Making the playoffs or keeping our top-10 first round pick 2025?

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Quick update with 17/20 of the final games completed. It is interesting to see how the final 20 has progressed and figured it was worth sharing.

Section 1: Schedule update
Marching down the stretch: 3 games remaining

• Expected Wins: Sharks (H),
• Likely Wins:
• Likely Losses: Golden Knights (H2), Kings (A),
• Expected Losses:

Updated results for the final 20 games of the season

• Confirmed Wins: Canadiens (H), Rangers (A)*, Devils (A)*, Islanders (A), Kraken (H), Avalanche (A)*, Ducks (H), Sharks (A), Wild (H)*,
• Confirmed OTL: Canucks (H)*, Oilers (A)*, Ducks (A)*,
• Confirmed Losses: Avalanche (H), Maple Leafs (A), Stars (H), UHC (A)*, Golden Knights (H1),

*Defied expectation

The team is 9-5-3 so far in the completed 17 of the final 20 games. Doing way better than I had expected. Really hoping that the Knights and Kings will be resting their stars when we play them.

Section 2: Playoff standings update

• The Wild hold WC1, sitting at 93 points and 80 games played
• The Blues are in WC2, sitting at 93 points and 80 games played
• Flames are 3 points back (90 points) with 1 games in hand on the Blues and Wild (79 games played)

Flames need help now to bring down the Blues and/or Wild.

Section 3: Tankathon update

• Wild have the 25th hardest remaining schedule (VS: Ducks & Canucks)
• Blues have the 28th hardest remaining schedule (VS: Krakens & UHC)
• Flames have the 18th hardest remaining schedule (VS: Sharks, VGK, Kings)

Tough list of teams for the Flames while the other guys have pretty easy opposition.

Section 4: Other 1st round pick update
Devils are 16OA in the standings (2 spot drop) – 29th hardest schedule remaining
Panthers are 11OA in the standings (1 spot drop) – 19th hardest schedule remaining

Strength of schedule is kinda * at this point

[tkflames]

Who would have thought that with 3 games remaining the flames have more points than NJ and would be clinched in the east. In the context of what this team actually is...they have put together an amazing season.

St Louis or Minnesota losing one out of 4 games in regulation? Not unrealistic.

Flames winning 3 in a row...well if they do...the snake never lies and they will have earned it.

[Wedge]

The Kings beating the Avalanche today was potentially huge for the Flames. If Edmonton loses one of their last games three games, or if the Kings win either of their next two, that last game (Flames at Kings) will be somewhat meaningless to LA since they would have clinched second, and home ice against Stabmonton.

While I was all for the Flames finishing in the bottom ten, I'd love to see the Flames in the playoffs as a consolation second ... hopefully with 17th and 22nd overall picks.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Wedge

The Kings beating the Avalanche today was potentially huge for the Flames. If Edmonton loses one of their last games three games, or if the Kings win either of their next two, that last game (Flames at Kings) will be somewhat meaningless to LA since they would have clinched second, and home ice against Stabmonton.

While I was all for the Flames finishing in the bottom ten, I'd love to see the Flames in the playoffs as a consolation second ... hopefully with 17th and 22nd overall picks.

Oilers play Jets next. Should be an L. Then they play B2B against the Kings. I imagine the standings are finalized after that game at the latest, prior to Flames playing either Vegas or LA.