fireside Chat.

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. Episode 75: Back Home After The Brier originally appeared on Fireside Chat.

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. Episode 73: Pre-Trade Deadline 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. Episode 72: Bruin Slayers originally...

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. Episode 71: 30 Wins And Counting! originally appeared on Fireside Chat.