SB Nation's power ranking comments today:
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15. Calgary Flames (11-6-2) | Matchsticks & Gasoline
After Bob Hartley was fired by Atlanta in 2007, many believed his old-school brand of hockey was growing obsolete. There may still be truth to that sentiment, but he’s doing a heck of job with the young, upstart Flames.
Calgary is just two points behind Anaheim for the top spot in the West and is doing far better than anticipated. That’s all well and good, but the regression monster is putting on his bib and preparing to feast.
The Flames simply cannot maintain a 10.16 5v5 shooting percentage, which is more than a full percentage point above everyone else in the NHL. The losses will start piling up once they stop scoring at an unsustainable rate.
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Ha. We'll see about that. I agree our scoring will likely come down a bit, but I don't think that'll mean significantly more losses. These kids won't stop pushing, whether they get down one goal, two goals, etc. Resilience and relentlessness in work ethic is what's paying off for this team and I don't see that going away any time soon. If they have to shoot more to get the goals, then they'll get more shots. These kids have bought into what Hartley is preaching. Hiller and Ramo will give them a chance every night.
The "regression monster" can eat it.