dog3737 wrote:
If you are going to use that type of math, then they've also only lost 22 of 47 games, so their losing percentage is also only .468. Does that mean they are they a .532 team? Definitely not.
Or, to make the math even easier, they have earned 47 of a possible 94 points. That's .500 in most people's books.
But don't let solid math get in the way of your argument.
lol
The term "winning percentage" is wins divided by games
Are Leaf fans really this dense?
Having a points percentage of 47 points in 47 games is half, but it does not equate to a .500 team
You are confusing yourself
Prickles either is the most forgetful poster in the history of this board or the ultimate troll
But to repeat myself (again)
Statistically a shootout loss is EQUIVALENT to a tie
Statistically a shootout win is a bonus point (which is a tie + a free point)
And (again) in grand scheme of things you can see it really has made NO difference overall (only 2 teams in NHL history have been screwed by 3 point games; the Dallas Stars twice & New Jersey Devils once)
The PROBLEM with 3 point games is when a bad team gets them (eg the 2014 Leafs) it inflates point totals making them look better than they really were
But still funny to see them lose