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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I'd love to agree, and we did earn our spot, but Winnipeg is in a tougher division for sure. And by no means am I selling our boys short, they keep getting better and better, but let's not pretend it was anything other than our weak ass division that earned us the match up we got versus the match up Winnipeg got.
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Calgary Flames v. Pac Div: 22-6-1
Winnipeg Jets v. Pac Div: 10-8-3
Calgary Flames v. WC: 31-16-3
Winnipeg Jets v. WC: 26-16-8
Both teams did much better in their own division, but the Flames had the better record in the West overall. I agree that there is a definite gap in the competition level because both the Oilers and the Coyotes are in the Pacific (and yet, for how much tougher Winnipeg supposedly has it, they managed to allow these historically bad teams to collect 5 points in games against them this season). But the Flames are in the playoffs because they played very well against their rivals—considerably better than did the Jets.