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Originally Posted by jg13
That's generous we're 4 points out of 28th overall and most teams behind us have games in hand
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While technically correct, I'd say two things to that.
1) it doesn't matter how teams like Carolina, Tampa Bay or New Jersey are doing, they're not threatening our playoff spot.
2) The teams behind us are not great either. Here's a couple of measuring sticks.
We have 7 points in the last 10 games.
Vancouver has 13
Winnipeg has 9
LA has 8
Dallas has 8
St. Louis has a spot right above us, and 8 points in the last 10.
So while we've lost some ground, only Vancouver has significantly gained on us. While we've been "sucking", the teams behind us have also mostly been "sucking", just a little less.
Another measuring sticks, goal differential. Usually a good predictor of how things will go.
LA is at -3.
We're at -12.
Winnipeg -12
St. Louis -13
Vancouver -19
Dallas -22
In summary, we'll likely be fighting for the wild card spots until the very last games, which is in no way unusual and doesn't mean the team sucks. It just means they're mediocre.
The best things fans can do at this point is stop screaming the team sucks and show some faith in them.
The Flames don't suck. They're 17th in a 30 team league, which we know is a really tough league with lots of parity.