Let me slightly rephrase what I mean. No team is better than their record. It is earned and factual. But the same (or worse) won-loss record does not necessarily mean that a team with the same (or better record) is the better team when there is in imbalanced schedule. If you look past the Wildcats' record against the Top 4 teams to their record against the top 10, the Wildcats have a better (or equal) record compared to several playoff contenders or playoff-clinched teams; for example, the Kings and the Maple Leafs. And, yes, the Wildcats lost to the Top 4 teams, but unlike several teams, they had to play all 4 of the Top 4 teams. Two of their "do not plays" are Wave 2 and Kings 2. Let's take away games against Wave 2 and Kings 2 and sub in games against Top 4 teams and where might Kings 1 and MLs and maybe even OC1 be?