Locked On Flames - Daily Podcast On The Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames have a few reasons to hope both Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers lose the Stanley Cup. However, today Jess Belmosto goes over her players to watch and reasons to root for …

The Calgary Flames were in an interesting spot this time last year. Johnny Gaudreau showed every sign of interest in re-signing and Jonathan Huberdeau was nowhere on the Flames radar. The Flames had …

Jacob Markstrom and Chris Tanev were pegged as contracts to age poorly. The Calgary Flames look entirely different from three years ago when they both joined the team. How do you evaluate these contr…

Craig Conroy has made it clear he won't let Elias Lindholm walk for nothing. What would a trade look like? What would an extension look like? Does Elias Lindholm have elite qualities? Tune in with Je…

If there's anyone that's seen it all in Calgary, it is Mikael Backlund. He learned all about leadership from former Captain, Mark Giordano and teammate Sean Monahan. Backlund was going toe to toe wit…

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final and there are a lot of emotions surrounding it. Jess Belmosto revisits the trade and why it's going to take a long time fo…

The Calgary Flames have their General Manager and now it's time to get their coach. Out of all the candidates, Gerard Gallant and Peter Laviolette are the least attractive. You aren't going to get an…

The Calgary Flames officially announced Craig Conroy as General Manager. Today's press conference tackled a lot of his priorities and what he's learned over the years. It appears that Elias Lindholm …

The Calgary Flames reportedly hired former captain and long time assistant general manager Craig Conroy to fill the vacant general manager position. The Flames promoted Conroy after a long apprentice…

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will reportedly meet with former Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville in the coming days to discuss the latter's eligibility to return to …

Wouldn't it be nice if NHL decisions were that simple? The Calgary Flames have their plate full of decisions that need to be made. Can Dustin Wolf make the jump to the NHL this season or would he ben…

Rumor has it that the Calgary Flames will be announcing their General Manager as soon as next week. How does this new person come in and make the next moves? Does the immediate future call for an int…

The Calgary Flames have a few vacancies in their front office and it appears they are narrowing down the prospects. Does this mean desired candidates like Eric Tulskey and Kyle Dubas are off the tabl…

Mackenzie Weegar is tearing it up at IIHF Worlds for Team Canada and he says he's hungry for more. He came to Calgary with the mindset of winning and it still hasn't left. Weegar opened up about how …

It's no secret that defense is hard to measure but goaltending? Goaltending is nearly impossible to quantify beyond Save percentage and goals saved above expected. The Calgary Flames are no strangers…

A long list of names has popped up as possible candidates for the General Manager position in Calgary. Does Eric Tuslkey make the most sense? ( yes ) Is someone like John Chayka worth the risk? There…

Just like everything else this season, the expectations for the defensemen were rather high. Jess Belmosto recaps the offseason and uncertainties surrounding players like Chris Tanev and Oliver Kylin…

The Calgary Flames have to find a general manager that checks a lot of different boxes. Is this person willing to take accountability? Are they reactionary? Do they know when it's time to go? How are…

There is a lot to say about the individuals on the Calgary Flames fourth line. Milan Lucic had another streaky season and even saw a few healthy scratches. Was it enough to wake him up? What happens …

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers should have faced this line a lot more than they did. This two way line was absolutely shut down last season and it carried over into this year. Andrew Mangiapa…