[djsFlames]

There are fewer things I've been more confident in than the Flames finishing above the Oilers this season. The room for error up there is so small given that so much depends on so few. Calgary already had the edge on them even with the multitude of things that went wrong and now has the depth and options to sustain injuries and doesnt need one or two guys (including rookies/sophomores) to perform out of their minds in order to be competitive.

It's not even close, and I couldn't say that going into the last couple seasons. And now that I can, it feels good man.

But get who knows, maybe Mcdraibot the three man team will embrace the underdog role and drag their carcass of a roster to a wildcard spot.