I don't think there is any point to throwing in the towel now. 6 points away from 10th with too few games remaining. They are almost assuredly going to end up in no-man's land. It sucks, but it is what it is. I would rather the Flames continue to battle it out and at least hand over Montreal the very worst pick possible with whatever games they have.
I felt after their points percentage dropped out of the top 8 in the conference, playoffs became unlikely, especially given the heater that the Blues were on, and how unlikely the Wild would have to drop in order for the Flames to catch them. This loss puts the Flames further back, and they have Colorado next. Sucks for the 'worst case scenario' to have such a high chance of happening now, but it is what it is. No point in throwing in the towel at this point.
Vladar has been just as good as Wolf down the stretch. They would need to call up Ignatjew or someone, sit Weegar, Andersson, Kadri and Huberdeau, and outright embarrass themselves with a tank job to get into that bottom 10.
Just play out the season. Play hard, score some goals, entertain us. That's how I see it anyway.
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