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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor
Too early to be talking playoffs. Look around the league and there are a handful of teams including the Flames still working to get their feet under them (Flyers, Rangers, Canucks all come to mind right away). Although, it would be fair to say a prolonged losing streak like 5 games or so is certainly the closest thing to a season killer you can have in this short season. If the Flames win tonight and/or Saturday I hope we can keep the playoff (or early golf tee time) talk away for another ten games or so because things can change pretty quick and trying to call it so soon is just going to do harm to our blood pressure.
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It should also be noted that the 1995 New Jersey Devils started their season 0-3-1 and had another 0-3-1 streak right at the end of their season. To be fair there wasn't nearly the same level of league parity in those days (3 teams made the playoffs with sub-.500 records), but it does show that all is not lost yet.
That said, the Flames need to start accumulating wins right now if they want a chance as every win and loss is magnified in a shortened season.