In the end, the Jets will likely have played the 1st or 2nd hardest schedule

[cutchemist42]

http://masseyratings.com/rate.php?s=nhl

The site's pretty good for rankings, and is good in gauging SOS too.

Click to read more...

 

[allan5oh]

Good stuff, our draft ranking is better as a result.

 

[wpgsilver]

Ooooooh. So in reality we're great.

 

[Sweech]

If only it was like the NFL and having a poor season usually means you can follow it up with having a weak schedule the following year.

 

[cheswick]

But didn't the rest of the teams in our division play an equally "difficult" schedule? With the exception of not playign themselves and playing a bad jets team?

 

[truck]

Top two schedule difficulty with bottom two starter.

 

[Positive]

So if I'm reading that properly, Boston, Philly, and Toronto had super-soft schedules? Should I gamble and pick a first-round upset vs Columbus or Detroit in our office pool?

Detroit is 3-1 vs Boston in the season series...

 

[KingBogo]

But didn't the rest of the teams in our division play an equally "difficult" schedule? With the exception of not playign themselves and playing a bad jets team?

And that's why they have an easier schedule.

 

[cutchemist42]

But didn't the rest of the teams in our division play an equally "difficult" schedule? With the exception of not playign themselves and playing a bad jets team?

Does every other team in our division play the exact same eastern opponents' schedule?

 

[cutchemist42]

So if I'm reading that properly, Boston, Philly, and Toronto had super-soft schedules? Should I gamble and pick a first-round upset vs Columbus or Detroit in our office pool?

Detroit is 3-1 vs Boston in the season series...

Honestly, I've used the site before for pickem contests and its pretty decent at getting some upsets. Columbus might be a decent pick for upset potential.

 

[lighthouses]

Excuses, etc.

Sure there is the lost playoff revenue every year by sneaking into 8th if granted an easier schedule.

But hey, what did everybody and your granny tell you for the last gazillion years: Life isn't fair.

 

[Duke749]

Excuses, etc.

Sure there is the lost playoff revenue every year by sneaking into 8th if granted an easier schedule.

But hey, what did everybody and your granny tell you for the last gazillion years: Life isn't fair.

I don't think anyone here is of the attitude you're suggesting... No body is making excuses either. It's just an interesting observation.

 

[lighthouses]

Does every other team in our division play the exact same eastern opponents' schedule?

1 home, 1 away

 

[KingBogo]

Its pretty simple why the Jets have the hardest schedule. The Jets are standings wise the worst team in the best division. Lets compare them to one of the top 3 (STL, Chi, Col). They all play 5 more games a season against a bottom 5-8 team (Jets). The Jets play against a lot of top teams (most of the division).

 

[knorthern knight]

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that throughout the season, we've generally played more games than most teams, and don't have "games-in-hand" on anybody? I believe the Jets telecast mentioned that we're the first team to finish our 82-game schedule. I could understand the first year when we had to do a last-minute panic-schedule. But this seems to be a consistent pattern.