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Originally Posted by Tsawwassen
A bit of optimism here, the Flames are only 10 points back of the Stars for 1st place in the western conf. and have 3 games in hand on them. 
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They have 1 game in hand on Dallas.
They also have 1 game in hand on each of LA and Edmonton.
Seattle has 1 game in hand on the Flames. Minnesota and the Avs each have 2 games in hand on the Flames.
Best case scenario in which the Flames win their game in hand and the other teams all lose their games in hand puts the Flames in eighth place and narrowly holding the last wildcard spot over the Avs.
Worst case, if the Flames were to lose their game in hand and the competition win their games in hand, the Flames would be 4 points out of a wildcard spot and in 10th place, narrowly behind Nashville. They would be tied with St. Louis on points but ahead of them in the RW tiebreaker.
It's a close race for those playoff spots.