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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Not sure where to put this post. I know points in the standings are king as it's what determines where you are and currently we're over .500 in points percentage. I rather look at win percentage to determine how good we are. We've won 14 games out of 30. So essentially lost more games than won. How does the rest of y'all look at things?
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For determining where they really stand, I look primarily at two things:
- Games over .500 - Flames currently T-14 at +3 with NYR and COL, neither of whom they can keep pace with, and 3 more teams are at +2
- Goal differential - Flames are T-23 with STL
Combining the two, the Flames feel like they should be about the 17-18 range, and trending downward.
The other telling stat right now is RW. The Flames have 9, which is tied for 20th with UTH, PIT and NYI. Four teams (CHI, NSH, SJS and PHI) have 7, and 5 teams have 8 (ANA, MTL, DET, BUF, and STL).
When you look at those numbers, you realize just how close the Flames are to the bottom 10. One bad streak where they lose 4 or 5 in a row, and they are in the bottom 10 with little chance of recovery IMO.