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Originally Posted by The Fonz
I can't see us even getting a top 5 next season. If you were to cut out the Flames blip this year from Dec 20 - Jan 20, the team has been 32-27-6 in the other 65 games. That's a .538 pts%, pro-rates to 88 points over a full 82 games.
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That's one way to look at it. Another is that the Flames have caught the disease the Leafs had for about a decade - putting together a strong enough finish once they're out of contention to fall out of a high draft position.