Given Thursdays result.
Who would Flames fans rather meet in the first round? Chicago or Columbus?
Personally, I'd foresake the division title to avoid the BJs. They remind me a bit too much of the 04 Flames and Hitchcock IMO would outcoach Keenan.
Hawks have had our number sure and there is the Khabibulin factor but I would be a lot less worried over 7 games regardless of home ice.
Also .. with a bit of luck Detroit wins the conference which would be a better match up IMO for the second round.
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