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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
This kicker needs to me measured in actual points though. I don't get the relevance of using a factor based calculation (12x) when the standings are measured in actual points. Oilers have 15% more points than the Flames - this is meaningless. The gap between Oilers and Flames is 300% of the gap between Flames and Nashville - also meaningless.
Flames have the hardest remaining schedule in the league.
Panthers have the easiest.
Those are the absolute two extremes and based on remaining 59 games, their expected points based on SOS are different by 6.5 points. Those are the numbers. Every other club falls in between.
Is there much correlation between SOS to date and the actual standings? I don't see it.
But again I guess we just differ on the importance of 3 points in the standings after 22 games. It's a long season with thousands of variables, this is just one.
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I'll say it one more time, then I'm done.
The Flames are currently on an 86 point pace. If we take that pace, and factor it by the strength of schedule going forward, they are on a 96 point pace (keeping their quality of play constant).
That is a fairly significant difference, based solely on one variable.
You are trying to argue that others are using it as an excuse, but it is a simple fact, and it is actually you that is making the subjective dismissal.