In the Dome: Calgary Flames Fan Podcast

5 things we are keying on for the Flames heading into the season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preseason and training camp is well underway.  Some have impressed, others not so much.  Today we are just profiling some guys who have stood out to us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprisingly similar players and both in the final year of their contracts, we thought it would be a fun exercise to look at Brodie and Hamonic. Brodie obviously has struggled in terms of monumental giveaways at inopportune times BUT much of the underlying data suggest he is an elite defender.  Hamonic is often praised as a steady, stay at home d-man, but what is he actually? One thing we did agre...

We didn't want to, but we had to address all the contract reports re: Marner in Toronto and how it effects the Flames getting Matt Tkachuk signed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking a look at our great D prospects and how we expect them to develop moving forwards.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Elias Lindholm repeat last year's point totals?  Who are the breakout candidates for this season?  We give our guesses and take a stab at projecting who scores what.  And my god, don't take this as fantasy advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were depressed about the current situation with no Chucky signing, no trades, and the overall cloud of uncertainty lingering over the 2019 season!  So we decided to look at two of our most promising young players: Doooooob and Bread.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The season is getting nearer and we've still only seen one of the major RFA's sign this offseason (Aho with the Canes).  We talk about the implications the Clayton Keller contract has on the Chucky deal and then we review a recent article from the Athletic in which Doug Armstrong, GM of the St. Louis Blues, provided his 5 characteristics that were essential to the Blues cup victory:   Contract Eff...

We take a look at our current organizational goalie depth chart and how we expect Big Save Dave and Cam Talbot to split the starts this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lucic trade has caused quite the stir. We have not been fans since day 1. But, the reality is he is on the team and we have to move forward. In this episode we try to separate out all the emotion and contract implications and try to figure out if Lucic can help the Flames this season. We take a detailed look at his time in Edmonton and try to figure out if he was just a victim of a really bad...

We were bored on a Monday so here's a quick pod with some poorly thought out predictions and hot takes for the upcoming Flames season.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems nowadays you can't have a nuanced opinion on anything.  You either have to believe in the old school mentality of heart and toughness or you are an analytics witness and swear the only thing that really matters is hard data on skill.  But sports and hockey are played by humans and humans have unique mental abilities and psychology.   In this episode we try to break down grit as a concept....

Noah Hanifin is an interesting player due to his draft position (fifth overall in 2015) and skill set. He has played a ton since entering the NHL as an 18 year old in 2015 with the Hurricanes. After spending 3 years with the Hurricanes playing behind the likes of Jacob Slavin, Brett Pesce, and Justin Faulk, Hanifin was moved to the Flames in a 5 player deal and was subsequently signed as an RFA to...

The Athletic published results from a survey gauging fan and public confidence in NHL front offices based on the criteria of: roster building, cap management, drafting/developing, free agency, trading, and vision. The Flames came in at 16th out of 31. With the historical record of bad free agent signings, poor asset management, and loss of multiple draft picks, do Brad Treliving and company need t...

The Flames have one of the best colour schemes and themes in all of sports in my humble opinion.  However, their design choices have been historically bad and and out of touch.  EVERYBODY loves the clean design of the classic red, white, yellow; yet throughout the history of the team they've been relegated to third jersey or retro night jersey in favour of some real eyesores.   We rank the designs...

Sam Bennett is an interesting case study.  Sam was Calgary’s 2014 4th overall pick. He was the #1 Ranked North American player going into the draft.  He put up solid numbers as a 16 year old in his first Major Junior season, and had an exceptional season as a 17 year old. His third year was overshadowed by a controversial injury.   He made his Flames debut by scoring 3 playoff goals (plus 1 assist...

We're back to discuss everything Flames related over the last week including  FINAL thoughts on Milan Lucic, the Bennett and Rittich deals, plus some Frolik, Brodie, Janko trade bait, and a little hit of boring arena talk. AND MORE! Is it acceptable to 'Looooooo' Lucic?  Do we need to change the name of this god damn podcast now that the Dome is being demolished?  Is Sam Bennett annoying on Insta?...

The details on the deal that sends James Neal to Edmonton and Milan Lucic to the Flames in what can only be rationalized as a divergence from the prime universe into the chaos of the worst imaginable time line.  From now on, I am Evil Michael, we are the Evil In the Dome Podcast, and we have but one evil goal: return, somehow, to the prime timeline, the one in which we stopped Brad Treliving from...

Omg.  Please god no.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nothing is happening and it's freaking us out but also.....not freaking us out.....but also making us nervous.  Contracts and trades are both alive and dead!  We talk Chucky, Bennett, Big Save Dave, and Mang and put on our GM hats to hypothetically rework the top 9.  It shouldn't be too hard to acquire Nik Ehlers, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acas...

Some news and notes on qualified RFA's, Cam Talbot, the cap-strapped Flames, and James the 'terrible deal' Neal. Followed by a review of the 5 selections the Flames made at the 2019 entry draft. As Loubo would say, SOME KINDA DRAFT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a trip down memory lane and look at the Flames draft history since 2009 (it's not good!) and lament the teams that could have been if we (both hockey geniuses) were in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.