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Originally Posted by Bingo
I consider it fortuitous that they split they actually lost a game to the Sharks in the last half of the season, and split with the Ducks.
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Exactly. This is also why I find the "they lost the games when they mattered, but won them when they didn't" argument so odd.
They were 6 points out of a playoff spot at the trade deadline. If you turned 3 of those early season losses into wins, they would have been in a tie for the last wildcard, and maybe they don't make all the trades at the deadline.
When all is said and done, no one cares when you won or lost the games, all we see is that 38-39-5 record and 24th overall standing.
If anything, the Flames are lucky their schedule only had them playing 3 games each against San Jose and Anaheim because if they had played 4, they'd likely have an extra 4 points (at least 2 to pass New Jersey).