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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Calgary beat themselves. No one disagrees. But had they kept the same record against other teams but played Ottawa when their goalies were literally stepping aside to let goals in, they’d have finished higher than Montreal. This is not controversial.
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Assuming there were no other changes. But it's never in isolation. Calgary may well have gotten advantages in the timing of other teams.
Sure it's controversial. You can't just say Calgary would have gotten wins in mythical games they never played because of bad timing.
Calgary missed the playoffs because they crapped the bed at every material time. Live with it.