The season is not done, but with seven games left and six points back of the Avalanche, it is not looking likely the Flames will be among the top eight teams in the West. Detroit, Los Angeles and Nashville could all be caught, but the chances Calgary will catch any of those teams is slim to none. (I had to edit this paragraph, as today the surging Wings hopped all the way up to 6th, eight points ahead of the Flames).
Experts, pre-season predictions and fans of the game didn't have the Flames first in the League or anything, but most did have them in the post-season (most placed the Flames around the five spot).
So why are the Flames in the battle of their lives to squeak into that eighth spot?
Short term, the loss to the Islanders on the 25th could be seen as the dagger that ultimately killed Calgary's play-off chances. The 5-0 thrashing from the Bruins on the 27th didn't help either
But here are my five reasons, over the course of the whole season, the Calgary Flames may not be battling for the Stanley Cup in less than a month.Begin Slideshow
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Five Reasons the Calgary Flames Aren’t in a Playoff Spot
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