With that being said, the Flames are now undefeated this season against the Oilers AND the Avalanche, which is impressive, even as both teams flounder more with each passing week.  The Flames don’t face the Oilers again until the January 21st and the Avalanche won’t be seen again until March 20th.  There are however, many more opportunities to pick up some points and improve team standing.

But let’s take a look at some closer games.

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Hello everyone! So sorry for the delay, there was some technical issues with the site, two nights ago we had the chat so I didn’t get a chance to do a preview or review, and then finals have taken over my life so it’s all been a blur of German film and literature.  But enough about that!

Wow what a week for the NHL, the Board of Governors going and voting up a new division of the league.   Now the Flames will be in a Conference with Anaheim, Colorado, Edmonton, LA, Phoenix, San Jose, and Vancouver.  Not exactly the happiest of campers with this realignment, not the biggest fan of the California teams and there’s going to be too many games against them.  Take a look, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com:

In the eight-team Conferences, teams would play either five or six times in a season on a rotating basis — for a total of 38 inter-division games.

I guess the good part about it means the travel will be cut down for a lot of these teas, but still I don’t want to watch more California games.  That’s just not fun for me.

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