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Originally Posted by Cole436
I can’t see this happening unless we’re out of the playoffs by a wide margin by the deadline. This would essentially be giving up on the season.
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As I said earlier maybe that's the point.
The hurdle has lowered this week, instead of 93 points to get in you need 91. That could right back to 94 in ten days again.
But the Flames have won what 8 of their last 12.
If the hurdle lowers or stays the same Calgary could be that 85 point team that is close enough to have a tough call to make on deadline day.
Moving Markstrom near .500 works in so many ways. Your chances of making the playoffs go down, you move another asset for futures, you ensure that you can move the three UFAs and you win the public opinion battle because you're not having to make a tough call in early March.