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1979-80 END OF SEASON
In reaching the end of the Whalers inaugural NHL season, I'm happy to say that we finished exactly .500! We had a nice 35-35-10 record. We were .500 going into the final game, and I definitely didn't want to fall under that mark. But then we ended up in a tie against the Red Wings which was neat. I miss ties, overtime losses are dumb.
The real 1979-80 Whalers finished with 73 points, so our 80 points is an improvement already. I've attached the final standings -- we're in the Norris division now but will settle into the Adams soon for most of our run in Hartford.
Deadline acquisition Mike Liut was among the league leaders in the net. Mike Rogers finished 2nd in assists and 6th in points which is good for him. He had 105 points in real life so the sim is pretty accurate. This is the Gretzky era though, and Wayne ran amok in his first year in the NHL. More on him later.
I've also attached the Whalers players end of year stats. We were very reliant on Rogers, Stoughton, and Mark Howe for scoring. Gordie Howe definitely overachieved in his final season, and we got a nice contribution from our Finnish player Matti Hagman.
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