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Old 04-16-2021, 12:40 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
After looking at it, I think I understand what he is getting at...

Because the Flames had five remaining games v. the team they are chasing for the playoffs, it is an imaginary scenario that envisions just these five games as part of a seven-game playoff series, but in which we must pretend that Montreal has already won the first two games. Wednesday was Imaginary Game #3, with the Flames already having lost Imaginary Games #1 and #2. The idea being that the Flames need to win four of their remaining five to win the Imaginary Series.

I think it is monumentally silly. It is much more straightforward and accurate to state the obvious: the Flames need to win at least 4/5 v. Montreal.
When you say 4/5 I assume you mean that within the context of an imaginary 7 game series in which we are already down by 2 ?
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