Disingenuous straw man argument. I literally said no, the division isn’t a lock. But if you’re going to just throw a blanket statement out there that the best team in the division is not going to win the division, you should back it up rather than going to ‘anything can happen’. Which is the basis of your entire argument.
Yes the Leafs are going to lose games. So aren’t other teams. But the best team in the division should be expected to lose fewer games. So you suggesting that the Leafs are going to lose a few games doesn’t add any value to your opinion.
Your entire premise is that what has happened so far indicates nothing will change over the next 35 games because stats. That's like saying McDavid pacing for 140 points after 10 games is a more likely possibility than not hitting 140 points over the remaining 70 games because I can't prove he'll cool off.
Like I said, the Oilers could very well win tonight and tomorrow and all of a sudden the Leafs are up by a single game. If in that situation you still think it unlikely anyone has a chance to catch them I really don't know what to tell you. You say I have no proof to back up my opinion, but I don't even know how I or anyone else could possibly do so. Much like the only reasoning you have is that they've done really well so far, so that won't change at all. Every team in the North has had a rough patch except the Leafs, and they've only played their biggest competition once so far. I think they will have one, though I cannot provide stats for you to show this will happen. That's why I said initially that "I don't believe" instead of "they won't". A point a lot of quick to anger people seem to conveniently have skipped.
I gave a detailed post as to why I have the opinion I do. If you don't want to read it that's fine. There's quite literally nothing I can say or do beyond sitting back and watching the second HALF of the season play out. Real emphasis on the HALF, which is why "things could happen" is also perfectly reasonably part of my opinion given the relatively small points separating the three top teams.
I love how "they're the best team in a trash division and nobody can challenge them" is acceptable at this point in the season and "things could very likely change because I don't think that's true" is unacceptable. A 6 point lead with 35 to go is acceptable facts to back up the first line of thought, and completely invalidates the second line of thought?
I don't believe that's how it works.
