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Originally Posted by dino7c
Before the Blues lost in regulation maybe...not now. Chances are good one of those teams loses a game. Like the Flames need one result in 4 games.
Chances are not very good the Flames win 4 straight, same as before.
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Hence why the lost point is so costly. A winout is now an absolute must, whereas before the Flames could sneak an OT loss somewhere. That's why their odds just got much longer.
To say the playoffs were unlikely before and unlikely now therefore basically the same, is quite disingenuous.