so then a loss in OT isn't really a loss as a real loss is 0 points but OT is a point which is a tie. Glad you finally agree with me.
No. All wins are wins. All losses are (or should be) losses, which means they should be awarded zero points. The NHL disingenuously awards the welfare point in order to keep garbage teams in the playoff chase deeper into the season, but to me any game that results in a loss, regardless of when it becomes one, is a loss that should be worth nothing.
Teams should only ever get points in the standings for actually winning, not for "almost" winning or for "trying" to win.
In reality, the Habs' current record should be 33 wins, 38 losses for 66 points, not the 9 OTL welfare points that knock the loss column down to 29 and bumps them up to 75 points overall.
The adjusted standings in the Atlantic Division (i.e. the
real record, when you subtract the welfare points and add those games to the loss column where they actually belong) is as follows:
Florida GP: 71 W: 43 L: 28 PTS: 86
(currently 2nd place 89 pts)
Trawna GP: 72 W: 43 L: 29 PTS: 86
(currently 1st place 90 pts)
Tampa GP: 72 W: 42 L: 30 PTS: 84 (currently 3rd place 89 pts)
Ottawa GP: 71 W: 38 L: 33 PTS: 76 (currently 4th place 81 pts)
HABS GP: 71 W: 33 L: 38 PTS: 66 (currently 5th place 75 pts)
Motown GP: 72 W: 33 L: 39 PTS: 66 (currently 6th place 72 pts)
Sabres GP: 71 W: 30 L: 41 PTS: 60
(currently 8th place 66 pts)
Broons GP: 73 W: 30 L: 43 PTS: 60
(currently 7th place 69 pts)
For the wildcard, the adjusted standings look thusly:
WC1 Ottawa GP: 71 W: 38 L: 33 PTS: 76 (WC #1)
WC2 Rags GP: 72 W: 34 L: 38 PTS: 68 (currently in 10th place 74 pts)
9th HABS GP: 71 W: 33 L: 38 PTS: 66 (currently WC #2)
10th BJ's GP: 70 W: 32 L: 35 PTS: 64
(currently in 11th place 73 pts)
11th Isles GP: 71 W: 32 L: 39 PTS: 64
(currently in 9th place 74 pts)
Welfare points are permitting teams to commit playoff fraud.
