Just as a more accurate reflection of where the Flames are at, here are the adjusted standings, assuming (optimistically) that all the teams around them would go .500 in their games in hand:
Tie breakers are based on current ROWs
Chicago 18-9-3 - 39 pts
St. Louis 16-9-5 - 37 pts
Minnesota 15-10-5 - 35 pts
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San Jose 17-12-1 - 35 pts
Anaheim 14-10-6 - 34 pts
Edmonton 14-11-5 - 33 pts
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Calgary 15-13-2 - 32 pts
Nashville 14-12-4 - 32 pts
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Los Angeles 15-13-2 - 32 pts
Dallas 12-12-6 - 30 pts
Winnipeg 13-14-3 - 29 pts
Vancouver 13-14-3 - 29 pts
Colorado 12-16-2 - 26 pts
Arizona 10-15-5 - 25 pts
So the Flames are for all intents and purposes a wildcard team now, give or take a point, accounting for the games in hand. They're getting there, but still some work to do to start to feel comfortable about the standings.
I will continue to post these adjusted standings after each win.
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