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Originally Posted by Itse
People keep pointing up this "loser point" thing, as if it's somehow more gimmicky than winning that 3rd point. I see those as equally "gimmicky."
Also, IMO it's not an indication that LA is higher up in the standings than they "should be", more like the opposite. There is so much luck involved in OT/SO. Just getting a bit closer to statistical average should give them extra points for the same play. (Not that they need it with the way they're playing now.)
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The loser point is what it is. Every team has the same opportunities to get 1 or 2 points a game so if the Flames miss the playoffs because a team ahead of them collects more loser points then it's still on the Flames for not taking care of business and securing more points. The league does throw teams like the Flames a bone in that in the event of a tie they would get positioned ahead of most of the teams they are in the race with because they have more wins.