Calgary Flames finish the season tied for 14th overall with 96 points and fail to make the playoffs

[Pierce Hawthorne]

STL. They were tied in points. There should be a 1 game "play in" like in MLB.

Yikes lmao

 

[Harry22]

Tough luck.

Habs had the same thing happened to them in 2019. They had 96 points and missed while in the West; Vegas, Dallas and Colorado all made it with 93 points or less.

East was superior that year no?

 

[Fatass]

Flames a far better year than expected, that’s for sure. They have a great young goalie and some really good younger players. They have picks and prospects coming too. Can they repeat this year’s success? Can they be even better? With that goalie, they definitely can.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

STL. They were tied in points. There should be a 1 game "play in" like in MLB.

What should they do if 3 teams are tied?

 

[MrLunatik]

What happens when 3 teams are tied?

Rock-Paper-Scissors

 

[KingsFan7824]

Kinda harsh that Calgary finished with a better regulation record than both the Blues and Wild, but they got torpedoed by a poor record in the coin flips (10-14 in OT/SO) while St. Louis was 12-8 and Minnesota was 12-7.

The Flames were 5-12 in OT. That's not a coin flip, they just sucked in OT this year.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Calgary's 27 regulation losses were also tied for the 7th fewest overall. Not bad for a team in Year 1 of a "rebuild."

This team absolutely deserved to make the playoffs.

So they didn't make the playoffs but deserved to?

Does not compute. Love Kadri though.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...Calgary had a great year and played far above expectations...Playoffs or not, it was a very successful year for the Flames...that said, the Wild & Blues played in a tougher Division and made the Dance over the Flames; they both deserved to get in...that's not a knock on Calgary, just the reality of the Season...

 

[KingsFan7824]

7th fewest regulation losses, but the only team with fewer than 30 regulation losses that didn't get at least 101pts. 17th in regulation wins. 29th in GF. Only 15th in GA. Tied for most OT losses.

If any one thing doesn't go an average team's way, it can flip their season. If the Flames were really good at not losing in regulation, they needed to be even better at that(in theory, 26 losses instead of 27), to overcome their other average to poor performances.

 

[finnishflash13]

did they reach 96 points by playing in a western conference with weaker opponents than the eastern conference? similarly, do the WCs in the eastern conference have lower point totals because the eastern conference has tougher teams, and less bottom feeders than the western conf?

 

[north21]

In what world do the Flames deserve to make the playoffs?

In the east they could have rested some players those last couple of games.

 

[dahrougem2]

In the east they could have rested some players those last couple of games.

Sure. They're not, nor will they ever be in the east. So that point is moot.

 

[MrLunatik]

Sure. They're not, nor will they ever be in the east. So that point is moot.

you know the Flames used to be in Atlanta, right? the past is apart of "ever"

 

[MiscBrah]

In the east they could have rested some players those last couple of games.

They wouldn't have 96 points in the East this season.... that has been established.

 

[Dirty Mind]

you know the Flames used to be in Atlanta, right? the past is apart of "ever"

I know it’s waaaaaaay too late for a rebrand
But imagine if Calgary had gone with Calgary Cowboys in 1980. It has an attachment to the city and would have instantly boosted its brand simply by association with Dallas lol. “So how about them Cowboys?” “Oh they blew it to the Eagles” “No I mean hockey Cowboys”.

 

[MrLunatik]

I know it’s waaaaaaay too late for a rebrand
But imagine if Calgary had gone with Calgary Cowboys in 1980. It has an attachment to the city and would have instantly boosted its brand simply by association with Dallas lol. “So how about them Cowboys?” “Oh they blew it to the Eagles” “No I mean hockey Cowboys”.

That may have stopped me from ever becoming a Flames fan, when I was a kid I loathed anything country related (still don't like it, but I have matured.... kind of)

 

[MrLunatik]

They wouldn't have 96 points in the East this season.... that has been established.

How can something be established, that cannot be proved? This is just as stupid of a comment as the guy claiming we deserved to make the playoffs.

 

[MiscBrah]

How can something be established, that cannot be proved? This is just as stupid of a comment as the guy claiming we deserved to make the playoffs.

Go see my post on the first page.

 

[Captain97]

I mean it's happened before. The flames are the 4th team in NHL history to miss with 96 points.

It happened to the Habs a few years ago.

 

[Captain97]

How can something be established, that cannot be proved? This is just as stupid of a comment as the guy claiming we deserved to make the playoffs.

While it can't been proven, but it's super unlikely. The west was able to feed on the Sharks, Hawks, and Preds.

 

[dahrougem2]

you know the Flames used to be in Atlanta, right? the past is apart of "ever"

The Calgary Flames have never, nor will they ever, be in the east. Nobody is talking franchise lore, here.

 

[MrLunatik]

Go see my post on the first page.

you saying something, doesn't make it a fact. it's an assumption and that doesn't establish shit

 

[MrLunatik]

The Calgary Flames have never, nor will they ever, be in the east. Nobody is talking franchise lore, here.

the post you quoted and your reply said Flames, not Calgary.... glad to know that you know what everyone else is thinking

 

[BB79]

Calgary's 27 regulation losses were also tied for the 7th fewest overall. Not bad for a team in Year 1 of a "rebuild."

This team absolutely deserved to make the playoffs.

That's an....interesting.....user name you got there

 

[rielledup]

Calgary's 27 regulation losses were also tied for the 7th fewest overall. Not bad for a team in Year 1 of a "rebuild."

This team absolutely deserved to make the playoffs.

Seems like the worst possible outcome to me. Calgary doesn't have enough high end prospects/ good young players to be finishing in no man's land.