One game left for each team! What has been resolved? We only know one thing for sure: The Bulldogs are out. They'll finish this evenly matched season in last place with 10 points. The Comets (12 points), Thistles (11), and Victorias (11) are all still in the hunt. Two teams will reach the championship series, and one will join the Dogs on the sidelines.
Next up, we have the Comets against the Bulldogs. The Dogs have nothing to play for except pride and would love to spoil the Comets' party, especially with their final game coming at home. For the Comets, the math is simple: A win clinches first place. If they lose or draw, the final pecking order won't be established until the resolution of the Thistles/Victorias contest. The Vics can take first place with a win accompanied by a Comets loss or tie. If the Vics tie, they can do no worse than second place (and thus secure a spot in the championship series). The Thistles, meanwhile, need a win over the Vics to reach the postseason, and a Comets loss alongside that win would push them all the way into first.
It's a weird ending to a weird season. I guess it's good that the Vics didn't completely obliterate the field like they did during Seasons 1 and 2, but the parity here in Season 3 has been striking. The Comets and Bulldogs have six ties apiece! That's half their games! (Sidebar: Even so, there will be no regular-season overtime and -- for the love of all the hockey gods -- there will be no shootouts in any league of mine!)
Next up, we have the Comets against the Bulldogs. The Dogs have nothing to play for except pride and would love to spoil the Comets' party, especially with their final game coming at home. For the Comets, the math is simple: A win clinches first place. If they lose or draw, the final pecking order won't be established until the resolution of the Thistles/Victorias contest. The Vics can take first place with a win accompanied by a Comets loss or tie. If the Vics tie, they can do no worse than second place (and thus secure a spot in the championship series). The Thistles, meanwhile, need a win over the Vics to reach the postseason, and a Comets loss alongside that win would push them all the way into first.
It's a weird ending to a weird season. I guess it's good that the Vics didn't completely obliterate the field like they did during Seasons 1 and 2, but the parity here in Season 3 has been striking. The Comets and Bulldogs have six ties apiece! That's half their games! (Sidebar: Even so, there will be no regular-season overtime and -- for the love of all the hockey gods -- there will be no shootouts in any league of mine!)
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