Just for example, the Flames have 3 games remaining against bottom feeder Arizona, but they also have 3 games remaining against the apparently elite Golden Knights.
One more game against Boston, and one more against Winnipeg, but the rest of the competition is near the same level as the Flames.
One more game against Buffalo and Ottawa each, and 2 more games against Edmonton if we're talking about bottom 5 competitors, but we know how things have gone against the Oilers lately.
The Flames play Colorado 2x, San Jose 2x, L.A. 1x, and Anaheim 1x for 6 games. Those are the important divisional games. The bulk of the other divisional games are against teams that they aren't really competing with directly (Arizona, Edmonton, Vegas). Edit: LOL, forgot Colorado isn't in our division anymore. Point still stands. We are in direct competition with Colorado for a playoff spot.
So to sum up:
-Flames play 5 games against elite teams
-13 games against competitive clubs
-7 games against bottom feeders
-and 6 important divisional games against teams they are competing directly with
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Last edited by Cali Panthers Fan; 02-15-2018 at 12:55 PM.
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