The Red Mile Rundown

Red Mile Rundown Episode 20: Morgan Frost & Joel Farabee

The Calgary Flames make the week a little extra exciting with a big time trade. Flames send Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, and two picks to the Flyers for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. John and Robert break down the move:
-Trade fallout, Just how do the new players fit in?
-Expectations around Frost rising, Just want can be for the team
-Does this open the door for another move? Fellas weight options on some veteran players
-Jake Bean fills in for Kevin Bahl in the top 4, How the fit been, and should they stick with it or shake it up
-Mackenzie Weegar, Mikael Backlund, Dustin Wolf, and much more this week on the Podcast.
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Red Mile Rundown Episode 19: Flames a Playoff Team?

Robert Munnich joins co-host John Easthope as they chat all things Calgary Flames. After three games in four nights, there is a lot to get into.
-Is this actually a playoff team? 
-The development of Pelletier and what that means for the team and his future
-Kuzmenko's importance to the success of the team
-Lineup decisions from Huska and the use of Rooney
-Kevin Bahl is out with injury, how to approach replacement and deployment of the defensive pairings
This week on the RMR, we're covering all of this and more. Thanks for the downloads, listens, and 5-star reviews. 
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Red Mile Rundown Episode 18: Grading Craig Conroy

On the latest episode of the show, John and Robert have a long conversation about Croag Conroy and his overall job. Hindsight is 20/20, and the boys are discussing the team's long-term plan in this week's episode.
Also on the show, grading Ryan Huska, Outlook of Rasmus Andersson, Blake Coleman, and more including thoughts on Rory Kerins.
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Red Mile Rundown Episode 17: Kids Are Good

The Calgary Flames seem to be finding ways to win games and somehow stay in the race John and Robert talk about it this week on the show
-Young players are leading the way, Just how good has Dustin Wolf and Matthew Coronato been for the Flames
-Connor Zary out injured has opened the door for Rory Kerins, What can we expect from him
The fourth line is definitely struggling, How do you fix it?
-Rasmus Andersson comments and trade speculation
-Are the Flames a playoff team?
This and much more on the show has the boys chat this week.

Red Mile Rundown Episode 16: Mushy Middle Again?

This week on the podcast John and Robert dive into a wide range of topics on the Calgary Flames and they sneak into a Hockey Canada rant.
-Flames offense needs to be fixed but how?
-Diving into lineup moves and potential call ups
-Wolf vs Vladar, The conversation continues
-Trade target: Elias Pettersson, does it make sense
-Boys give their takes and share disappointments over hockey Canada and how they handled the WJC.
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Red Mile Rundown Episode 15: Post Christmas Break Thoughts

Back after the Christmas break John and Robert rady to chat FLames
The guys go back and forth with some storylines they are watching heading into 2025
-Directions of the team
-How sustainable is the play of the team
-Connor Zary at centre
-Who could be called up
-Zayne Parekh and more this week on the show

Red Mile Rundown Episode 14: All about the kids

After a crazy week and weird games from the Calgary Flames there is much to chat about. John and Robert dive into it all this week on the show
-Finally a four-goal output
-Two very different games vs the two Florida teams, What are the guys seeing and why were the polar opposite games
-Prioritizing playing the young players. Do we need more?
-What should the Flames do with Dan Vladar
-The rebuild conversation sneaks in again too, the fellas chatted about bringing in a young center/Dylan Cozens
-Patience with the prospect and more
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Red Mile Rundown Episode 13: Road Tripping

Back again for another episode of the RMR.
-Chatting about the road struggles, Just why?
-The Flames recent call ups 
-What should the Flames do with several RFAs on the books this season? 
-Kadri to the Leafs? and Huberdeau the new shutdown guy? 
All this and more this week on the show with John and Robert. Don't forget to smash that 5 star rating and leave a review. We appreciate you.

Red Mile Rundown Episode 12: The Bigger Picture

On this week's show John and Robert reflect on the week that was. The road trip that didn't go so well
-What went wrong on the road
-New practice lines with AHL call-ups
-Kuzmenko to the press box
-The fellas dive into a bigger picture of the Flames and their reaction to reports of the Flames looking for centers and being aggressive on the trade market
-The conversation is more than team tank vs team go for it
-Four nations rosters time, Guys pick their Team Canada and share their thoughts on the tournament

Red Mile Rundown Episode 11: First Quarter Report Cards

We have passed the first quarter mark of the season which means it is time to send home some report cards
John and Robert hand out a letter grade for each regular player in the Flames lineup. We are comparing them to their expectations heading into the season. Where do they stack up?