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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Why not compare to this season? Due to the disproportionate number of wins by the top 2 teams, the 8th and 9th place teams are sitting at 33 points in 31 or 32 in 30. On that basis, 52 points would do it.
That is 24 points in 18 games. 10-4-4, 12-6, whatever you like. Still really need to shoot for winning 2 of every 3.
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Except those top two teams have come back down to earth. Chicago is 6-4 in their last 10. Anaheim is 6-3-1. Those teams have combined for 10 regulation losses and 5 of them have happened in the past week. These teams should still play well, but they're going to lose some games and even out the standings.
Also, once the trade deadline passes and some teams start selling there becomes a lot more easy wins. Once teams sell not only are they losing roster players, but there's a lot more guys taking games off due to injury as a precaution. There's going to be a few AHL-level squads floating around in April (and hopefully we're one of them).
