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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I would even go so far as to argue that teams that start under .500 in the first ten games are likely to miss the playoffs.
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Perhaps the words I used to describe the starts betrays a lack of objectivity. I've looked up the starts for both 10 games and for Nov 30 for all three seasons again, combined with the Flames' rank in the Western Conference at the time.
14-15: 5-4-1 (T-6th), then 10-4-1 to Nov 30 (5th)
15-16: 2-7-1 (T-12th), then 6-7-1 to Nov 30 (14th)
16-17: 4-5-1 (6th), then 7-8-1 to Nov 30 (10th)