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Originally Posted by Textcritic
So, if a team wins their Division with 98 points they still qualify as a bubble team? Or from another view, in a year in which the playoff cutoff is much lower—like in 2015–16 when it was +82 points in the West, does this not also affect the definition of a "bubble team"?
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Yes i still think 96 points is a good rule of thumb for identifying a bubble team. A 0.585 winning percentage in a league where 1/2 the teams make the playoffs. There will be exceptional years for sure - but on average its 96 points - as Snek proclaims. If the Flames were to win the Pacific with 98 points I would feel we won the division in an exceedingly weak year.