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FlamesNation Radio Episode 8: Flames hopes and anxieties

It’s episode eight of FlamesNation Radio! This week, host Ryan Pike and co-host Shane Stevenson are joined by the hardest working man in show business, Sportsnet 960 The Fan’s Pat Steinberg, to chat about things that make them hopeful and/or anxious about the first 22 games from the Calgary Flames.
They also chat about contracts, the cap situation, Sean Monahan, Milan Lucic and Juuso Valimaki’s situation within the organization.
Listen to this episode and our archives on Spotify and keep up to date with every episode!
Also be sure to check out FlamesNation Live with our pal Pat, archived as a podcast on Spotify or via YouTube if you want to see Pat’s smiling face.
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