American Thanksgiving is the traditional benchmark to see who is in an NHL playoff spot as the season is a quarter of the way done. So here we are................
NHL American Thanksgiving standings - 11/28/24
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Aeroforce
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For all the turmoil of this young season, the Top Three in the Atlantic are exactly what everyone expected.
Terrier
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Third place in the Atlantic(games played aside), I'll take it. Our messy team is hanging in there. Imagine where we'd be if our power play was mediocre.
weaponomega
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Games played are a problem Tampa got 3 in hand only one pt behind. That being said these next five games before we go out west is a humongous opportunity to gain points vs all out of playoffs opponents
MarchysNoseKnows
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McGarnagle
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AngryMilkcrates
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Per usual i don't think you're going to see a ton of movement between now and April.
Atlantic:
Pretty much as everyone expected. Florida and Toronto are the two best teams in the division, Boston hanging in there, Tampa holding on to a wild card spot. Boston has obviously looked better post-Monty but that offense gives me immense pause in saying "yeah they got this." On the plus side, the teams behind them can't seem to get out of their own way.
Metro:
Not a lot of shock here outside of Washington, who was a playoff team last year looking way better than the bubble team they were. Jersey back in the fold with competent goaltending, Carolina doing Carolina things. The Rangers in the mix
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Central:
Some would say Minnesota being in the top 3 is a shock, but in all likelihood they make the playoffs last year if they fired their coach earlier given Hynes had them on pace. Dallas is still solid despite some crazy regression from their top scorers last year. Winnipeg is the surprise. Not so much that they're winning, but how they're winning. They're getting pretty nutty production from their depth guys. Namestnikov being a legit 2C, Adam Lowry almost halfway to his career high in points only 23 games in. They're good, no doubt about it but are they this good?
Pacific:
Vegas and LA aren't a shock. Calgary is. And if there's one time i project falls out of it, it's them. Riding a combo of unsustainably good goaltending + an offense that's getting by on timing rather than depth/skill. Expect them to taper off and for Edmonton to slide into that spot.
Atlantic:
Pretty much as everyone expected. Florida and Toronto are the two best teams in the division, Boston hanging in there, Tampa holding on to a wild card spot. Boston has obviously looked better post-Monty but that offense gives me immense pause in saying "yeah they got this." On the plus side, the teams behind them can't seem to get out of their own way.
Metro:
Not a lot of shock here outside of Washington, who was a playoff team last year looking way better than the bubble team they were. Jersey back in the fold with competent goaltending, Carolina doing Carolina things. The Rangers in the mix
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Central:
Some would say Minnesota being in the top 3 is a shock, but in all likelihood they make the playoffs last year if they fired their coach earlier given Hynes had them on pace. Dallas is still solid despite some crazy regression from their top scorers last year. Winnipeg is the surprise. Not so much that they're winning, but how they're winning. They're getting pretty nutty production from their depth guys. Namestnikov being a legit 2C, Adam Lowry almost halfway to his career high in points only 23 games in. They're good, no doubt about it but are they this good?
Pacific:
Vegas and LA aren't a shock. Calgary is. And if there's one time i project falls out of it, it's them. Riding a combo of unsustainably good goaltending + an offense that's getting by on timing rather than depth/skill. Expect them to taper off and for Edmonton to slide into that spot.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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1000% agreed. My buddies are big into it and they ask "man you know your shit, why don't you?"
because even though i may know shit, i actually don't know shit. if that makes sense.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
Rocket Surgery
It's all speculation lol. It's what i think will happen, not know.
For all i know Calgary could just ride the bullshit to a division title or Buffalo suddenly decides to not suck ass for once in their miserable existence. Sports be weird.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
Rocket Surgery
Because they have been absolutely destroyed in 4 games by Dallas, Florida, Carolina & Toronto. Quality teams that walked all over them.
They are in a dogfight for the last PO spot with Buffalo, Ottawa, Detroit and NYI. Every game amongst those 5 teams will end up PO determinative at year end.
smithformeragent
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They have a very soft ending to what has been a very soft spot in the schedule over the next couple of days.
This is equivalent to little Mac beating up on the Glass Joes and Von Kaisers of the world.
If they’re going to make the playoffs, that is exactly what they’re going to have to do.
They weren’t doing it before making the coaching change, so good on them.
Again, I can’t see them making any sort of serious run in the playoffs, but is their prerogative to make it and go as far as they can. That seems to be the constant ask of this ownership group. And this is nothing new.
This is equivalent to little Mac beating up on the Glass Joes and Von Kaisers of the world.
If they’re going to make the playoffs, that is exactly what they’re going to have to do.
They weren’t doing it before making the coaching change, so good on them.
Again, I can’t see them making any sort of serious run in the playoffs, but is their prerogative to make it and go as far as they can. That seems to be the constant ask of this ownership group. And this is nothing new.
I don’t think it matters where they finish, in first place or in a wildcard. They will be playing a good team in round 1. Home ice is meaningless.
BruinDust
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The Bruins schedule is an absolute meat grinder once you get past New Year's. Lots of games with minimal breaks in between (not counting the 2+ weeks off for the 4 Nations). About a 60/40 split between hard and weaker opponents, which is a complete reversal from the 1st half of the season where its roughly 60/40 in favor of weaker teams.
I don't think where the Bruins sit on US Thanksgiving matters much this year. It's almost like a tale of two seasons. It's good they made the coaching change as they will need to collect as many points as possible before New Year's day with the lighter/easier schedule.
I don't think where the Bruins sit on US Thanksgiving matters much this year. It's almost like a tale of two seasons. It's good they made the coaching change as they will need to collect as many points as possible before New Year's day with the lighter/easier schedule.
Why can't they go on a run? Did you think Florida was capable of going on a run when they had to play Boston in round 1 two years ago when we had 135 points anybody can go on a run when you get in hockey is different than the other sports there is no series that is an absolute 100% lock
smithformeragent
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This team isn't talented enough of going on a run unless they somehow get extremely fortunate at the trade deadline with a couple of UFA's to be, forcing their way to Boston.
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