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Originally Posted by dino7c
true but like I said the league has never been quite like this IMO
there are a bunch of decent teams...take the Flames out of it, the cup champ has never been harder to call. Wild card teams are pretty much as good as division winners.
You have a team like the Devils in 10th place right now
Jets and Canucks are supposedly contenders, which liar was calling that before the season??
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I think that is fair. The parity is obvious season and teams that get off to fast starts usually are able to sustain their leads. This parity means it becomes a lot harder to erase deficits - which is the reason most models have the Flames low in percentage to make the playoffs despite only being four points out.
I thought LA was doing very well and looked set for a divisional spot and they may miss the playoffs with how things are trending.
Typically, there is a shift again after the all-star break where some teams that have another gear turn things on and elevate and other teams fall back further.
The Flames need to do really well on this home-stand (probably 4/6) and find another gear after the all-star break to have a chance, in my view.