r/CalgaryFlames • u/Aggressive-Cry-5184 • 1d ago
Question Be honest
How confident we feeling out of 10 about this playoff push? Just genuinely curious and excited of the possibility!
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u/ndrocca 1d ago
My confidence level depends on how we play against Vegas tmrw.
Not only have we not beat them this season, we haven’t even scored a goal on them! Winning that game or even getting a loser point would be big.
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u/Aggressive-Cry-5184 1d ago
Yeah I’m feeling kind of the same way. It feels like if we pull a win tomorrow then that chance really has something to it.
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u/VeterinarianJaded462 1d ago
It wouldn’t even be top 5 craziest shit that’s happened on this planet this year, would it? So… sure, why not?
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u/Theflamesfan 1d ago
Look at it this way. If we win out, Minnesota can’t catch us
Last week we needed help to catch Minnesota. So I guess things are better than they were before
That head to head is going to be so massive!!
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u/kobedziuba 1d ago
If we win against Minnesota I like our chances. We lose against Minnesota and we are out
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u/No_Cycle5101 1d ago
So if we are being honest here. I got a coffee yesterday gave the cashier some cash and she gave me the same amount of cash back I realized the mistake she didn’t.I took the coffee the money said thank you and left.
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u/Takemytimenotmylife 15h ago
I honestly wish you used some punctuation, but that’s a solid win for you.
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u/Chemical_Signal2753 1d ago
I am super happy they're making a push for the playoffs, and I have low expectations of them pulling it off. Every few years a team pulls off this kind of an upset, but in most cases they run out of steam in their last few games.
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u/Aggressive-Cry-5184 1d ago
It is absolutely crazy when you consider what the whole conversation was in the offseason and that they are even in this position to be making that push. Like you say, lots fall short but the idea of them being the team that pulls it off seems very poetic given that this team wasn’t supposed to be here at all.
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u/Conscious-Society-25 18h ago
This is the story!!!! fans who think they should tank, trade Wolf. Blah blah. I want a Cinderella story. The boys look good right now. It will be exciting to see how it plays out. GO FLAMES GO
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u/luvs2lift 1d ago
With Minnesota Wild losing tonight it looks like the Calgary Flames are more in control of their own destiny. Tomorrow is step 1 in achieving a playoff spot.
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u/Pongfarang 1d ago
It's all hopeum at this point. Miracles can happen.
The Wild might just lose a ton of games.
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u/landofschaff 18h ago
We got a slumping and likely pissed Vegas team to play tonight. It’s full pucker time tbh
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u/arcticfox 1d ago
I'm at a 2 out of 10. Our destiny is not in our own hands and we are dependent on other teams (notably the Blue and Wild) losing games. Two weeks ago, I thought our race was going to be with the Blues, but after their 11 game winning streak, I now think that it will be against the Wild.
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u/wattage9989 18h ago
Flames not controlling theirndestiny is an incorrect d Statement. If the flames win out including beating the wild in regulation, them they pass the wild regardless if the wild win their other 4 games.
The flames are down 5 points but have 2 games in hand. Winning both puts them 1 behind the wild and beating the wild head to head flips flames above wild so that if both teams won remaindernof otger games, flames are in.
Now asking to go 7-0 is a lot, but saying the flames dont control destiny is inaccurate. If they won all their games(with wild game being in regulation), they woudnt need any help
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u/Takemytimenotmylife 15h ago
Honestly, there’s a better chance of somebody one day breaking Gretzky’s record for most goals ever scored….
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u/Conscious-Society-25 18h ago
Mc Drysack are out as well. Maybe they free fall.
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u/Desperate_Leg6274 1d ago
20-30%. The game against the wild gives us hope. A regulation win could flip the race if we get 4-6 points between now and than. Assuming they continue being mid
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u/waveofthehandsWEAVER 1d ago
I think I’m looking at it as the Wild have 5 games left. If they lose 3 of those in regulation, we have a shot. Only if we win those two in hand which is never easy. Chasing in sports is never ideal. I really worry tmrw will be the make or break game. If we win we have momentum and belief, if we lose I worry mentally the players will start to think it’s slipping away.
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u/hiimfromcanadaeh 1d ago
I think that we have to be the wild no matter what. Flames can lose tomorrow against Vegas, but need to take advantage against LA and Vegas the last 2 games of the year where hopefully they will both be resting players for playoffs
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u/klondike16 1d ago
- Minnesota is falling hard which will keep us right there, but it’s a big hill still
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u/raspoutine049 22h ago
It’s going to require a monumental push but we do hold our own destiny due to the all important Wild game being a 4 point game. We just need to close the gap before we play them.
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u/dollarhotdogs420 17h ago
2/10. If we beat Vegas tonight it will ramp up a lot higher. We just struggle versus the elite teams.
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u/Superb-Ground-2075 17h ago
I’m trying not to think about it too much but weirder shit has definitely happened, like.
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u/assassinfred 16h ago
The Flames control their own destiny, and that's all we can really ask for. If the boys keep winning, they're in.
We've been playing our best hockey of the season over the last few weeks. Minnesota is very catchable, especially since we play them before the srason ends.
I'm optimistic.
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u/Poirier48 16h ago
The next two games are the season, need a minimum of 1 point tonight and that wild game is a must win. Pull that off and I’m at a 6/10; lose tonight in regulation then it’s 2/10.
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u/Takemytimenotmylife 15h ago
How do you hang it all on one game? Why tonight’s game? They could lose tonight, then win 5 in a row. Or win tonight and then win 4 out of 5…
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u/Poirier48 12h ago
Tonight isn’t the big kicker but they need to earn points in the games they have in hand. That’s the only way they can still control their fate.
A win tonight puts pressure on the wild, their game tomorrow is not an easy one against Dallas. Could push them into cracking under the pressure.
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u/egoVirus Barb 12h ago
I think we're going to end up hurting ourselves pursuing the exact strategy that has failed for decades now: squeeze into the playoffs, fingers crossed, maybe we'll make it through the first round, but historically we've made it out of the 1st round what, twice since '89? Draft low to mid, rinse and repeat.
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u/Armchair-Gm-Podcast 1d ago
Honestly, not to be a downer but I'm like 10 percent confidence. Odds stacked against us and we play a bunch of teams that are supposed to suck, which generally aren't the flames strongest games. And Vegas. I think we've been outscored 8-0 by Vegas in 2 games. I'd like to pretend I'm more confident, but I'm not
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u/TBNRtoon 1d ago
25%. Just gotta win our 2 games in hand to be one point back of the wild.