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Kovaz · 03-08-2018, 11:27 AM

I mean, if you assume every Central team plays below .500 the rest of the way obviously it'll be easier to get in, but I wouldn't be banking on that. If I predict LA and San Jose both go 4-10 the rest of the way, suddenly we can clinch a pacific spot with 86 points. To get a wildcard spot we need to pass all 3 of Dallas, St Louis, and Colorado, and I'd be willing to bet at least one of them has a strong finish. Plus once divisional spots are clinched teams at the top tend to fall off a bit, so I wouldn't rely on a difficult schedule helping us in the OOT scoreboard.

03-08-2018, 11:27 AM	#123
Kovaz Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2016 Exp:	I mean, if you assume every Central team plays below .500 the rest of the way obviously it'll be easier to get in, but I wouldn't be banking on that. If I predict LA and San Jose both go 4-10 the rest of the way, suddenly we can clinch a pacific spot with 86 points. To get a wildcard spot we need to pass all 3 of Dallas, St Louis, and Colorado, and I'd be willing to bet at least one of them has a strong finish. Plus once divisional spots are clinched teams at the top tend to fall off a bit, so I wouldn't rely on a difficult schedule helping us in the OOT scoreboard.