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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The Oilers had 109 points last year. If they play at exactly that pace for their remaining 65 games, they'll be at 97-98 points which is good enough for playoffs. Their strength of schedule for remaining games is in the lower half of the league for sure, but with this many games remaining that difference is minimal. I don't see them suddenly beginning a team that can play at a 120 point pace.
So you can see where the panic should really set in now. If they lose tonight, that number is 95-96. That'll probably just barely make it. They're a small losing streak away from the season being effectively over.
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I do see what you are saying with that team last year. They were 10-10-0 after the first 20 games and then finished the season on a pretty ridiculous 40-13-9 run playing .718. Unlikely they will duplicate that so that snowball is definitely getting bigger with each loss.