I voted probably, mainly due to the ridiculous play of the other teams.
Even though they look fatigued, I don't buy that they are. Every other team is in the same dogfight. How much hockey has LA played in the past 3 seasons? They should be fatigued, but are finding another gear.
My hope is that the law of averages will win out. These teams can't conceivably keep winning the way they are can they? I saw a stat that the teams in the race are playing at a Presidents trophy pace. Maybe the Flames' blip is occurring a few games before Winnipeg's or LA's or Vancouver's. Maybe once we hopefully start to pick it up again, the others will regress a tad.
Also, can we never use "strength of schedule" again when trying to predict results? As long as you aren't playing a team that is tanking, the whole strength of schedule is pretty much BS.
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