from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
An impressive 3-1 win over the Sharks vaulted the Flames from a wildcard spot, over the Vancouver Canucks and the Sharks into second in the Pacific behind the league-leading Anaheim Ducks, who the Flames happen to have a better goal differential than.
With such a perch two months from now come privileges few could have fathomed in October when Johnny Gaudreau was an unproven rookie and Josh Jooris sounded more like a legal term.
That’s how far this Flames team has come.
While the discussion around town has revolved around whether this team can actually shock the hockey world by holding on to make the final playoff spot, few imagined the team would actually ascend the standings.
That’s what winning eight of 10 can do this time of year.
For a day, anyway, the talk is not of how to stave off the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars, but just how high the Flames could climb.
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