Around the NHL Part VIII

[lJuicel]

Flyers lose, now please take care of the Sens tonight.

 

[Hire Sather]

well its right there for them now

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

I really, really hope the Devils fire DeBoer, only to get even worse.

Would it be destination Vacouver and Torts to Jersey?

 

[Cassano]

People are scared of the Flyers?

Not saying it's a first round bye, but the Rangers should win with ease. They've owned Philly the past few years with their suffocating defense and elite goaltending.

They are a good match up for the Rangers.

 

[Cassano]

Eriksson had 4 points. Heating up in time for the playoffs.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

2 points ahead. Awesome! 6 more to get 2nd place

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I was following the game on my phone and am happier than a pig in **** that the Flyers got no points. Thanks Bs.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Btw the same Avs we got a point from beat the Blues 4-0.

 

[Loff]

Cluster**** scores. 1 zip. Washington continues to choke.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Avs have a really good team. Went from zero's to hero's in 2 seasons. Landeskog is really a beast!

 

[gary laser eyes]

Btw the same Avs we got a point from beat the Blues 4-0.

You concentrate too much on we beat them and they lost to them so we should beat them because they lost to them logic.

Anything can happen on a game-to-game basis. You win playoff series with good goaltending, defensive consistency, and opportune scoring. Hopefully those three come together for our Rangers.

 

[Kokoschka]

Who is John Persson? Well, he's the guy who potentially Killed WSH's playoff hopes.

 

[edanielsen]

Did anyone notice the penalty summary of the Avs vs Blues match? A lot of misconducts in the last 5, this means lots of suspensions as well, no?

 

[Boruto]

Braden Lertby.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

You concentrate too much on we beat them and they lost to them so we should beat them because they lost to them logic.

Anything can happen on a game-to-game basis. You win playoff series with good goaltending, defensive consistency, and opportune scoring. Hopefully those three come together for our Rangers.

You're reading too much into it. Just Avs once again showing to be a good team and we played them well.

 

[edanielsen]

What's happening with the Caps? They seem to be crumbling at the worst possible time. Lost 5-0 to Dallas followed by Oates publicly criticizing his captain. Then they couldn't even put up a decent fight against a depleted Devils team and now they're letting the Fish Sticks run the show...

Not that I mind but it's weird

 

[SnowblindNYR]

What's happening with the Caps? They seem to be crumbling at the worst possible time. Lost 5-0 to Dallas followed by Oates publicly criticizing his captain. Then they couldn't even put up a decent fight against a depleted Devils team and now they're letting the Fish Sticks run the show...

Not that I mind but it's weird

Teams like the Caps are so maddening. 5 out of 6 points against the best the best in the league on the road. Now they suck.

 

[Ola]

Teams like the Caps are so maddening. 5 out of 6 points against the best the best in the league on the road. Now they suck.

They truely have an incompetent management.

Look around the league, what they are doing aren't working.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Biron just referenced the Ovi "Controller Disconnected" GIF in the post game.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Biron just referenced the Ovi "Controller Disconnected" GIF in the post game.

Can someone please capture that!

 

[NCRanger]

They truely have an incompetent management.

Look around the league, what they are doing aren't working.

They definitely have incompetent ownership.

 

[silverfish]

Flyers at home against the Sabres.

Blue Jackets at home against the Isles.

We need some upsets.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

So if the Flyers and Blue Jackets lose today, the Rangers would need 3 points in their last 3 games to clinch the 2nd seed in the division. And that's if either the Flyers and/or Blue Jackets win out their remaining games.

A Devils loss Monday night or 1 point in the Rangers last 3 games clinches at least a playoff spot.

Does that sound right?

 

[silverfish]

So if the Flyers and Blue Jackets lose today, the Rangers would need 3 points in their last 3 games to clinch the 2nd seed in the division. And that's if either the Flyers and/or Blue Jackets win out their remaining games.

A Devils loss Monday night or 1 point in the Rangers last 3 games clinches at least a playoff spot.

Does that sound right?

Rangers have 91, and max is 97 - own tiebreakers as of now.
Flyers have 87, and max is 97.
CBJ have 85, and max is 95.
Devils have 84, and max is 92.

Looks like the Rangers magic number for home ice is 6 over the Flyers (and for a complete clinch) - as they own the tiebreaker as of now. If the Flyers lose today, the Rangers will need four points, not three.

The Rangers magic number for home ice over the Blue Jackets looks like four. Two if the Blue Jackets lose today.

And, as we all unfortunately know too well, their magic number is 1 point over the Devils to clinch the playoffs.

Magic numbers work in the sense that they are a total of points necessary for other teams to lose, or the Rangers to gain.

 

[aufheben]

So, NBC is showing BUF-PHI tonight instead of PIT-COL? k.