Barn Burner: Boomer & Pinder with Rhett Warrener - Wait… Was Don Maloney Actually RIGHT About The Calgary Flames?? | BB Clips

Episode Date: January 2, 2026

The Calgary Flames are back to .500 hockey — and suddenly we’re wondering if we completely misread this team. Earlier in the season, Don Maloney told fans the Flames weren’t rebuilding and believed in their core, and we absolutely tore into that message. But since that day, the Flames have been one of the better teams in the NHL. Were we wrong about them… or is this just another tease that leads straight back to life in the middle with no real payoff?VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/ViNWH-7WNwc#nhl #nhlshorts #nhlplayoffs #nhlpredictions #nhlhockey #nhlpicks #stanleycup #stanleycupfinal #calgaryflames #calgary CHECK OUT OUR STUFF ⬇️BARN BURNER MERCHhttps://nationgear.ca/collections/shirts/FlamesnationBARN BURNER SHORTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj_bcGtvvo-cW2DHEDZ6dEO5ePDmlhZc9&si=jo8iNGxT4ImhS2Y8📲 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fnbarnburner/X (Twitter): https://x.com/barnburnerfn?lang=en🎧 Listen on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/barn-burner-boomer-pinder-with-rhett-warrener/id1648562889Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Mc6Qd5U22R2zbMlQ7RxIiProducer: Jack Haverstock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

500. Go to the dome, big win. Bo, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo. Fireworks afterwards. Maloney strutting around a fucking told you so, you fat fuck. Hey, boom. Why do you think about that?

Hey. You like the core? Hey, tubby. How's your fantasy hockey? Hey? Uh, go play fantasy. Huh? Eh, he, he, he, he, he.

I don't know that. Just fucking. Just double fist. and fucking 5-1. That's my Don Maloney impression on New Year's Eve. New Year's Dawn. What a party that guy. NYD.

That's what it is. 18, 18 and 4, fuckers. Odd that your front and center for his celebration. Yeah, I was there. Yeah, lurking in the background. Taking the L, just like, you know what? You're right. Yeah.

You're right. And then Conroy's like, how's that back in extension looking now? You son of a bitch critique it again. Go ahead. It's not like playing the best hockey of his goddamn life. Yeah, you're right. You're right.

I'm just going to sit here and just keep doing this. You know, mainstream media? Do you work for a? No, we don't work for an outlook. We have no credibility whatsoever. We just do this thing. We sit on YouTube. Anybody can do it. We're not special. Well, we got Jack. Jack makes us a little bit special.

But yeah, you have. Right? There's nothing. I mean, who the hell are we? We got shirts. Why anybody can get a shirt made? I got a nice shirt. I got a nice. So who are they?

Why are we watching this? Who did the... Because they told us the flames for this, but now they're this and they said about this. And that's that. I don't think these guys know what the hell they're talking. I don't know what they do. Flyers coming to town.

5-1. Just stomp the shit out of them. Take the flyers bullshit. 5-1, Jack. Here they win hockey games. 5-1. 5-1! They don't.

dominated them. That's a snot bubbling. Like that's just, that's what they're doing. That's what they're doing in the competition right now. They were being bullies. They were being bullies. They were saying, you're not.

Running around. Listen, here, I get that it's New Year's Eve, but you're not going to enjoy the evening. Sorry. Yeah. This would be no fun for you. So what is the record since Domaloni talked? Does anyone know off the top of head?

It's just. It's astounding. Astounding. Yeah. I told you at the time, you guys. Oh, listen. I said he's going to rally the troops. It's us versus the world to get.

Good job, Don. Yeah. They've won five in a row at home. Five in a row. 10, 1, and 1 in their last 12 at the dome. They started the year, 1, 7, and 1. We made shirts. Oddly, we never do anything.

but yeah, we did. The one time we got off our ass and got some stuff done is when they were one, seven, four, 12 and two. They were last in the West December 2nd. Then Don Maloney gave you a couple of these. Right there. Boom, right there. You don't see what I see, Dean.

I've been running teams since you were in diapers, big boy. Before Jack was dead. When Jack was still dead, I was running the coyotes. we were loving life in Glendale had a great lease it was awesome since December December 2nd so a month ago last in the West well I mean it's I guess it depends where you want to signal the turnaround but as as you have said if you take the start the atrocious start of one seven and one and say let's just give you 500 there that's three three three more wins, right?

Probably four. Four, twelve, and two. So that's what, 18 games? Four wins in 18. Shit. You've got some great pieces to trade, Craig. Go get it. What?

Isn't that the other side of it where it's like, yeah, these fellows are playing great? November 19th was the day. They were in Buffalo. They had lost five, two to Chicago the night before. They would then beat Buffalo. that night by a score of 6 to 2. And then they would win again and then win again, then win again, then win again, get a point in an OT loss,

which then brings us to December. Loss, win, win, win, loss, win, loss, win, win, loss, win, win, win, win. So what are they in December then? 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. 9 and 4. Solid hockey. That's over 500. Yep.

By a bit for sure. So come April, we're going to be going back, much like today and saying, if only you idiots hadn't started out one, six, and one. We'd have home ice. That's right. We'll find a way to criticize. We'd have home ice in the playoffs in the first round. Stupid asses.

