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Originally Posted by The Boy Wonder
This team also isn't as close as some think
They are a bubble team because they lack consistency night to night
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Actually even strength we are one of the better teams in the league ~ the biggest thing that has killed us has been lacklustre home record and a PP that couldn't get going early enough. If we have even halfway better versions of those we are in a home playoff position at this time no doubt about it.
The fact that we are sitting 3 points back of a home playoff position and the one team we can't catch at this time is the who-would-have-guessed-it-absolutely-no-one Vegas Knights tells me that yea we are actually much closer to being legit than we are further away from it.
We have the 2nd leading scorer in the entire league
Amazing goaltending when Smith is back
Solid scoring ~ FOUR 20+ goal guys
top 5 road team
There is a lot and I mean ALOT to like about this roster and I don't think Coaching ~ outside of Cameron ~ hasn't been as terrible as some are making it out to be.
If the Flames are a bubble team right now that means that LA, Anaheim, San Jose, Minnesota, Dallas, and St. Louis are too this year and all of those teams sit AT MOST 7 points back and the majority with in 5 points of a home advantage playoff spot.
I think people really are being too critical about the team. They aren't as bad as some are making them out to be ~ not even close.