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Originally Posted by Nelson
At this point, the Flames will finish 8th worst to 10th worst in the league standings. I'm certainly hoping for 8th worst. Lose, lose, lose!
Worst-case scenario, the Flames get 3+ points and finish 10th worst.
It looks to me like we can get a maximum of 2 points, and we'll remain behind the NJD. One win and one regulation loss or 2 overtime/shootout losses would leave the Flames behind the NJD in regulation wins, which is the first tie-breaker given even games played.
I'd really like to see the Flames lose this one in regulation. That would mean that they would be guaranteed to finish no better than 9th worst.
Ideally, we lose both remaining games in regulation. This would give the Flames a chance at finishing 8th worst. Seattle would just need to get 1 point in its remaining games against the Jets and the Wild.
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But how should that happen? The players aren't going to give up. You can't ask the players not to try to win. The goalies aren't going to not make saves. You want the coach to play the 4th line for 30 mins? That's not going to happen. We've used all our recalls so we can't weaken the roster. The young guys need to go out on a winning streak anyway, it's good for their development.
Cheer for wins man, because the team is 29th since the deadline, they've lost 9 of 12, they can't possibly lose again. Why even care about 8th vs 10th, it's a few percent of lottery odds and negligible difference between players available? But you'll remember this win for the rest of your life, or at least until May 6th on lottery day and don't you want that memory?
Don't forget, your perspective really does not impact the outcome, so why are you even posting it at all?