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Originally Posted by blender
A quick glance at the standings this morning and one thing jumped out: the Flames regulation loss number is more in line with their position in the standings. It has to do with poor results from the teams around them, but it is key to making the playoffs to keep that number down. It has been riding high all season until now.
Even though it was a disappointing result Saturday night, at least they got it to OT. Every little bit helps.
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Yep. Not many teams qualify for playoffs with any more than 32 or 33 regulation losses. Because that would mean they didn't rack up as many loser points as most other teams, and therefore less total points. It's been my worry too for much of the season, but hopefully getting a taste of pushing an important game past regulation helps them feel confident enough to do it again another few times.
However, this is also kind of an anomaly season in the west and I don't think a team will need the usual sort of record (or points) to squeak into a WC spot.