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THOSE LAST 10 MATTER
The first round has concluded and I’m in search of clues as to why the 8 teams that won, won, and why the other 8 lost.
As always, I employed forensic analysis to my autopsy of the opening round, how the games played out, injuries, home ice, etc. I found very little, so I went back to the regular season, and what I uncovered was that how the teams played over those final 10 games really did seem to matter - not a huge surprise, I believe intensity isn’t run by a tap, but still…
Final 10 game record of teams that advanced |
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Final 10 game record of those who lost |
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| BOS |
8-2-1 |
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NJ |
4-5-1 |
| *DET |
3-6-1 |
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SJ |
5-4-1 |
| PIT |
7-2-1 |
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PHI |
4-5-1 |
| VAN |
6-3-1 |
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CGY |
4-6-0 |
| CAR |
8-2-0 |
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NYR |
5-4-1 |
| ANA |
7-2-1 |
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*STL |
8-1-1 |
| WSH |
6-2-2 |
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MTL |
5-3-2 |
| CHI |
7-2-1 |
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CBJ |
3-3-4 |
*Denotes the exception to the Razorrule (These are the “stopped clock is right twice a day” teams in my little algorithm)
Posted on April 29, 2009 12:18 AM Email Razor
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