[Sylvanfan]

Looks like it's going to be Colorado.

At the end of the day even the 8th place playoff team is not an easy out, but there's a reason teams like Edmonton don't make the playoffs...they don't deserve to.

The Avalanche will have the lowest point total of any team in the playoffs, they are in the same time zone, and it's around 2 hours and 45 minutes to fly between the two cities. So it's similar travel to what the Flames would see going to Las Vegas, Phoenix, or San Jose. So considering that the Flames are getting an out of Division opponent this isn't too bad.

Colorado does have a dangerous top line, and Nathan MacKinnon likely is the best player on either team. But in today's NHL what playoff team doesn't have players like this? The games will all likley be pretty close, but the Flames should be able to win the series. If they don't it will be more related to how they played, than how Colorado played.