[SuperMatt18]

These last two wins combined with Boston losing right now, New York losing 3 straight, and Detroit slumping make the bottom 10 really tough.

Let's look at a couple pessimistic scenarios of the Flames potential finish:

Flames: 4-9-1, 84 points

Need to Pass Flames
Detroit: 7-6-1, 85 points
New York: 6-5-1, 85 points

Bottom 9 are all below .500 and bottom 9 is likely unobtainable
Boston: 7-4-1, 84 points
Anaheim: 8-5-0, 84 points
Pittsburgh: 9-3-0: 84 points
Seattle: 9-2-1: 84 points
Philly: 10-2-0, 84 points
Buffalo: 12-3-0, 84 points
Nashville: 13-1-0, 84 points
Chicago, San Jose: 84 points is unobtainable

If Flames make it to 86 points:

Flames: 5-8-1, 86 points

Need to Pass Flames
Detroit: 8-5-1, 87 points
New York: 7-4-1, 87 points

Not nearly as "close" as it looks and unless the Flames really go on a 5 game losing streak at some point the bottom 10 is very likely unobtainable. Especially with Detroit having the hardest remaining schedule in the NHL.

Playoffs or bust at this point.