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Originally Posted by New Era
Have you looked at the schedules of all the teams in question? Calgary has the hardest schedule. Pretty much everyone else faces non-playoff teams in six or more games. Calgary gets two, and then faces the Pacific coast teams with way too much frequency for my liking. The nice thing is the Flames control their own destiny. I would much rather be in the Oilers predicament and be one point back of the Flames with multiple games against both Vancouver and Colorado than face the schedule the Flames have. Flames also have one more road trip to the eastern time zone, while everyone stays in the west. Flames are not a lock. Things could get very interesting in short order.
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You could look at the glass half empty or half full. If these Flames beat tougher teams down the stretch it sets sets up a good mindset for the playoffs "we had to earn it". The other night the oilers gave it their all against the Pens and lost. That puts doubts in their minds about winning big games. We could have said the same thing 3-4 weeks ago them having a better predicament while the oilers were way ahead in the standings. All things considered, I like our chances and would rather put my bets on the Flames! They are learning how to win and what better way to do it by playing a team that has on more than one occasion been to the big dance.