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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
The problem with this thinking is that, it's exactly the same concept as being 6 points out of a playoff spot. In theory, it's only a 3 game point difference. The problem is all the other teams you have to leapfrog to get into that position. There are just too many teams between the Flames and that bottom 10 spot for it to be that simple. They'd have to out-suck a lot of bottom dwelling teams to do it. Sure, some of those teams might go on a winning streak, but a lot of them will continue to get similar level of points to where they are now.
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True. However, it's a lot easier to climb down than climb up. To climb up in the standings, you have to win more games - hard to do, so you need help (the other teams not playing well). To climb down, you can do it yourself quite easily, simply by hitting the skids and going on a losing streak - no need for help from the other teams.