Fireside Chat Podcast Season 10

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Episode 288: Bring Back Giordano?

This week the guys spend most of the show looking ahead to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 21 and what they think Brad Treliving needs to do to improve the Calgary Flames. Matt thinks this is the year to go all in to ensure a winner by acquiring players with term, and Dan wants to take a more cautious approach with rental players and wait to see what next year’s contract situation looks like. But the one thing the guys can agree on is that bringing Mark Giordano back at the deadline is a bad idea – despite the popular opinion in the C of Red.

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Episode 289: Welcome Calle Jarnkrok


The guys look back at the 2-2 week of Flames hockey and discuss if the Flames are playing down to their opponents as we've seen seen so often in the past, or this is just a rough week of games for the team. We recorded this episode on the eve of the NHL Trade Deadline 2022 with lots of Calgary Flames news to cover, including the Calle Jarnkrok trade and Brad Richardson being put on waivers and what that means for the team. Plus we discuss what the Flames still might attempt to pull off at the Trade Deadline.

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Episode 290: Sean Monahan Scratched?

After an epic 9-5 Battle of Alberta win, the Calgary Flames cap off a good week that saw Sean Monahan scratched for two games. The guys discuss what they think Monahan’s future as a Flame is, and if Ryan Carpenter made him redundant as well as some of the amazing milestones that Flames players achieved this week.

Then the guys look ahead to the tough week of games the Flames have ahead, and after seeing some changes to the lineup, how we’d utilize the forwards to put together our ideal “top 9”.

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Episode 292: West Coast Sweep

The Calgary Flames bounced back from their losing streak by sweeping the California road trip for the fist time in franchise history, and capping off the trip with a win in Seattle. Now solidly in the lead in the Pacific Division with only 10 games left in the season and only four of those games against teams currently in a playoff spot, the guys will discuss what we can expect for the remainder of the season and how different players might be utilized.

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Episode 293: Playoff Bound!

The Calgary Flames have officially clinched a playoff spot, and are now working to secure their #1 position in the Pacific Division. With only seven games left in the season, the guys discuss each of the Flames possible playoff opponents and what to expect from each one.

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294: Pre-Playoff Prattle

The Calgary Flames have clinched the #1 spot in the Pacific Division and home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. With only three games left in the season, the guys revisit who they want the Flames to play in round 1 – the Nashville Predators or the Dallas Stars and which Calgary Flames depth player could be the x-factor for the team in the playoffs. The guys also discuss if the Flames are utilizing their middle 6 forwards in the most ideal lines or if changes need to be made before the playoffs. And we end the show by answering two fan questions.

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Episode 295: Bring On The Dallas Stars!

The regular season is over, and the Calgary Flames are ready to kick off a playoff series against the Dallas Stars. This week the guys recap look back at their pre-season predictions to see how they did, and preview the Dallas Stars series and what we can expect from the first three games of the series.

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Episode 296: Down 2-1 But Far From Out

Three games into their first round series, and the Calgary Flames find themselves down 2-1 to the Dallas Stars. The guys break down the first three games of the season and take a better look at just where the Flames are at in the series, and if it’s time to panic or not.

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