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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
It's a big swing to suggest the 8th seed will be locked in at 95 points. It could happen, but it is just as likely that it takes 97 or 98 points to lock it up as that was the bar last year.
At any rate, this team hasn't won 4 straight all season so there's really nothing to suggest it is suddenly going to happen with or without better goaltending. You still have a flaccid PP and lackluster 5-5 offence that needs to seriously improve in order to get anywhere close to the playoffs.
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I think there was more of a gap between the top 8 and bottom 8 teams in both conferences last season, hence the higher cutoff
Neither minny nor Calgary is consistent enough for it to end up being 97-98
I think 95 is right on the money this year
I also think it's like 70-30 they don't make it, so that's not to imply my optimism is high