Are we going to play this "in the hunt" game again?

[LTS]

22 hours ago, JohnC said:

The issue isn't whether he is telling the truth or not. He's giving an opinion that I consider to be unrealistic. You make the point that he is writing to attract more attention. That's true and shouldn't be surprising. 

It's not surprising. He's right in stating how many points they are out by, but he's certainly mischaracterizing the chances of the team. And it certainly is accomplishing what he set out to do.. which is have people discuss just how bad his take his.

My issue is that the general populace loves to prop up these idiots and thus reinforce the behavior.  Not surprising, again...

[WhenWillItEnd66]

We are NOT in the hunt. 6 or 8 points out does not mean crap when you have to jump 6 teams. Not happening. We cannot even win 4 in a row! I guess i should just be happy we can win 3 in a row

[PromoTheRobot]

[JohnC]

3 hours ago, LTS said:

It's not surprising. He's right in stating how many points they are out by, but he's certainly mischaracterizing the chances of the team. And it certainly is accomplishing what he set out to do.. which is have people discuss just how bad his take his.

My issue is that the general populace loves to prop up these idiots and thus reinforce the behavior.  Not surprising, again...

I'm not here to defend anyone. People can make up their own minds. But it has to be acknowledged that covering this lowly and decrepit franchise and the foolishness that is associated with it has to be a very unpleasant endeavor. 

[Porous Five Hole]

21 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Anyone have the odds of the Sabres making the playoffs vs finishing last in the NHL standings? 

Sure do.  2.6% to make the playoffs, and 8.1% to win the lottery. 
 

https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm

[Porous Five Hole]

6 hours ago, MattPie said:

This is the math I was looking for. 122-point pace? That'll sure happen, lol.

Until it doesn't, it'll always take 93-96 points, lol. Sure it doesn't look like it right now, but a couple teams get hot every year and the points end up in the same place in the end.

Moneypuck is predicting 84 points for the last wildcard spot in the East. Imagine that? All it takes is 85 pts and the Sabres still couldn’t break the drought. 

Edited 17 hours ago by Porous Five Hole

[DarthEbriate]

25 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Sure do.  2.6% to make the playoffs, and 8.1% to win the lottery. 
 

https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm

Never tell me the ...
oh, it's the Sabres, what's the point?

Edited 16 hours ago by DarthEbriate

[Dreams Burn Down]

2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Moneypuck is predicting 84 points for the last wildcard spot in the East. Imagine that? All it takes is 85 pts and the Sabres still couldn’t break the drought. 

It's somewhat reminiscent of the expanded 24 team playoff field in 2020 in which we also failed to qualify.

[GASabresIUFAN]

2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Sure do.  2.6% to make the playoffs, and 8.1% to win the lottery. 
 

https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm

That's what I thought.   I'm feeling much better about winning the Power Ball now.