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Caged Great · 12-12-2015, 06:40 AM

The schedule is a bit bizarre for the Flames coming up.

The next 5 games are

Rangers - 4th
Predators - 10th
Stars - 1st
Blues - 6th
Wings - 8th

All those games are going to be a real challenge. Success over that stretch would be a .500 record.

After that though, things get a lot easier for the Flames

Jets - 18th
Oilers - 23rd
Ducks - 24th
Kings - 4th
Avs - 27th
Lightning - 17th
Coyotes - 21st
Sharks - 21st
Panthers - 16th
Oilers - 23rd
Devils - 13th
Blue Jackets - 30th
Hurricanes - 25th
Stars - 1st
Predators - 10th
Hurricanes - 25th
Blue Jackets - 30th
Canucks - 20th
Maple Leafs - 27th
Sharks - 21st
Coyotes - 21st
Ducks - 24th

Of those 22 games, only 4 out of all of them are against teams on the top half of the standings.

It is odd that the Flames are coming up on a relative easy stretch after next week. If they can continue to be close to the others in the division at the end of the road trip, they could potentially push forward and take a playoff spot for good.

It would be good timing if the team puts everything together right when the quality of the opposition decreases.

12-12-2015, 06:40 AM	#1
Caged Great Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	5 games of hell, followed by 22 against mostly weaker opponents The schedule is a bit bizarre for the Flames coming up. The next 5 games are Rangers - 4th Predators - 10th Stars - 1st Blues - 6th Wings - 8th All those games are going to be a real challenge. Success over that stretch would be a .500 record. After that though, things get a lot easier for the Flames Jets - 18th Oilers - 23rd Ducks - 24th Kings - 4th Avs - 27th Lightning - 17th Coyotes - 21st Sharks - 21st Panthers - 16th Oilers - 23rd Devils - 13th Blue Jackets - 30th Hurricanes - 25th Stars - 1st Predators - 10th Hurricanes - 25th Blue Jackets - 30th Canucks - 20th Maple Leafs - 27th Sharks - 21st Coyotes - 21st Ducks - 24th Of those 22 games, only 4 out of all of them are against teams on the top half of the standings. It is odd that the Flames are coming up on a relative easy stretch after next week. If they can continue to be close to the others in the division at the end of the road trip, they could potentially push forward and take a playoff spot for good. It would be good timing if the team puts everything together right when the quality of the opposition decreases. __________________ Fireside Chat - The #1 Flames Fan Podcast - FiresideChat.ca Last edited by Caged Great; 12-12-2015 at 07:19 AM.