[Game Takes] Islanders 2 Flames 1 (OT)

[Bingo]

http://www.calgarypuck.com/2016/11/g...flames-1-ot-2/

[Karl]

Good choice for the goat. T.J. fully deserved that.

[Dion]

Elliott with a solid effort should help improve his confidence.

[Toonage]

If they keep playing like they have I'm dead certain they'll still be in the mix when Gaudreau gets back.

[DoubleK]

Great writeup. Thought that Elliott deserved the win.

Not directed at Bingo, but still don't get why the media/people insist on ignoring the overtime/shootout loss in the equation when calling how far a team is behind .500.

A loss is a loss, and the Flames are 5 games below .500. Why the NHL refuses to go for three point total games is beyond me. Probably the belief it keeps more teams in the playoff race. Sell more tickets and make more money.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Great writeup. Thought that Elliott deserved the win.

Not directed at Bingo, but still don't get why the media/people insist on ignoring the overtime/shootout loss in the equation when calling how far a team is behind .500.

A loss is a loss, and the Flames are 5 games below .500. Why the NHL refuses to go for three point total games is beyond me. Probably the belief it keeps more teams in the playoff race. Sell more tickets and make more money.

I hear you but I stopped doing that a long time ago. It's a tie. And one team gets a chance to get more, that's the way I see it.

But I do agree that's its misleading but more because the win column isn't split.

The Flame are 10-13-2, so they've lost 13 games in regulation, and 2 in a gimmick of 3 on 3 or a shoot out, but you have dig a bit to find their regulation wins.

Their real record is 7-13 in regulation which is brutal, and 3-2 in the extra stuff.

When you look at regulation win % the Flames are 26th at .350, ahead of Florida, Arizona, NYI and Vancouver (.214)

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Great writeup. Thought that Elliott deserved the win.

Not directed at Bingo, but still don't get why the media/people insist on ignoring the overtime/shootout loss in the equation when calling how far a team is behind .500.

A loss is a loss, and the Flames are 5 games below .500. Why the NHL refuses to go for three point total games is beyond me. Probably the belief it keeps more teams in the playoff race. Sell more tickets and make more money.

This simply isn't true.

Two teams, two similar records (according to you):

Team 1: 40 - 44 - 0 = 80 points

Team 2: 40 - 15 - 27 = 107 points

Both teams won 40 games and were 'under .500' according to the 'a loss is a loss' crowd.

But one team missed the playoffs and the other is in the race for the President's Trophy.

Yes, the above is an extreme example. But it illustrates the point: your statement is false.

An OTL is not the same as a loss, you get a point so it's more like a tie. You can call it a loss all you want, but it is very different than a loss in regulation.