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Originally Posted by Ped
I would imagine, however, if the loser point is gone that teams would be eliminated sooner then they are now.
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I doubt it. In 98-99 (the last year without OTLs) I believe only 2 teams (NYI and TBL) were eliminated prior to game 76 of the season. The reality is, even a small sample of 10 games left allows a team to be within 15-20 points of 8th place and still technically be able to make the playoffs.
I still can't see an argument that a 5-10 game sample should hold more weight than an 82 game one. Especially when the end of year sample could have drastically different schedules for each team. One team could have a tough road trip to end the year while another could have a homestand against powder puff teams.