I took a look at the schedules of the seven teams at the bottom and tried to predict the outcome.
FLORIDA PANTHERS:
at NYR L
at NJD L
at BOS L
vs NYR OTL
vs TOR L
at TBL OTL
COLORADO AVALANCHE:
vs EDM W
vs STL L
at STL L
at PHX L
vs MIN OTL
CALGARY FLAMES:
vs DET L
vs ANA L
at MIN L
at NSH W
at STL L
at CHI L
CAROLINA HURRICANES:
at WPG L
vs PHI OTL
at TBL OTL
vs NYI L
vs NYR L
at PIT L
NASHVILLE PREDATORS:
at CHI L
vs CGY L
at DET L
at CBJ L
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
at MTL L
vs CAR W
vs TOR L
at BOS L
vs FLA W
EDMONTON COILERS:
at COL L
vs ANA L
vs ANA L
vs CHI L
at MIN L
vs VAN L
As a result, the standings would look like that:
24 | 42 Points | Tampa Bay Lightning (19-25-4, 16 ROW)
25 | 39 Points | Edmonton Coilers (16-25-7, 14 ROW)
26 | 38 Points | Carolina Hurricanes (17-27-4, 17 ROW)
27 | 38 Points | Calgary Flames (17-27-4, 17 ROW)
28 | 38 Points | Colorado Avalanche (15-25-8, 14 ROW)
29 | 38 Points | Nashville Predators (15-25-8, 13 ROW)
30 | 34 Points | Florida Panthers (13-27-8, 10 ROW)
In that scenario, we would be ahead of Colorado and Nashville because of ROW, but behind Carolina because of goal differential. It's very close though, there's a good chance that we finish 25th, but we could also easily finish 28th or 29th.
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