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Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious
The fact that the whole league is dealing with many back to back games as a result of the shortened season is worth noting.
Every team is going to be dog tired closing out the season so that really levels the playing field to an extent.
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That is the reason why some posters think the Flames are in a very bad spot. They have played the least amount of back to back games of any team in the league so far and they have failed to capitalize. The unfortunate thing for the Flames is that the evening out part works against them from here on out.
For instance, the Flames have 9 back to back games this year, they have played 1 so far. The Oilers for the sake of argument have 9 as well but they only have 7 left. It is not a huge difference but it is still a difference, one where the Flames have played less than pretty much any other team.