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Why is Buffalo 8th and Florida 9th?
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QUOTE (Lonewolfe2015 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:20 PM) 
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Doesn't head-to-head come first? Florida won their only game so far.
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:28 AM)
QUOTE (Lonewolfe2015 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:20 PM)
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Doesn't head-to-head come first? Florida won their only game so far.
It's a technicality:
"If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included."
Therefore that tiebreaking rule is omitted and it goes to goal differential, which Buffalo is -4 and Florida is -6.
QUOTE (Avaholic03 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:49 PM)
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:28 AM)
QUOTE (Lonewolfe2015 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:20 PM)
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Doesn't head-to-head come first? Florida won their only game so far.
It's a technicality:
"If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included."
Therefore that tiebreaking rule is omitted and it goes to goal differential, which Buffalo is -4 and Florida is -6.
Oh, ok. In other words, if Buffalo loses by three or more to NJD tonight, Sabres will be under playoff-line, right?
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:56 AM)
QUOTE (Avaholic03 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:49 PM)
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:28 AM)
QUOTE (Lonewolfe2015 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:20 PM)
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Doesn't head-to-head come first? Florida won their only game so far.
It's a technicality:
"If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included."
Therefore that tiebreaking rule is omitted and it goes to goal differential, which Buffalo is -4 and Florida is -6.
Oh, ok. In other words, if Buffalo loses by three or more to NJD tonight, Florida will be 8th, right?
Assuming Florida only loses by 1 or less (i.e. if they win). Remember, they have to have the same # of points and games played, so the point percentage is the same before they get to that level of tiebreaker. It seems pretty unlikely that they'll be so close for more than a game or two.
QUOTE (Avaholic03 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:59 PM)
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:56 AM)
QUOTE (Avaholic03 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:49 PM)
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 11:28 AM)
QUOTE (Lonewolfe2015 @ Dec 13 2008, 08:20 PM)
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Doesn't head-to-head come first? Florida won their only game so far.
It's a technicality:
"If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included."
Therefore that tiebreaking rule is omitted and it goes to goal differential, which Buffalo is -4 and Florida is -6.
Oh, ok. In other words, if Buffalo loses by three or more to NJD tonight, Florida will be 8th, right?
Assuming Florida only loses by 1 or less (i.e. if they win). Remember, they have to have the same # of points and games played, so the point percentage is the same before they get to that level of tiebreaker. It seems pretty unlikely that they'll be so close for more than a game or two.
Florida doesn't play tonight, right? So any regulation loss by Sabres drops them as 9th?
QUOTE (Jaymond Flurrie @ Dec 13 2008, 02:13 PM)
Florida doesn't play tonight, right? So any regulation loss by Sabres drops them as 9th?
Correct, because then they'd have a lower point percentage.
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