Need a big third period to go above .500 since the All Star break. Could either be a 4-5-1 team since the All Star break or a 5-4-1 team since the All Star break. Played some tough divisional rivals in that stretch (SJx2, LA, ANH, EDMx2, VAN) along with a few Central division games (NSH, ST.L, CHI).
Either way not exactly an easy stretch of hockey and the Flames should get close to a majority of the points available during those 10 games.
Next ten they get some non-Western Conference foes to balance out this tough Western Conference schedule they have faced since the break (Boston twice, Tampa Bay, Florida, Columbus, Detroit) along with some Western Conference cannon fodder (Vegas, Anaheim, Nashville, Arizona).
So the schedule balances out for the Flames and I think it is clear that they will only improve now that they got through the murders row they had to face since the All Star break.
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