[VilleN]

This place is beyond frustrating at times. Think of strength of schedule like the co-efficient of friction, and the Flames are a car rolling down an incline - if we increase the co-efficient the car rolls more slowly, if we decreases it the car rolls more quickly. In this example the speed of the car is analogous to the pace at which the Flames accumulate points. Now, ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, the harder the schedule (higher the co-efficient) the fewer points we'll accumulate over a given period of time. Strength of schedule is a simple variable, increase it and we likely lose more, decrease it and we likely win more. Not an excuse, just a fact.