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Originally Posted by IgiTang
Whoa.. You mention the Isle's, Wild and other big teams... But no mention of the Flames cap hit.
Last time I checked the Flames were more successful than many of those teams listed.
And to say those teams are "closer" is such a falicy due to the FACT the flames had more playoff success.
If not included, its essentially saying the Flames were a fluke and had no business being there which is absolute BS.
Just ask anyone on that roster who played in the playoffs.
Personally, I feel the Flames are only a couple pieces away from being an elite team.
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Flames may be a couple of pieces away from being elite
BUT they had the lowest point total of the 8 teams making the playoffs and got to play the #5 team.... Both the Flames and the #5 Canucks had inflated pts totals by playing the 2 tanking teams Phx and Edmonton so many times . Factoring out the freebie pts Vancouver and Calgary were the #7 and #8 teams in the West over the regular season.
The Flames should/could of have been matched up against Anaheim or St.L in the first round and the 11 year no playoff series win record would have been intact