Around Hockey XIII (All Non-Jackets Hockey talk in here)

[Iron Balls McGinty]

It's funny considering how little you see their name mentioned, but the Jackets could be within 1 point of the Lightning after tonight's games (and better in ROW). If they win they'd also be just 4 points back of the Habs with a game in hand, another team that's been considered a shoo-in all year but could conceivably slip back with the rest of this pack.

As always, though, it comes down to the Jackets winning, not other teams losing. If they lose and so we do, WGAS?

The Lightning are going to have a struggle from here on out. Sure, they got Stamkos back but the St. Louis for Callahan deal is a big reversal in the point production department for them. If I counted right, they are 2-8-1 in their last 11 games dating back to January 28th. if they keep tanking, they'll be out of the wildcard within a week and its a whole new ballgame with both slots open to fight for.

With Detroit missing Datsyuk and Zetterberg for a while. it could even end up that the Metro have 5 teams in when it comes down to it. Pittsburgh, NYR, and Philly holding down the 3 guaranteed spots and the CBJ and Caps pulling in the wildcard spots.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

Scoreboard watching for tonight:

Pens at Caps
Preds at Sens
Coyotes at TB
Leafs at Ducks

Here's hoping everything pans out the right way...

 

[EspenK]

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/10/seguin-anisimov-and-henrique-named-nhl-three-stars/related/

Arty!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

2-1 Pens right now

 

[bizzz*]

Halak gave up 2 goals on 3 shots.

 

[The Jones Zone]

Detroit loses center Joakim Andersson for 2-3 weeks, broken foot. He's certainly not their best all around Center, but He is one of their better men in the circle.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Weber has killed two men with his slap shot, Anderson and ceci

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Nashville leading 3-0

Tampa and Phoenix tied at 2

All in the 3rd

PIT beat Washington 3-2

 

[CBJWerenski8]

And the lightning tie it with seconds to play

 

[punk_o_holic]

Also, Ottawa making a come back with some time left. Hemsky has 2 assists on the 2 goals. Who would have thought, he would be helping out Ottawa(had 4 assists in another game last week).

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Also, Ottawa making a come back with some time left. Hemsky has 2 assists on the 2 goals. Who would have thought, he would be helping out Ottawa(had 4 assists in another game last week).

And the comeback is complete

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Yotes win the shootout vs Tampa.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Preds win in OT on a 2 on 0 breakaway thanks to Erik Karlsson's pinch and Phillips horrid turnover.

 

[punk_o_holic]

And the comeback is complete

With Hemsky getting another assist.

It's good that Sens and Lightning lost but still pissed. Sens had no business earning a point and the Lightning was under a minute from getting 0 points!

 

[The Jones Zone]

Caps lose

Ottawa and Tampa Bay get a point

I'll take that

 

[punk_o_holic]

Caps lose

Ottawa and Tampa Bay get a point

I'll take that

Yes but as mentioned above, the Sens had no business getting a point. They were down 3-0 with 13 minutes left in the 3rd. TB tied it up with 40 seconds. It easily could have been 0 points for all 3 teams.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

TOR up 2-0 on Anaheim

 

[bizzz*]

Wondering if Voynov has regressed this season or he craps the bed only when I watch him playing? He looks lost over there at times.

 

[Wendy Clear]

Yes but as mentioned above, the Sens had no business getting a point. They were down 3-0 with 13 minutes left in the 3rd. TB tied it up with 40 seconds. It easily could have been 0 points for all 3 teams.

The Sens are obviously well in it mathematically, but they're a pretty bad hockey team and I don't think they're a concern 2 weeks from now. Ditto the Caps, especially after a western swing that should destroy them.

I think the wildcards will come down to us, Tampa, Detroit and Jersey. And that's making the very, very uncertain assumption that the top 6 remain as they are.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Good grief at the Canucks. Makes the Jackets loss to Philly seem like child's play.

 

[pete goegan]

Good grief at the Canucks. Makes the Jackets loss to Philly seem like child's play.

Well, if the Jackets played like children vs. the Flyers, the Nucks played like embryos in that last period. Torts must be going nuts!

 

[Wendy Clear]

The Caps are done in my eyes. I haven't worried about them for weeks, to be honest, but yeah they're a bad hockey team with a brutal schedule coming up. They're finished.

The Flyers, who we now sit ahead of... Penguins, Penguins, Blackhawks, Stars, Blues. That's their next five games.

If they earn 5+ points outta that schedule, they'll deserve to be still in the race.

And I still wonder how the Leafs have managed to claw a few points here and there which leaves them where they are in the standings. It's hard to believe they can do it the rest of the way and finish an 82-game season as such a bad possession team, so reliant on heroic goaltending and random scoring off the rush, in the top 2 or 3 in their division. But I guess we'll see. If I'm right, they'll have more results like last night's and be prime to overtake in the WC standings.

Hopefully for us it doesn't come to that. And I guess if they have any remaining games against the Rangers, Flyers, Devils or Red Wings then I'm a big Leafs fan.

 

[EspenK]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445962

The Blues are 18-0-2 against the Central Division, breaking the franchise record of 19 consecutive games with a point in divisional play set in 1968-69. During the five-game winning streak, they never allowed more than two goals.

Bet they don't miss us...or us them

 

[Bobcat110]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445962





Bet they don't miss us...or us them

Counting our game vs them this year...that's 20-0-2


Our style of play works great versus the rank and file teams in the league. However, the elite teams see right through us. Our record versus teams that currently have 85 or more points: 1-11-2.

That means we're 33-15-3 versus teams with currently less than 85 points.

 

[Nanabijou]

Counting our game vs them this year...that's 20-0-2


Our style of play works great versus the rank and file teams in the league. However, the elite teams see right through us. Our record versus teams that currently have 85 or more points: 1-11-2.

That means we're 33-15-3 versus teams with currently less than 85 points.

That's an interesting stat. Further proof that it's important to grab the #2 or #3 seed in the Metro instead of just focusing on making the playoffs.