About this episode
The episode discusses the performances of Flames players at the World Championships and previews the Stanley Cup Finals with insights from Eric Francis.
On hour one of Flames Talk, Pat Steinberg and Logan Gordon check in on some of the members of the Flames who have been representing their countries at the World Championships! They discuss Olli Maata winning his first international gold medal for Finland, and how he has handled the transition of being traded from Utah to Calgary. They share their thoughts on Martin Pospisil, Matt Coronato, and Devin Cooley's performances, and Pat brings the latest on why the Flames have decided to not sign sixth round pick Hunter Laing to a contract. () Pat is joined by Eric Francis from Raleigh to talk about the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals! Eric dives into the details on his latest article around Rasmus Andersson's relationship with the late Claude Lemieux, and how Noah Hanifin feels about him and Andersson being reunited as a pairing in Vegas. (23:50) Pat Steinberg is joined by Eric Francis to talk about the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals, Pat asks about how the former Flames players are doing before game one takes place, Rasmus Andersson touches on his feelings after losing his agent and mentor Claude Lemieux, and how Noah Hanifin and Andersson are reunited as a pair in Vegas together.
People in this episode
Hosts: Pat Steinberg, Logan Gordon
Guest: Eric Francis
Topics covered
- Flames
- World Championships
- Stanley Cup Finals
- hockey
- player performances
- trades
Keywords
- Flames
- Olli Maata
- Stanley Cup Finals
- Rasmus Andersson
- Noah Hanifin
- Claude Lemieux
- hockey
- World Championships
- trades
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Calgary, Utah, World Championships, Stanley Cup Finals, Vegas
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