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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Tonight's game really should end any lingering debate.
There's no way this team is near the Chicago bad level needed to drop heavily.
They could slip a bit, but not top 10.
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It was pretty crazy how much better the Flames looked. My biggest issue with getting 100% onto the Flames bandwagon is that when the Flames play legit contenders they often look like the Hawks did against us.
With Vancouver floundering though, the Flames look primed to hold onto that 8th playoff spot. St. Louis, Utah, and Vancouver look like the only real competition for it, with St. Louis looking like the strongest competitor right now.
The Flames need to find a way to score more goals and more consistently. Having Coronato, Zary, and Pelletier all emerge as 40-50 point players is huge. That satisfies a lot of the depth issues. Combine that with Coleman, Backlund, Huberdeau, and Kadri and you have 7 forwards at or over .5 PPG, which is competitive. The Flames offensive contributions from the defence have been abysmal since Andersson forgot how to score. If the Flames had a legit PP defenceman they might actually have something.