The Calgary Flames have 10 games remaining in their regular season schedule. They still have a mathematical path to a playoff spot. But that path to the post-season relies on the Flames stringing together a bunch of wins – something we&#8217;ve seen them do this season – and the St. Louis Blues hitting the ditch a bit&#8230; something we haven&#8217;t seen them do over the past month or two.
As we await the start of a hectic week of Flames hockey, let&#8217;s dive into the mailbag!
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Have the Flames playoff hopes gone kaput?
&mdash; Ed Helinski 🇺🇸🇵🇱 🌴 (@MrEd315) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrEd315/status/1906395324928704542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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So here&#8217;s the math right now&#8230; The Flames have 10 games left, the Blues have seven games left.
<ul>
<li>Any combination of Flames losses and Blues wins totalling 6.5 eliminates the Flames from playoff contention.</li>
<li>Any combination of Blues losses and Flames wins totalling 11 clinches a playoff spot for the Flames.</li>
<li>(An overtime or shootout loss for either team reduces the elimination/clinching number by 0.5.)</li>
</ul>
The Flames can win out and still miss the playoffs. They cannot make the playoffs without the Blues starting to lose some games. But they can do a lot to help themselves if they keep playing well and winning.
Considering where external expectations were heading into this season, this hockey club has taken a gigantic step forward in 2024-25.
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With the Flames likely to miss the playoffs, do you think Conroy will package both first round picks to move up in the draft or use them for an established roster player?
&mdash; Shawn Tyler (@STOnSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/STOnSports/status/1906419286513745991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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It&#8217;s hard to say, but I wouldn&#8217;t necessarily rule it out.
The Flames are still early in their retooling process, and they need to keep accumulating young talent with the hopes that one or two of them emerge into stars for them. The 2024 draft was a great first step. And they&#8217;ll probably aim to keep on that track. But, the Flames also have a ton of salary cap flexibility, a lot of prospect depth and many draft choices. So if an opportunity emerges for them to address an organizational need, I think they&#8217;ll strongly consider anything that won&#8217;t derail their progress.
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Is Dustin Wolf still eligible to go down and help the <a href="https://twitter.com/AHLWranglers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AHLWranglers</a> in their playoff run?
&mdash; v5 Calgary Flames (@v5FlamesGM) <a href="https://twitter.com/v5FlamesGM/status/1906420614258377049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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To be eligible to play in the AHL after the trade deadline, players need to be on the AHL roster as of the trade deadline. So of the players on the Flames&#8217; current roster, only Adam Klapka and Dryden Hunt are eligible to go down to the Wranglers. Everybody else, including Dustin Wolf, are not eligible.
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The Calgary Flames have 10 games remaining in their regular season schedule. They still have a mathematical path to a playoff spot. But that path to the post-season relies on the Flames stringing together a bunch of wins – something we've seen them do this season – and the St. Louis Blues hitting the ditch a bit... something we haven't seen them do over the past month or two.

As we await the start of a hectic week of Flames hockey, let's dive into the mailbag!

https://twitter.com/MrEd315/status/1906395324928704542

So here's the math right now... The Flames have 10 games left, the Blues have seven games left.
<ul>
 	<li>Any combination of Flames losses and Blues wins totalling 6.5 eliminates the Flames from playoff contention.</li>
 	<li>Any combination of Blues losses and Flames wins totalling 11 clinches a playoff spot for the Flames.</li>
 	<li>(An overtime or shootout loss for either team reduces the elimination/clinching number by 0.5.)</li>
</ul>
The Flames can win out and still miss the playoffs. They cannot make the playoffs without the Blues starting to lose some games. But they can do a lot to help themselves if they keep playing well and winning.

Considering where external expectations were heading into this season, this hockey club has taken a gigantic step forward in 2024-25.

https://twitter.com/STOnSports/status/1906419286513745991

It's hard to say, but I wouldn't necessarily rule it out.

The Flames are still early in their retooling process, and they need to keep accumulating young talent with the hopes that one or two of them emerge into stars for them. The 2024 draft was a great first step. And they'll probably aim to keep on that track. But, the Flames also have a ton of salary cap flexibility, a lot of prospect depth and many draft choices. So if an opportunity emerges for them to address an organizational need, I think they'll strongly consider anything that won't derail their progress.

https://twitter.com/v5FlamesGM/status/1906420614258377049

To be eligible to play in the AHL after the trade deadline, players need to be on the AHL roster as of the trade deadline. So of the players on the Flames' current roster, only Adam Klapka and Dryden Hunt are eligible to go down to the Wranglers. Everybody else, including Dustin Wolf, are not eligible.

Got a question for a future mailbag? Contact Ryan on Twitter/BlueSky at @RyanNPike or e-mail him at Ryan.Pike [at] BetterCollective.com! (Make sure you put Mailbag in the subject line!)
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