The Coyotes' Magic Number
by Travis Hair on Mar 9, 2010 9:00 AM MST
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TODAY'S COYOTES MAGIC NUMBER IS...
What's a magic number you might be wondering? Well the magic number is how many wins it will take for a given team to make it into the playoffs regardless of how many games any other teams win. So today's number of 8.5 means that the Coyotes need 8 wins and can get one other point via an overtime loss and absolutely make the playoffs no matter what. Now does that mean that that's all we want to win in order to get the best possible playoff seeding? Surely not, but considering how long it's been since we tasted postseason glory a countdown seemed like a great idea.
Now while opposing wins may not effect our number, the losses of teams clamoring for the spots below us will. For example every time the Flames, Red Wings and teams right on the cusp of getting in lose a game the threshold to get in goes down and so will our magic number. We're less effected by teams such as the Kings who are practically on pace with us.
Going forward I'll drop in the games that bring our number down in the Daily Links, or If there's enough to write about all on it's own on a busy day I might break it out again. Here's to seeing the countdown hit a nice zero!
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Somebody made the front page of P Diddy :O
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Sidney-Crosby-golden-roar-reader-art-contest-Ga?urn=nhl,226852#remaining-content
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Mar 9, 2010 9:08 AM MST reply actions
I like this...
I’ll try and stay up on it and get the magic number into the links when I put them up…if I forget (or just don’t feel like calculating), feel free to do it for me…
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(Oh, and go Philly teams as well!)
I'll just insert it once you've made the post.
Don’t worry too much about it :D
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
that works for me…the less I have to do the better ;-P
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(Oh, and go Philly teams as well!)
Hmm...
Hey Travis,
Just curious – how are you calculating this? I was just looking over the standings and it looks like with the Red Wings having 16 games remaining, they can get to 106 points…meaning the Coyotes would need to get another 23 points over their final 16 games (11 wins and an OTL) to absolutely make the playoffs. Now, with the Red Wings likely playing many of the teams between us in the standings, it is possible that the Red Wings going 16-0 would cause other teams to fall below the 100 point threshold that you seem to have set for the Coyotes to be absolutely in.
Anyways, I was just wondering…not a big deal…
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http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Western/Pacific/Coyotes.html
They include games against each other that make it impossible for both teams to get 2 points. So even if Detroit won all of it’s games that would mean someone else didn’t and lowered the threshold to get into the playoffs.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
And I just skipped the last part of that..
But you’re exactly right Detroit plays Nashville a couple times, Clagray again, Minnesota, etc. a lot of teams that are in that group trying to get in.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
I can Spell Calgary! >:(
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
Hehehehe! I found Bryz's new mask, but it's not as good as his old one.
He’s using the one with his kids’ artwork on the sides. I clipped some links, but haven’t used ’em.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Mar 9, 2010 12:39 PM MST reply actions
My heart is filled with so much
Joy that I can barely hold it in. Its nice knowing the Coyotes actually have a magic number again lol.
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
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Pacific Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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San Jose
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49 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 64 |
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Los Angeles
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51 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 60 |
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Dallas
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50 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 54 |
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Phoenix
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51 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 52 |
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Anaheim
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50 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 45 |
(updated 2.3.2012 at 7:29 AM MST)
Coyotes Schedule
Next 5 Games
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San Jose
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Sat 02/04 | 6:00 PM MST |
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Detroit
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Mon 02/06 | 6:00 PM MST |
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Dallas
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Tue 02/07 | 6:30 PM MST |
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Calgary
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Thu 02/09 | 7:00 PM MST |
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Chicago
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Sat 02/11 | 6:30 PM MST |
Last 5 Games
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Anaheim
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Tue 01/31 | L 1 - 4 |
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Ottawa
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Tue 01/24 | W 3 - 2 |
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Tampa Bay
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Sat 01/21 | L 3 - 4 |
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Detroit
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Thu 01/19 | SO - L 2 - 3 |
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Anaheim
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Wed 01/18 | L 2 - 6 |
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