Another game, another must-win for the Flames. That's going to be something to get used to, for as long as the Flames are a bubble team pretty much every game from here on out is going to be a must-win.
This one more than most, though. The Flames' lackadaisical efforts against the Jets and Devils also came in must-win games, but they weren't as important as this one was. They aren't competing with the Devils for a playoff spot. In all likelihood, they aren't competing with the Jets, either.
They are directly competing with the Predators. Going into this game, these two teams occupied the seventh and eighth spots in the West in points percentage, with the Kings right on their heels.