Eastern Conference Wild Card Watch

[GrandmaCookie]

CLB loss helping Montreal here, habs might be current favorite for the WC2 spot.

 

[Schennanigans]

Montreal has control of their own destiny right now to get in. Two games in hand on the Rangers. One on Columbus and one on Detroit.

 

[Zalos]

Montreal has control of their own destiny right now to get in. Two games in hand on the Rangers. One on Columbus and one on Detroit.

They need to win their games against Ottawa, Philly, Detroit and the Bruins.

The more wins they get early on, the less stressful the following games will be for them.

 

[voyageur]

CLB loss helping Montreal here, habs might be current favorite for the WC2 spot.

I've given up trying to predict the favorites in this race. It's a shitshow. Montreal is going in the right direction, but it's going to be an interesting week for them with Ottawa, NY Isles, and Colorado on the schedule this week. I had wrote off the Isles, depending on tonight's results Thursday could be a battle of position against Patrick Roy's team.

 

[BonMorrison]

Unfortunately it's going to be the Rangers.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Unfortunately it's going to be the Rangers.

The games played are playing against them. Everybody has less games played than them. they don't control their own destiny

 

[voyageur]

The games played are playing against them. Everybody has less games played than them. they don't control their own destiny

Their Regulation Wins is higher than anyone in contention with them. Only Montreal could pass them with the games in hand.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Their Regulation Wins is higher than anyone in contention with them. Only Montreal could pass them with the games in hand.

They have a crazy amount of RW's compared to the field I don't think anybody will catch up to them in that

 

[Fatass]

Ottawa in
Columbus in
Habs just miss
Rangers just miss
Detroit just miss

 

[wetcoast]

Montreal has control of their own destiny right now to get in. Two games in hand on the Rangers. One on Columbus and one on Detroit.

Detroit is doing their part to fall behind, I think they are done.

 

[RedWingzz]

Detroit sucks

 

[RedHawkDown]

Wings have given up again for the 3rd year in a row. Yzerman will fix it with Luke Schenn in the offseason. Hooray.

 

[wetcoast]

Habs with a 4 goal 3rd period to beat Sens in regulation is a good step for them, they gotta hope the NYR lose in regulation to the Flames.

 

[Andrei79]

Habs with a 4 goal 3rd period to beat Sens in regulation is a good step for them, they gotta hope the NYR lose in regulation to the Flames.

Despite the loss, you can see Ottawa is a solid team. Would be shocked if they miss. I think its basically NYR-CLB-MTL for the last spot.

 

[wetcoast]

Despite the loss, you can see Ottawa is a solid team. Would be shocked if they miss. I think its basically NYR-CLB-MTL for the last spot.

I tend to agree and think the NYR might run out of games and watch teams pass them.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Despite the loss, you can see Ottawa is a solid team. Would be shocked if they miss. I think its basically NYR-CLB-MTL for the last spot.

Sens got 1 more game against Montreal in Ottawa. Cope out, whatever you just know that's going to be a game Ottawa gives 'er and then some.

They have 3 games left against Columbus in like an 11 day window.

I believe they have a few games left against Detroit and the Rangers.

For the Hamburglar run it would take the antithesis of that, which would alos be legendary.

I also just wanted to use the word, "antithesis"

 

[mphmiles]

Pretty heavy odds-shifting results tonight I would think. Rangers lose in regulation at home to a team outside the playoff race right now, and Montreal beats Ottawa to move 1 point up with 2 games in hand. Montreal's in the driver's seat as of now.

 

[boredmale]

Ottawa in
Columbus in
Habs just miss
Rangers just miss
Detroit just miss

Everybody always seems to underestimate the Islanders. Last year they had a good run in the final 20 games to go from like 4-5 points out to finishing 3rd in the division

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I tend to agree and think the NYR might run out of games and watch teams pass them.

Steve Valiquette on MSG network described this 2-1 loss against the Flames as the most "toxic," "listless" game he's covered in his years at the network, so I'd say the Rangers are done.

 

[mm11]

Depleted isles creeping back in.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Sens and Habs take both wild cards.

Face leafs in round 1

 

[Eggtimer]

I’m guessing Sens get WC1 and Habs get WC2 . I’m surprised to see the Islanders are still hanging around. I can’t see them being able to keep pace though . Rangers with a a big loss tonight against the Flames .

 

[boredmale]

I’m guessing Sens get WC1 and Habs get WC2 . I’m surprised to see the Islanders are still hanging around.

While having Barzal injured and trading Brock hurts, they do finally have a full healthy defense which is something that hindered them the bulk of the season

 

[Schennanigans]

Big loss for the Rangers. A game that both teams needed to win. Flames continue to hang around that final playoff spot.

 

[wetcoast]

Steve Valiquette on MSG network described this 2-1 loss against the Flames as the most "toxic," "listless" game he's covered in his years at the network, so I'd say the Rangers are done.

Probably but the other teams need to get wins in those games in hand and then the NYR will feel the squeeze.