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Originally Posted by dino7c
All these teams won't get over 95 points
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I'm not sure I agree that it's going to be 95 this year - you're going to see Phoenix, Chicago, Vancouver, San Jose, and Anaheim lean into the tank for Bedard harder than ever before.
Dallas - 108 point pace
Winnipeg - 108 point pace
Vegas - 106 point pace
Seattle - 104 point pace
Minnesota - 103 point pace
LA - 100 point pace
Edmonton- 95 point pace
Calgary - 93 point pace
Colorado - 92 point pace
Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, and LA all have similarly soft schedules...Colorado is tougher but still not a tough schedule.
I could easily see 98 points being what is needed this year.
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Originally Posted by Bingo
Update ...
Flames no longer in top spot but on that three team ledge that's below the rest of the teams.
For playoff race purposes, don't look for much help in schedule against Seattle, Edmonton and Los Angeles.
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The Flames do have decent odds to make it - but there is something different happening this year. Oddmakers and forecasters have 9 teams with a greater than 60% chance to make it - the lowest odds being those of the defending cup champion Colorado Avalanche.
This year the west is more similar to last year's Eastern Conference where there were 8 teams that were locked in. This year the west has 9 teams that are going to be battling for the 8 spots.
