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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Really. You're claiming that the standings put the Flames in 20th place, when you know perfectly well that's not how the standings are calculated.
As for the rest of it, we'll see how the standings look at the end of the season. Three wins against San Jose and Anaheim suggest that maybe there's something to this strength of schedule business after all.
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Nope. I pretty clearly provided a screenshot of the league standings to show their ranking in the league.
Then I wrote this in a follow-up to a suggestion I was to make them look bad by using league rankings instead of division rankings.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Because they need to beat the best of the league to win. Showing a better looking ranking in a weak division instead of a ranking against the whole league would be more deceptive for a 'win now' team.
I could have shown their ranking by winning percentage instead, which would put them at 20th in the league and just barely above Vancouver. That would make them look worse, but it would still be fair. It's not like I'm fudging the numbers. Their numbers are what they are. Hopefully they get better.
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I pretty clearly did not say that the standings put them in 20th. I very clearly said that they are 20th in the league if ranked by winning percentage.
So, maybe you should read things more carefully before you post.
I agree on seeing how things look at the end of the season though. I've made the point elsewhere in this thread that they play the games for a reason and nothing is settled until the games are all played. The Flames could end up cup champs, or they could end up not qualifying.