For the first time this season, the Calgary Flames are closer to the playoff line than the bottom of the standings.
Riding a three-game win streak, the Flames sit at 28 points on the season as of December 9. The wild card spots in the Western Conference are owned by the Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, each at 31 points. The worst team in the West are the Nashville Predators with 24 points.
Three points from the playoff line, and four points from the basement. Comfortably mediocre. Which, as Flames fans know, pretty well sums up the last twenty years of Calgary Flames hockey.