2017 Bruins Playoffs Odds II - Currently 74.1% chance of qualifying

[PB37]

On this day last year, the Bruins were tied for first.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

We've all heard this story before. Think they change the ending this time?

It's a different story. Who knows how it will end...

The odds are favorable though.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

On this day last year, the Bruins were tied for first.

And they ended up missing the playoffs because of the tie=breaker. They had the same number of pts than Detroit (93pts) who got in. This year the Bruins do have the tie-breaker against every team in the race.

Year before, they also missed with 96pts with a bad last week.

Year before, they lost to a bad Habs team up 3-2 after a total dominating regular season.

Year before ended in dramatic fashion in game #6 in Cup Fanal.

Year before ended in a 7 games loss to Wsh with the Holtby coming out party.

Year before was the Cup year.

Quite the bad endings since then.*Maybe we have some good thing happening this year? Road is wide open to a ECF against Wsh or the team that beats them (again...) this year.

Go B's!

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

If the Bruins end the season 10-6-0, they would stay in the top-3 in the Atlantic unless one of these teams get:

Toronto 11-5-1 or better
TB and Flo 13-4-0 or better
Buffalo 14-0-1 or better

Driver seat.

 

[northeastern]

If the Bruins end the season 10-6-0, they would stay in the top-3 in the Atlantic unless one of these teams get:

Toronto 11-5-1 or better
TB and Flo 13-4-0 or better
Buffalo 14-0-1 or better

Driver seat.

It'll be pathetic if the bruins don't make it

 

[DKH]

For Bruce Cassidy's health I hope they make it

 

[talkinaway]

If the Bruins end the season 10-6-0, they would stay in the top-3 in the Atlantic unless one of these teams get:

Toronto 11-5-1 or better
TB and Flo 13-4-0 or better
Buffalo 14-0-1 or better

Driver seat.

I don't have the schedule in front of me, but 10-6-0 is still better than average. Not impossible, and certainly attainable. I'd expect 9-7-0 is a more likely outcome....or even 8-7-1.

Still, even taking the Bruins down 2-3 points doesn't give trailing teams a whole lot of leeway. Means Toronto has to go 10-7-0 or 9-6-2, which is possible...but again not probable.

 

[KnightofBoston]

I don't have the schedule in front of me, but 10-6-0 is still better than average. Not impossible, and certainly attainable. I'd expect 9-7-0 is a more likely outcome....or even 8-7-1.

Still, even taking the Bruins down 2-3 points doesn't give trailing teams a whole lot of leeway. Means Toronto has to go 10-7-0 or 9-6-2, which is possible...but again not probable.

Too close to Toronto, they're the biggest threat

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Too close to Toronto, they're the biggest threat

Leafs play the Flyers tomorrow night and Philadelphia is only two points back of the Leafs so they should be playing hard . Go Flyers !

 

[rkwittem]

We will be fine.

 

[DitClapper]

On this day last year, the Bruins were tied for first.

Dark times looking back at it now.

 

[Mione134]

For Bruce Cassidy's health I hope they make it

For my health and happiness I hope so too

 

[DitClapper]

For Bruce Cassidy's health I hope they make it

His hair is getting thinner and thinner as times wears down.

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

I'm going to disagree with Milbury and Jones there a bit; Linseman was quite a dynamic player. Brad is offensively better, but Linseman's skating made him a very good defensive checker and he had quite goods hands and was very clever.

 

[duffy]

For Bruce Cassidy's health I hope they make it

Speaking of our new bench boss, where is his thread?
I can't recall seeing a whole page with nothing pertaining to the coach in at least 12 yrs!
Did anyone notice the stat that the Bruins have 3 - 6 goal games under Butch in 12 games and the same under Clode in 55 games.

 

[duffy]

On this day last year, the Bruins were tied for first.

We have a different coach and a different system , so the results should be different!
Or at least I hope so.

 

[08SeaBass08]

Speaking of our new bench boss, where is his thread?
I can't recall seeing a whole page with nothing pertaining to the coach in at least 12 yrs!
Did anyone notice the stat that the Bruins have 3 - 6 goal games under Butch in 12 games and the same under Clode in 55 games.

At your service:
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2186253

 

[Blowfish]

Too close to Toronto, they're the biggest threat

Flyers?

 

[caz16]

Leafs play the Flyers tomorrow night and Philadelphia is only two points back of the Leafs so they should be playing hard . Go Flyers !

According to the Toronto sports gurus, Philly is counted as an easy game for the Leafs - they actually discussed how the 3 games (Detroit, Philly, Canes) were against teams that were out of the race. Unbelievable!

 

[Fenway]

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern.html

 

[Over the volcano]

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern.html

Those overtime losses for NYI and TOR are gross.

 

[NDiesel]

Those overtime losses for NYI and TOR are gross.

Unfortunately for both teams, even if they do make it OT losses don't get them anything.

 

[caz16]

According to the Toronto sports gurus, Philly is counted as an easy game for the Leafs - they actually discussed how the 3 games (Detroit, Philly, Canes) were against teams that were out of the race. Unbelievable!

Funny, as I was driving in this morning the same experts were talking about the game tonight and said "it didn't even occur to me that Philadelphia was that close".

 

[Sharp Shooting Neely]

Winning will solve everything. All in their control at this point. All three atlantic front runners are 7 and 3 in their past 10 which is the best in the division. That's how you put space between you and the chase pack down the stretch.

 

[TaroTsujimoto]

Still not a given that we'll make it. Boston's schedule the rest of the way doesn't look that easy, nor does Toronto's schedule look all that hard. Our game against the Leafs on the 20th may be huge.