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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
The main take away from what I have read and looked at, is that teams rarely squeeze into the playoffs and turn that playoff birth into playoff success. Just making the playoffs is not a sustainable strategy.
What is up for debate is how should a team react to that information.
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I know this sounds stupid, but this year does seem different.
The top teams are the Jets, Bruins, Canucks, Rangers, Avalanche, Panthers, and Stars. I don't see any of those teams as unstoppable or even true contenders above the rest of the playoff teams.
The Jets, Canucks, and Stars have been relatively inconsistent the last few years. The Bruins are missing Bergeron. They have Marchand, Pasternak, and a bunch of not so impressive depth pieces. The Rangers, Avalanche, and Stars all look pretty inconsistent this year.
If the Flames finish out these last 38 games with 25ish wins, I'd put them right up there with any of those teams.