The Playoff Hunt. Flames Vs Wild Vs Blues

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by HitterD

Beat the Leafs 2 both times this year as well. Any team can win on any night, would be nice to see an unexpected gift from the Sharks before we have to beat them again.

They beat the Kings twice too and smoked them 7-2 one of the games.

[BagoPucks]

The two back to back loses to the blues are still biting is in the ass.

[Robbob]

One day at a time. Flames win and SJ regulation win on Wednesday and it will set up a potential play in like game. If Wednesday games go the Flames way then they will take control of their destiny with a regulation win against the Wild on Friday. Wild would have 2 games left and one of them would be a back to back on the Saturday traveling to Vancouver after a late start in Calgary (8pm start time....I am sure we can have some sort of ceremony). Flames would have 3 games.

Never give up, never surrender.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Yes and even if it ends up being the difference of 3 spots that could still result in the flames still getting their guy much like when they traded down twice and got zary anyway.

It sounds like this draft is especially weak. In those situations beyond the very top, you typically have a first round filled with lots of okay guys and it's a matter of preference.

Florida is likely finishing 3rd in their division, which means a relatively tough match up against Toronto or Tampa Bay.

At this point with a bottom 10 spot very unlikely, I'm cheering for as many Flames wins as possible, and for Florida to eat it in the first. That's palatable....although less so if I'm cheering for the Leafs.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by blankall

At this point with a bottom 10 spot very unlikely, I'm cheering for as many Flames wins as possible, and for Florida to eat it in the first. That's palatable....although less so if I'm cheering for the Leafs.

Luckily, winning the first round doesn't affect your draft position. So if Florida draws the Leafs in round 1, you can cheer for the Panthers with a clean conscience, and then cheer for their opponent in round 2.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Luckily, winning the first round doesn't affect your draft position. So if Florida draws the Leafs in round 1, you can cheer for the Panthers with a clean conscience, and then cheer for their opponent in round 2.

Interesting. The Sens may catch the Panthers too, which also helps us.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

If the Oilers beat the Blues tomorrow, STL would only have two games left and could then max out at 97(like the Flames as of right now) but would have the tiebreak(but that could also change depending how the teams would win their games).

They're not out of the woods yet either. Blues have Kraken and Utah after Edmonton, gotta figure they pick up all those points though.

An EDM win, a SJ win and CGY win is best case scenario tomorrow and I'm here for it.

[CaptainYooh]

Does anyone know the highest ever points total earned by the last wild card team to make it into the playoffs?

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

Does anyone know the highest ever points total earned by the last wild card team to make it into the playoffs?

Vegas was Wild card 2 with 98 points last year. Gotta think that's the record.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Wildcard 1 had 101 point teams in 18/19

[Mathgod]

Didn't the Caps get 100 points and the final WC spot in the east in 2022?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Didn't the Caps get 100 points and the final WC spot in the east in 2022?

Indeed all 8 teams had 100 points.

[GullFoss]

06-07 Avs missed with 95 points. Flames got 96

10-11 Dallas missed with 95 points. Chicago with 97

14-15 LA missed with 96. Calgary with 97

17-18 Florida missed with 96. NJD with 97

18-19 Montreal misses with 96. Columbus with 98

21-22 Washington with 100

22-23: Flames miss with 93. Winnipeg with 95.


23-24: St Louis miss with 92. Vegas with 98

[GullFoss]

Flames have to go 4-0-1 to make it for sure. Maybe 4-1 gives them an outside chance.

[Goriders]

It’s still definitely possible. But need the stars to align.

Finally getting some out of town help would be nice

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Flames have to go 4-0-1 to make it for sure. Maybe 4-1 gives them an outside chance.

How does 4-0-1 get them in for sure?

That’s 96 points.

If Minny goes 3-1 with that loss Vs the flames, that’s 97 points.

Flames don’t control their destiny as of right now.

Wild need to lose CGY And drop another game(OT or otherwise) for the flames to get back control.

[Sylvanfan]

The 21-22 season was a real weird one in the East. Washington had 100 points to finish 8th which was 16 points clear of 9th which had 84. That has to be one of the lowest point totals for a 9th place team in a 82 game season in the current point system.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

How does 4-0-1 get them in for sure?

That’s 96 points.

If Minny goes 3-1 with that loss Vs the flames, that’s 97 points.

Flames don’t control their destiny as of right now.

Wild need to lose CGY And drop another game(OT or otherwise) for the flames to get back control.

My guesses have the wild going 2-2 and the flames 4-1. Unless we get some help from SJ or the ducks I think they will both end up at 95 points.

We need the hockey gods to get their heads out of their asses.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Goriders

We need the hockey gods to get their heads out of their asses.

As I've said before, if there were gods who cared about hockey, Gary Bettman wouldn't have been NHL commissioner for 30 years.

We're on our own here.

[browna]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

How does 4-0-1 get them in for sure?

That’s 96 points.

If Minny goes 3-1 with that loss Vs the flames, that’s 97 points.

Flames don’t control their destiny as of right now.

Wild need to lose CGY And drop another game(OT or otherwise) for the flames to get back control.

Sure. But no team has ever gotten 96 points and not made the playoffs with the 82 game/current overtime format.