The cheeky title above refers both to the demise of this evenings opponents play-off hopes as well as to Calgary's ascension to the NW Division throne (captured Thursday night in the victory over Colorado).
I was unable to follow the proceedings on Thursday, owing to a total lack of PPV capapbilities. There were, however, three things that immediately jumped out at me when I observed the scoresheet later:
- The win, of course. Clinch the division title in style.
- Kipper's 2nd straight shut-out and 10th of the year. Seriously...what are they feeding this guy?
- Dion Phaneuf scores his 20th of the year. Becomes the 5th 20 goal man on the Flames and only the 3rd rookie defenseman to ever record 20 or more tallies. Not only that, the Dion now leads the league (in terms of defensemen) in game winning goals and powerplay goals. His goal total is also only one away from Mathieu Schneider's league-leading 21. Astonishing.
So, with the play-offs in sight and the division locked up, the Flames have precious little left to play for in their final two games. The only other possible motivator for the troups may be the hunt for the Jennings trophy...which they currently lead by a suprisingly wide margin. One figures that as long as Boucher doesn't have another "Nashville Night" in one of the final two games, Calgary will most likely be adding the Jennings to their rather impressive list of accomplishments from this season. Kudos Boys!
And finally, I simply can't end this post without dancing on the grave of the Canuck's play-off aspirations. HA-HA! Good on Edmonton for beating Anaheim on Thursday night and removing all doubt. While it's not terribly probable, the mere possibility of a post-season Battle of Alberta makes the coming play-offs that much more interesting...
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