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Originally Posted by Saqe
It's totally different to be 10-15 points above playoff bubble teams and have an offnight against bottom feeders. The Flames really can't afford these losses, those teams can.
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Not really. If Dallas drops games to bottom feeders and Calgary doesn’t, they switch places. 10 points is five wins, and there are 6 teams distinctly at the bottom of the NHL. The points that decide who gets in the playoffs and the matchups are generated the same way for everyone. A win is 2 points, an OTL is 1. Doesn’t matter what teams they come against, they’re all calculated the same way.
Either losing to bottom feeders is indicative of a major internal problem or it isn’t, but if it is, then all of the top teams have a major problem. If it’s not, then it’s not for Calgary either.
We don’t have to make up different standards for each team. Flames have to win. Doesn’t matter what team it’s against. Just win. They aren’t doing it enough. Pretty simple.