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Originally Posted by dino7c
Flames schedule hasn't been just a bit strong though...look at the graph its been far and away the hardest. Simple math.
Flames haven't played any of the bottom 3 teams in their own division...its an anomaly. Ducks have played 23 games and given up points in 22 of them.
Schedule matters if you are comparing records (standings)
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I have a buddy that used to tell me that once the playoffs start all 16 teams have equal chance of winning the cup. I told him that didn't make sense and some teams are more likely than others to win. So, we bet 3 years in a row, and I picked 8 teams that I thought would win the cup and he got the 8 I didn't pick. I won the bet 3 years in a row and often I had all 4 teams in the conference finals. Bet was over after round 2.
I don't know how anyone can argue that strength of schedule does not matter. It's way more important than road vs home games or even back to backs. How could anyone argue beating teams like Boston is equal to beating teams like Arizona.
Does it mean the Flames won't choke and lose some games they should win? Nope, but it no question more likely you will win a bunch if you have a run of games against bad teams. It's amazing that it even needs to be argued.