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Originally Posted by Major Major
How is the west terrible? 6/7 of the top teams are in the west. The flames playoff standing in the East would be much more solid than it is now. They would be tied for third in the Atlantic with TB.
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You are looking at the wrong end of the standings. 5 of the bottom 6 teams are in the West. The Blackhawks, Sharks, Ducks, Preds, and Kraken.
Having that many struggling teams in the conference helps to lift up the good teams to higher point totals because they are feasting on the bad teams.
Also, having that many bad teams means that the "bad" Flames team that everyone penciled in as being in the top 5 of the draft is sitting on the playoff bubble because we can't help but win against the worse teams.