[The Athletic] Past and future strength of schedule rankings
December 24, 2025
[The Athletic] Past and future strength of schedule rankings
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So if I’m reading this correctly, and tbh I don’t know if i am, our remaining schedule is (on paper) pretty easy.
This makes no sense to me. Any context?
According to the OP, projected net rating is the average rating of the teams remaining. Higher number = tougher remaining schedule. So this would indicate ducks have the 5th easiest remaining schedule.
My takeaway is that the schedule they’ve had and the schedule they will play is about the same. So instead of looking for help extrinsically, they should look to get better and determine their own future.
While it’s nice to look at, feel like it doesn’t mean toooo much with how inconsistent the team can be
Just look at our schedule and gauge it, January looks really rough while march and April look a bit easier
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6 comments
So if I’m reading this correctly, and tbh I don’t know if i am, our remaining schedule is (on paper) pretty easy.
This makes no sense to me. Any context?
According to the OP, projected net rating is the average rating of the teams remaining. Higher number = tougher remaining schedule. So this would indicate ducks have the 5th easiest remaining schedule.
My takeaway is that the schedule they’ve had and the schedule they will play is about the same. So instead of looking for help extrinsically, they should look to get better and determine their own future.
While it’s nice to look at, feel like it doesn’t mean toooo much with how inconsistent the team can be
Just look at our schedule and gauge it, January looks really rough while march and April look a bit easier