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Originally Posted by dammage79
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/ar...layoff-results
Kind of paints the picture I'm talking about. It's no guarantee either way, but cold teams get ousted in the 1St round far more often than not. There are of course outliers like the Hawks, but the article puts some perspective into this.
That being said. The Flames can right the ship in their remaining games.
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Did you read what you posted?
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Many of the league’s hottest teams saw no correlation between their finishes and playoff success. An overwhelming number of them got knocked out as early as Round 1.
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It’s a mixed bag with the coldest teams. Many of them rallied to go on decent playoff runs. Several of them reached the final.
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Conclusion : it makes no difference as long as you get there.