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Originally Posted by D as in David
I've heard this a number of times; has it been strongly established or is it a belief kind of thing? (just asking)
Wouldn't the three point wins give teams that are behind (or out of the race) going into the final stretch, a better chance of catching up? Maybe really strong teams wouldn't be affected as much by this but is it possible that it could open up the race for the final few playoff spots?
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I really think it's more a question of optics. IIRC, it pretty much always works out to the same standings at the end of the day - just that the standings are much closer with the current system than with 3-2-1. The current also skews the notion of a .500 team. The Flyers are 30-29-17, so they appear to be a game over .500 if a casual fan looks at it that way.
In reality, they have won 30 and lost 46.
The current system keeps fans of 'losing teams' more interested, imo, and that is good for business.