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Old 05-08-2016, 09:31 AM   #3367
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Originally Posted by cofias View Post
That's not how it works. The outcome of a hypothetical lottery in an alternate timeline where that game turned out differently is independent of the lottery in this timeline. The Flames chances in that lottery would simply have been worse due to our position further up in the standings.
Aka: Butterfly effect/chaos theory.
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