Just ask us by Christmas. We'll tell you. when the egg dog comes out, you'll get an answer. That's when we get real smart is when the bamboo comes out, the eggnog and the lights are up. Now, does it make me a prick? No. I still feel the same about them now as I did then.

I've said the same thing for the last five. I don't want to do the same show. We do this show. They keep winning and we keep neglecting to give them credit. No, that's not true. They get plenty of credit for winning the differences. is the year. You're going to win.

You were terrible to start of the year. It may cost you a playoff. But even if you get in the playoffs, I don't see you doing well against any of the elite teams. You're getting older. Eventually, this is going to, and, and, and they haven't made the playoffs in three years. So you should be.

Maybe the rebuild started then. Maybe they're already into the rebuild. we've just underestimated it. Remember we, because we, because I've putting the things and stuff together today, it's like, okay, well, get the standings and this sort of thing. We'll get all that sort of done. As I feel like we need to start showing the standings differently.

Because remember, we would pop right and let's take a look at the bottom of the overall standings. And we can do that. And then you can look at the, you know, there's the playoff teams. But I feel like right now the most relevant one is the, Well, here's the wild card. Oh, for sure. And here's where you might not even show the bottom of the NHL standings. When it big doesn't want us to.

They don't want it. So this is the wild card picture. This is the West. Well, you guys said on Friday or on Wednesday or whenever the hell we did the last show that you guys, weren't you here? Yeah, but I did. Did we all predict they'd touch the playoffs? Yes, we did. Okay, I'm trying to remember.

Sorry. Well, you guys, well, I just like, you're very good at distancing yourself. I couldn't remember if I. In two weeks, you'll be, you got to get some scores in here, Conroy. It's like, but that is the debate. If they'd have added scores last year, would they have made the playoffs? Jack, Jack's like, you know, you're right. Yeah, he's going to start.

Well, you got all these draft picks. You don't need them all. They're not all going to make it. Well, are you going for the playoffs? Go get these guys some help. if you do this and don't make the playoffs, then what good is it? What good have you done? What have you improved upon?

Yeah, give these guys a shot. You improved upon the fan experience on New Year's Eve. Yes, great job. Everybody had a party and had a good time. Beating the Oilers at home just after Christmas, wicked. Yeah. Love it. If you don't make the playoff, all of this is bullshit.

You're right about that. All of it is complete. BAS. Yeah. Now they've played 40 games, Seattle 38, there's game, all the, you know, all right, we get it. But they are a 500 hockey team. Any way you want to cut it right now. If you're 500, you can make the playoffs with half a season to go.

42 games left. The other thing that's happened, and I'll get to another point, which I think is important, which kind of builds our case, or at least supports our case a little bit. They've passed some teams here. You always hear about that, well, look how many teams. they've got to pass. Well, they in St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville. Utah's are kind of right there.

They won last night. The Kings are no screaming hell right now. So yeah, they're one point back. As we sit here today, they're a 500 team. The Jets continue to tumble. We'll talk about them in a little bit. They're dead last in the overall standings. But if the other part of it is too, and it doesn't change anything,

because if they make the playoffs, they'll make the playoffs as a West conference team. Oh, yeah. They're not going to get in in the east. They can't? There's no crossovers? No.

Why? Not the CFL, buddy. That's stupid. So 40 points puts them one point out in the West. In the East, they'd be like five, six points back. Because we showed that overall standings, the bottom. A lot of teams in the West right now are occupying the seller. So I'm just saying, you know,

Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chicago. Louis, Nashville, Calgary, Columbus, West. That's West, West, West. West, West, West. So are you... So Columbus is last in the east? Are you one of the best among the worst, or... You can only play the games. All right. Now you're getting two.

I'm just trying to put my hands up a little bit. You got to block, right? Yeah. Keep your gloves up. Yeah, you were walking in, just swinging. Can't just take shot after shot. You got to play some sort of defense at some point. Christ. It was all offensive. Like, come on.

Maroni's just peppering me over here. You're just fucking peppered. In October, November, we were just tossing them. Fantasy Hawk. That'd be nice. Take that. We had a bad start. We're better than this out.

Yeah, but you've got to make the playoffs. It means F all. Duh. But they have jumped a lot of teams. And some of those teams, I think, are just terrible. We need to do something. It's like just after every time. Every time they win, just have a thing, where are we wrong?

And then just kind of think, no, no. And are we going to stick to it? When do you kind of, you know, maybe? Because I do feel like it's a bit prickish. We're giving them credit, but it's like we're not buying it. Okay, so let's dig into it. When would you buy it? I just don't know.

That's the thing. I don't know that I won. So you get into the playoffs. Go play Colorado in round one. Yes, but if, okay, Jack, can you put up those standings again? Which ones you want to see? The wild card standings. Because, and this is just a wonderful game of if fantasy,

and we're so grateful that Pinders not here because it wouldn't have the right context. But if, okay, so that's the wild card. even do you even have the just the western conference what i'm getting at is is a wild card spot worth it because i think you get your ass kicked in the first round but if you're good enough to be fighting for a home what do you have to get to to have a home ice well yeah in a playoffs 45 you got to catch Vegas that's probably right like like is it is edmonton going to roll is Vegas going to take first in the Pacific, who's going to, because you're going to, look at, it's a battle. Let's just stop.

It's a battle. Let's just stop. Let's just stop.