[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by getbak

Yeah, the top 3 of the Central looks to be solidifying, with St Louis now 6 points clear of the Wild Cards, but the Pacific is still pretty open.

Arizona and Edmonton are pretty much already eliminated, and Anaheim is looking pretty safe, but the other 4 teams are within 2 points of each other and any of them could make it and even get home-ice in the first round, or any of them could just as easily miss the playoffs.

The next few weeks are going to be very important for the Flames' season. Between now and Valentine's Day, they have San Jose three times, LA twice, plus Winnipeg and Vancouver. If they do well, they could be in a position where they're not worrying about the Wild Cards. If they do poorly, they probably won't have a chance at the Wild Cards.

After the Arizona game, 6/10 of the following games are 4-pointers. This one road trip is going to decide whether we make the playoffs or not.