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Originally Posted by Wolven
It's interesting how on page 15 of the thread I pointed out that our home point percentage was 72.5% and after 2 loses it drops to 65.9%.
That right there dropped the Flames to 15th overall with only 7 more spots to drop to get into the top 10 of the draft. The only team in the 10 spots below us with a losing record right now is the Flyers.
Lightning - 1 point behind with 2 games in hand
Blues - 1 point behind but 2 less games to go, however they have a huge opportunity next week with a rare back-to-back homestand against the Flames
UTC - 2 points behind, even on games
Penguins - 2 points behind but 2 less games to go
Senators - 3 points behind, one game in hand and a 6-4-0 record in their last 10
Blue Jackets - 3 points behind, but 1 less game to go
Canadiens - 4 points behind, even on games, riding a 7-3-0 record in last 10
The Red Wings and Ducks are also both 6-4 in L10 and are only 5 points back.
The Rangers are still playing horribly this year but are still only 6 points back and you know they want to be back in the playoffs.
All of that information just goes to show that there are a number of teams looking to jump over the Flames and it won't take a significant losing skid to get 7 out of 10 of those teams to pass us in the standings.
Trading any of Andersson, Coleman, or Kadri would probably send the team into a freefall down the standings... but I do not think that is necessary at this time. Wait to see how the road trips pan out and if we continue to drop games at home then we'll likely be in the top 10 of the draft already.
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Now at 44 games played. Back to 15th OA and there is still a viable path to the playoffs as well as to 9th OA draft pick.
Standings update:
- Lightning and CBJ have passed us. Lightning was expected, CBJ is a surprise.
- Bruins (46GP) are tied with us for points but we have games in hand.
- Senators (44GP), Canadiens (44GP), Canucks (44GP), and Blues (46GP) are all 1 point back.
- Red Wings (44GP) continue to surge and are now 3 points back and the Flyers (46GP) have gained ground and are also 3 points back.
- Rangers (44GP) are turning around and are now only 4 points back. With 2 games in hand on the Bruins they could fight for WC2 in the East.
Penguins have slipped and are 5 points back. UTC have fallen apart and are 6 points back.
The rest of the month looks tough for the Flames schedule.
- 2 expected wins at home against the Sabres and Ducks
- 4 expected losses against the Jets (A), Wild (A), Jets (A), and Caps (H)