Great article and interesting read today by Darren Haynes from Flames From 80 Feet, he was also on the Fan 960 to discuss the Flames playoff chances, the battle for home ice advantage (and some 2006 heartbreak), and the chances of a Battle of Alberta:
http://www.flamesfrom80feet.ca/2017/...-home-ice.html
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The scenarios are plentiful for how this season ends for Calgary and Edmonton. They could both finish as high as second in the Pacific, or they could miss the playoffs altogether, or they could finish anywhere in between. Third in the division, either of the two wild card spots, all of those options are still in play.
As a result, the Flames could meet the Oilers in round one, round two, or even round three in the Western Conference final. Now wouldn't that be something.
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In a brutal loss fans are still healing from -- considering a second round match-up with the Edmonton Oilers was lying in wait -- Calgary laid an egg in game 7, getting outshot 31-22 and losing 3-0 to Anaheim to get eliminated.
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Five weeks from today, the official version of the Stanley Cup playoffs will already be underway. Between now and then -- the Flames playing every other day until the end of the season -- are the unofficial playoffs.
Drama, tension, angst, every game matters. Everything that's great about the post-season also applies to the stretch run.
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I am hoping the Fan 960 will have their interview up shortly to add to this.
Sorry if this should just go in the other thread about Flames articles, I thought this one was interesting enough to merit its own discussion.
Haynes article and 960 interview- Flames Playoff odds, BofA and more
