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tvp2003 · 11-18-2015, 04:43 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fjDS0jKiE

Seriously though -- in looking at the schedule, the Flames have only played 4 out of 28 scheduled divisional games this year (2-2-0, with one of those wins coming as an OT win against Vancouver). I don't think this is unusual from a scheduling perspective -- at the same point last year, they had also played 4 divisional games.

That leaves 24 games (out of 62 -- almost 40%) that are against division opponents, including:

- VAN x3
- SJ x5
- ARI x4
- ANA x5

There are also 4 games against division leading LA (we can probably concede they'll make it in) and 3 games against last place Edmonton. I also note that we are tied with VAN and ahead of ANA in terms of ROW wins (i.e. from a tiebreaker perspective).

Anyone bold enough to predict the Flames will still be playing hockey in mid-April? The next road trip (ANA, ARI, SJ) should give us a good indication of whether this team has any hope of earning a playoff spot; breaking the Honda Center curse would be an added bonus. Incidentally, the Flames had almost the exact same road trip last year at the end of November -- they lost to Anaheim (of course) but that was followed by Ramo's back-to-back shutout wins against San Jose and then Arizona.

Out of the teams that are left, I think Vancouver is catchable, and hopefully Anaheim can be the LA of last year (including the Flames having a 4-1 record against them). That leaves one of San Jose and Arizona -- both have suspect goaltending but I wouldn't be surprised if they finish #2 and #3.

11-18-2015, 04:43 PM	#1
tvp2003 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fjDS0jKiE Seriously though -- in looking at the schedule, the Flames have only played 4 out of 28 scheduled divisional games this year (2-2-0, with one of those wins coming as an OT win against Vancouver). I don't think this is unusual from a scheduling perspective -- at the same point last year, they had also played 4 divisional games. That leaves 24 games (out of 62 -- almost 40%) that are against division opponents, including: - VAN x3 - SJ x5 - ARI x4 - ANA x5 There are also 4 games against division leading LA (we can probably concede they'll make it in) and 3 games against last place Edmonton. I also note that we are tied with VAN and ahead of ANA in terms of ROW wins (i.e. from a tiebreaker perspective). Anyone bold enough to predict the Flames will still be playing hockey in mid-April? The next road trip (ANA, ARI, SJ) should give us a good indication of whether this team has any hope of earning a playoff spot; breaking the Honda Center curse would be an added bonus. Incidentally, the Flames had almost the exact same road trip last year at the end of November -- they lost to Anaheim (of course) but that was followed by Ramo's back-to-back shutout wins against San Jose and then Arizona. Out of the teams that are left, I think Vancouver is catchable, and hopefully Anaheim can be the LA of last year (including the Flames having a 4-1 record against them). That leaves one of San Jose and Arizona -- both have suspect goaltending but I wouldn't be surprised if they finish #2 and #3.