Calgary in Trouble

[mattola]

tied for 8th seems nice but they have 3 games played more than both Dallas and Anaheim (Whats worse is that Anaheim has 3 more Wins than Calgary so if they tie the points at the season end they lose anyway as Anaheim won the season series). and 2 more than Nashville (3 more than Chicago) who both have 1 point more. everyone else below that are pretty much toast. Anaheim seems to be warming up as is Nashville and Chicago. Dallas is coasting along (yes fuck dallas) but Calgary is .500 in their last 10 with 2 happy to have loser points in that midst. their remaining 7 games are against

San Jose
Edmoton
Anaheim (Biggest Game of the year???)
St Louis
Colorado
Edmonton Again
and Vancouver

Calgary is pretty much going to have to win 6 of these 7 should anaheim and dallas go .500 in their last 10 games. I guess Anaheim and Dallas could chocke and have a worse winning % than .500 but that seems tough to imagine. Maybe Dallas.

so I ask you Dash? Are you still happy that they did nothing at the deadline to shore up for next season or do you see it as this was the true team all along and the funk they went through early this season was just that a funk. what do you think?

Im a little torn in that

 

[mattola]

holy crap what is even worse than that for Calgary is that Anaheim and Dallas play twice more this season. that means a lock for 2 pts over Calgary in those 3 games (if that makes sense) Calgary better hope those games get split and they dont become 3 point games.

 

[dash]

First of all, I'm quite proud of the boys for getting back in the race and providing some late season excitement and tension for Flames fans. They easily could have won both games on this roadie (robbed by poor officiating in Anaheim and robbed by Jonathan Quick last night). To answer your question, yes I'm still happy Feaster did very little at the deadline, the time has come to pay for past sins at the trade deadline and also provide opportunities for young players in the system.

If the Flames don't make the playoffs, it will be a bummer, but it's been a lot of fun over the past three months and as a fan, that's pretty much all you can ask for.

 

[mattola]

Dash. rereading my posts sounds pretty dire. I hope you believe in drinking at 8 am

 

[jstewismybastardson]

dash ... chances of re-signing Bmo?

 

[mattola]

dash ... chances of re-signing Bmo?

it would be a mistake if they didnt. even with his injury he was a key part in their run and clearly missed him once he went down. hes such a versatile player.

 

[mooger_35]

BMo would look great on the Nucks 3rd line now.

 

[puckhead]

Dash. rereading my posts sounds pretty dire. I hope you believe in drinking at 8 am

frankly it should sound dire.
Hell of a stretch after the allstar break, but they have run out of games, (and maybe run out of gas a bit too?).
they need too many teams to tank to make room - and as mentioned those teams are also playing each other.

 

[dash]

dash ... chances of re-signing Bmo?

Tough to say...I think Feaster should make a strong effort, Flames don't have a lot of depth at the centre position. Will he play for around 1 - 1.5 million (split the difference at 1.25 million). I'd re-sign him for that.

 

[dash]

frankly it should sound dire.
Hell of a stretch after the allstar break, but they have run out of games, (and maybe run out of gas a bit too?).
they need too many teams to tank to make room - and as mentioned those teams are also playing each other.

Yup, out of gas, out of time, and injuries to BMo and David Moss has hurt down the middle.

 

[Ties5o11]

There is nothing .500 about 4-4-2. That is 4 wins and 6 losses.

 

[dash]

There is nothing .500 about 4-4-2. That is 4 wins and 6 losses.

Looking at the W-L record, you are correct. If you look at points earned (10 points in 10 games), that's a .500 pace.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

There is nothing .500 about 4-4-2. That is 4 wins and 6 losses.

10 points out of a possible 20?


/dash got me

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Tough to say...I think Feaster should make a strong effort, Flames don't have a lot of depth at the centre position. Will he play for around 1 - 1.5 million (split the difference at 1.25 million). I'd re-sign him for that.

hard to know what Bmos expectations are too ... Hell turn 36 going in to camp next season ... does he want to uproot the family to try and get an extra year on what might be his final contract?

 

[Ties5o11]

Looking at the W-L record, you are correct. If you look at points earned (10 points in 10 games), that's a .500 pace.

Sure but a .500 pace is below average.

In both conferences, 82 points will not make the playoffs.

I don't know the actual number, but the average team in the NHL will finish with around 92-96 points, which is more than 1 per game.

I just hate when commentators say a 23-20-6 team is over .500, when really they are 3 games below.

 

[Ties5o11]

10 points out of a possible 20?


/dash got me

10 points out of a possible 20 is a "below average" pace. Do you see why?

 

[dash]

Sure but a .500 pace is below average.

In both conferences, 82 points will not make the playoffs.

I don't know the actual number, but the average team in the NHL will finish with around 92-96 points, which is more than 1 per game.

I just hate when commentators say a 23-20-6 team is over .500, when really they are 3 games below.

I agree, but isn't .500 also more commonly known as having a mediocre record?!? Mediocre teams shouldn't make the playoffs and probably won't make the playoffs in either conference. The NHL won't do it, but I would like to see a 3-2-1-0 points system where a team is rewarded for winning a game in regulation time and all games are worth three points.

 

[Curtrain]

I like the 3-2-1-0 points system as well (assuming that there are shoot outs). To bad the NHL will probably never adopt it.

 

[Ties5o11]

I agree, but isn't .500 also more commonly known as having a mediocre record?!? Mediocre teams shouldn't make the playoffs and probably won't make the playoffs in either conference. The NHL won't do it, but I would like to see a 3-2-1-0 points system where a team is rewarded for winning a game in regulation time and all games are worth three points.

I guess if you equate ".500" with mediocre, then 4-4-2 can be considered .500.

I have always though of .500 as "completely average" (similar, but not the same to "mediocre"). For example, a baseball team that is 25-25 is .500, a NHL team that is 25-25-10 is below .500.

At the end of the day it is just semantics.

And I do like the 3-2-1-0 point spread. It would really give teams the chance to gain some ground by winning games in regulation if they are desperate for the points.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

10 points out of a possible 20 is a "below average" pace. Do you see why?

semantics ... youve gone from 4 - 4 - 2 being "no where near 500" to "below average pace"

i dont recall saying 500 is a pace teams want to be at or one that will get a team into the playoffs