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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
Flames are 29th in the NHL by points %.
The two teams behind the Flames in the west each have FOUR games in hand. They can both post losing records and be sub-.500 by points, and they will still pass the Flames, leaving us last in the conference.
Realistically, by the time the games in hand play out, we should be 29th in the league.
We may make progress, but right now we are actually nowhere near the playoffs.
Francis is a tool.
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agreed.
I suppose if we are trying to be glass half full here, the key is that there aren't many teams pulling away in the western conference. Hopeful thinking, but if we see a lot of parity where the teams above and the teams below the flames aren't winning all the points from games in hand, it means they are being distributed somewhat evenly (likely at a higher rate to the teams above). Then the flames really need to start stringing together some long point streaks to get anywhere close to the playoff picture.
The one saving grace for the flames sucking over the first 25 games, is that there are few teams in the western conference that are really pulling away.