On hour 1 of Flames Talk, Pat Steinberg and Ryan Pike address the latest news around former Flames GM Brad Treliving, as reports stated that the Flames would not be allowing Treliving to speak to other teams until his contract officially expires at the end of June. The guys share their thoughts on the situation, and why the Flames might have motivations to do so.

Former Calgary Flames General Manager Al Coates joins the show! Al chats with Pat and Pike about his observations on the team so far, to discuss the benefits of hiring internally, share stories from when he was GM of the team,  and the 2023 Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame class inductees!

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