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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I don't think you can count it at the beginning of the the 30-team era. It should be counted since the introduction of the Wildcard format. If it weren't for that, I'd agree Flames would have no chance. But as this year's standings show, Flames still have a pretty realistic chance based on the wacky Wildcard format of allowing 3 teams in each division in.
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It's not that big of a difference. If it was still the top eight in the Conference going to the playoffs, the Flames would be 6 points out right now, instead of 5.