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Originally Posted by Ped
Stranger things have happened than the Canucks basically being lucky all season, but it coudl happen. Either way, barring a collapse, they might have enough points in the bank already.
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Teams have put themselves out of playoff contention by U.S. Thanksgiving, but no team ever earned a playoff spot by then.
To get to 96 points this season, the Canucks need 73 more points in 67 games, a winning percentage of .545. Last year's Canucks finished with 83 points, or .506. If they were to regress to last year's pace for the remainder of this season, they would almost certainly miss the playoffs. I don't expect that to happen, but I wouldn't call it a collapse if it did; just a return to the form that most people were expecting. They still need a lot more points in the bank to insure against that possibility.
A collapse is when a team (ahem) goes from .567 one year to .357 the next with little change in personnel.