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33-16-1

67 points – 1st in the West

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23-21-6

52 points – 11th in the West

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With the final game before the all-star break facing them at the start of the night, and a pissed off, tired, sick of losing, and very dangerous San Jose Sharks team staring them down, the Calgary Flames might have been guilty of a little bit of looking beyond the game. In the outright war between 5 teams for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Flames have done well to be a part of that ongoing battle, but injuries taking their toll, a weary Flames team might have been looking just a little too forward to some rest and relaxation time.
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26-14-6

58 points – 3rd in the West

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23-20-6

52 points – 10th in the West

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Ah, the battle of Alberta.  While it would be nice to say that a game between the Flames and the Oilers is always the blood and guts, fire in the eyes, never say die trench warfare of the past, the truth of it is that the “battle” has been pretty one-sides in recent times.  OK, who am I trying to kid here?  It has been a slaughter.  The Flames have beaten the Oilers 17 of the last 20 times the two teams have played, many of them in convincing fashion.  In some ways that’s probably more a reflection of how stunningly horrible the Oilers have been for the past few years than it is a credit to the skill of the Flames, but I still love it.  Most people who have been fans of the Flames for longer than a decade will remember the bitter, simmering hatred that existed between these two clubs in the 80s and 90s…..and many of us still feel it.  Regardless of how pathetic they are, a victory over the Oilers will always have a little extra sweetness to it.  As the Flames finish off a 3 game road trip with a visit to their mullet-topped, sweatpant-sporting neighbors to the north, tonight would provide an excellent chance to continue the recent strong play the club has shown and gain a little confidence before the season slips into the all-star break. - Full Article –

After a fantastic NHL hockey game a couple nights ago, the Flames take their single point down the I-5 to Los Angeles, for the second meeting with the Kings in 5 days. The Flames and Sharks played a superb playoff style game, complete with playoff style refereeing. Although the team fell short, the effort and intensity were dialed up. The game previous to that was against these same Kings, in Darryl Sutter’s return to Calgary. The Flames had the best early chances hitting posts and crossbars, along with not being able to beat the Kings’ goalie when presented with great opportunities, before the Kings capitalized on a fluke bounce and a questionable powerplay to take an early lead, and then shut the Flames down. Calgary will hope for a similar effort from these past two games tonight, to once again try and slay the Kings, win the first road game in 6, and prevent them from gaining a wider gap in the Western Conference standings.
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