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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I seriously doubt it. The Central teams have all still played only half of their intra-divisional schedule, and these games will govern how many points they can all accumulate. Besides, there does not seem to be a lot of separation between the top five teams in either division. The difference is at the bottom, where all of Edmonton, Arizona, and Vancouver are clearly awful. But if anything, this probably improves the chances of two Pacific Division teams in the WC spots, by virtue of the fact that the other five all have the benefit of playing these terrible teams more often.
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A couple years? No. There is a very good chance that the Flames finish with a home-ice playoff spot this season. With how the roster is shaped I see no reason why topping the Division should not be a reasonable expectation next year.
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You might want to look at the Oilers record in the division...