At this point, the Flames will finish 8th worst to 10th worst in the league standings. I'm certainly hoping for 8th worst. Lose, lose, lose!
Worst-case scenario, the Flames get 3+ points and finish 10th worst.
It looks to me like we can get a maximum of 2 points, and we'll remain behind the NJD. One win and one regulation loss or 2 overtime/shootout losses would leave the Flames behind the NJD in regulation wins, which is the first tie-breaker given even games played.
I'd really like to see the Flames lose this one in regulation. That would mean that they would be guaranteed to finish no better than 9th worst.
Ideally, we lose both remaining games in regulation. This would give the Flames a chance at finishing 8th worst. Seattle would just need to get 1 point in its remaining games against the Jets and the Wild.
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