The NHL's Northwest Division looks like it will come down to the wire with a little over a month left in the season.
Vancouver, Calgary and Minnesota all have a crack at winning the division, but who will prevail? The Calgary Flames of course.
Okay, granted I'm biased being a Flames fan, but here's my logic, as flawed as it might be.
Calgary has the worst road record in the Western Conference, even lower than the last place Los Angeles Kings. With a home record of 27-6-1, Calgary is just "too good" not to do better on the road. I mean, it doesn't really make any sense!
There are the same number of players on the ice, the nets are identical, the puck is no different, and the rinks are all virtually the same size. What would account for the Flames having a dismal 8-15-8 road record? Having eight shootout loses on the road doesn't help much, but seriously, how can the difference be so stark?
So, there in lies my flawed logic. They're too good not to win on the road. I'm a Flames fan, I have to believe it.
Either way, it's going to be a heck of a ride to the end of the year!
3 comments:
SORRY but the Canucks are going to ride Roberto Luongo to the top of the NW division. What team would you most like to face in rd 1. Which team would you least like to face and why?
I really don't know who will win. I predict, however, 1 point will separate first and second in the NW, and that it will be decided in the very last game of the year.
Agreed BC Tory, about the 1 point separation and the NW division being decided the last game of the regular season.
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