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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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No one is saying strength of schedule doesn't matter. It's a question of how much. If the Flames played an average schedule, what would be their expected point total based on how they have played to date?
Per the graph, average standing of Flames opponents is around 12th. Which is Detroit at 26 points.
League average in the graph is 16th, which is the Rangers with 24 points.
So since it is simple math as you say, if you played all your games against the Rangers instead of Detroit, you'd expect to have two points more. Wow.