16/17 Standings under the old format

[Night Shift]

I'm a big fan of the original format (W-L-T and 1-8 playoff format). So I conducted what it would have looked like this year. Anything that went to a SO ended in a tie. No loser points. Thought you guys would like to take a look.

yEDM 43-30-9 95
xANA 43-33-6 92
xSJS 44-35-3 91
xCGY 41-35-6 88
LAK 37-39-6 80
VAN 26-50-6 58
ARZ 24-50-8 56

zCHI 46-31-5 97
xMIN 46-31-5 97
xSTL 44-34-4 92
xNSH 39-37-6 84
WPG 37-41-4 78
DAL 33-46-3 69
COL 21-58-3 45

1.CHI
8.NSH

2.EDM
7.CGY

3.MIN
6.SJS

4.STL
5.ANA

zWSH 53-22-7 113
xPIT 46-27-9 101
xCBJ 48-30-4 100
xNYR 45-30-7 97
NYI 39-37-6 84
PHI 32-38-12 76
CAR 33-40-9 75
NJD 25-51-6 56

yMTL 44-33-5 93
xBOS 42-35-5 89
xTOR 39-34-9 87
xOTT 38-34-10 86
TBL 38-37-7 83
FLA 30-41-11 71
BUF 31-43-8 70
DET 24-49-9 57

1.WSH
8.OTT

2.MTL
7.TOR

3.PIT
6.BOS

4.CBJ
5.NYR

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[Doctor No]

It's important to note that teams attempted to optimize their point total under the current points structure, and that they would have different incentives under the old structure.

 

[Caeldan]

It's important to note that teams attempted to optimize their point total under the current points structure, and that they would have different incentives under the old structure.

Ottawa would be an example of this. Boucher specifically stated at least once when asked post game, that they were playing the 3on3 to a tie intentionally as he felt they had better chances in the SO to win.