In the Dome: Calgary Flames Fan Podcast
Jul 17, 2026 · 35 min · 15 segments
Craig has been a busy cat this summer. While he may not get all the shining accolades and stars other GM’s get around the league for their big moves, we think he’s quietly building a wagon. Summer of…
All right, let's get into it.
Is it Nemec or Nemec? Does it matter?
Not sure yet.
I'm still going back and forth.
But, um-
I'm gonna go with Nemec-
... we're gonna grade-
... 'cause that ch is a little annoying.
We're gonna grade the moves.
I mean, we've obviously broke it down on the pod, but um, after you s- sat with it for about a month, what do you, what do you grade this thing? I'm gonna give it a optimistic A minus.
Yeah, I've kinda bumped up from like being super down.
Not, I wasn't down in the dumps, but like, eh.
Are we accelerating the rebuild? To being like, yeah, this was a, this was a nice swing to take.
So I, yeah, I've probably gone from like a B minus up to about like, yeah, an A minus, B plus for sure.
Like-
Well, I just remember watching Vegas in the third round, I think, going into the finals, and I'm like, you know what? You go through their roster, they got all these first round picks, second round picks, and it's almost like that was the GM's MO, is like whoever we trade for has to be a first round pick.
Yeah.
Top 10's even better.
But you know, we've said this before, so it's like if you're not picking in the lottery top five, how else do you get these guys? You gotta find a way.
Love the age, love the potential upside.
What's your grade?
B plus.
I knew you were not gonna give him an A.
All right, let's get into it.
Is it Nemec or Nemec? Does it matter?
Not sure yet.
I'm still going back and forth.
But, um-
I'm gonna go with Nemec-
... we're gonna grade-
... 'cause that ch is a little annoying.
We're gonna grade the moves.
I mean, we've obviously broke it down on the pod, but um, after you s- sat with it for about a month, what do you, what do you grade this thing? I'm gonna give it a optimistic A minus.
Yeah, I've kinda bumped up from like being super down.
Not, I wasn't down in the dumps, but like, eh.
Are we accelerating the rebuild? To being like, yeah, this was a, this was a nice swing to take.
So I, yeah, I've probably gone from like a B minus up to about like, yeah, an A minus, B plus for sure.
Like-
Well, I just remember watching Vegas in the third round, I think, going into the finals, and I'm like, you know what? You go through their roster, they got all these first round picks, second round picks, and it's almost like that was the GM's MO, is like whoever we trade for has to be a first round pick.
Yeah.
Top 10's even better.
But you know, we've said this before, so it's like if you're not picking in the lottery top five, how else do you get these guys? You gotta find a way.
Love the age, love the potential upside.
What's your grade?
B plus.
I knew you were not gonna give him an A.
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