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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
I'll never understand this line of thinking and how someone gets there as a fan.
Playoffs are always better than no playoffs even if you think your team has no shot.
Especially when it's clear the Flames won't drop enough spots to get into the Bedard stakes. They're not gonna drop every game to end the season and that's what it would likely take to get leap frogged by the 4 teams necessary to get that miniscule chance at Bedard.
Playoffs and the 15th or 16th pick will always be better than no playoffs and the 12th-14th pick.
Add in the fact the West doesn't have a Boston-like juggernaut, it makes the hope for just getting in even bigger in my eyes.
Yes, the Flames are unlikely to get in now, and they wouldn't be a favorite or anything close to even money in any series, but to actively hope for losses to squash any hope of making the dance is beyond me.
They're four points out. Could be 2 points out, even on games if WPG loses tonight. Still have a game versus WPG. That's not homer glasses, that's just facts.
As much as last night was embarrassing, they didn't lose points because of it. They didn't drop any spots. They're still in the fight. If they can get to within 1-2 points of WPG before that head to head in early April, game on. They were 7 points back a couple weeks ago, they're 4 now. This isn't impossible. Hard and unlikely, yes.
But it's not a facade as you put it.
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If this team could just figure it's #### out for a couple weeks I could see them taking Dallas to 7 games and upsetting them, and LA taking out Edmonton in round 1.
Honestly feels not unrealistic if they can just get their poop in a group for more than 1-2 games.
Would be so cathartic after the bull#### of this season
If guys like Kadri are gonna throw the rest of the season just because of Darryl they should be benched the rest of the year.
The fans deserve better. No #### passengers between now and May!