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Games tonight affecting Sens

70-75% chance of getting to round 1 depending on the site…. When was the last time we were in this position entering February?

Feels good.

Bit nerve wracking looking at the standings though, still so tight!
 
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Silencio said:
Was there a game vs Tampa that was postponed earlier this season due to the hurricane in Florida?
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TB just had the one game in Oct against Carolina rescheduled on account of the hurricane I believe. Must just be a scheduling quirk. Could be Sens only play the Panthers once in Sunrise but had to play Tampa twice away and it saves on doing a second Florida trip.
 
Sens of Anarchy said:
Maybe we get a CBJ regulation loss tonight
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To be honest, I don't think it matters that much. It's way too early in the season to pick and choose which teams we want to win in the wild card race. Right now we're on pace for 93 pts, which is fine and should get us in the playoffs. If Columbus loses, it just means a different team takes their place as the biggest threat to us (ie. Detroit). In fact, Columbus is no threat at all. If they pass us in the standings, we're still in a playoff position. It's Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Rangers, Islanders that are a threat to us.

Right now, I'm way more interested in Toronto, Florida and Tampa. If we can finish ahead of one of those teams, the Metro is completely irrelevant to us.

At the end of the day, the Sens are very firmly in control of their destiny, and the pack below us is way too bunched up to pick and choose who we want to win.
 
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swiftwin said:
To be honest, I don't think it matters that much. It's way too early in the season to pick and choose which teams we want to win in the wild card race. Right now we're on pace for 93 pts, which is fine and should get us in the playoffs. If Columbus loses, it just means a different team takes their place as the biggest threat to us (ie. Detroit). In fact, Columbus is no threat at all. If they pass us in the standings, we're still in a playoff position. It's Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Rangers, Islanders that are a threat to us.

Right now, I'm way more interested in Toronto, Florida and Tampa. If we can finish ahead of one of those teams, the Metro is completely irrelevant to us.

At the end of the day, the Sens are very firmly in control of their destiny, and the pack below us is way too bunched up to pick and choose who we want to win.
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i just want the clearest path for the Sens to a playoff spot. right now CBJ represents the closest threat to that playing tonight. I'd like more distance between us and the Bjs
you can forget the "to be honest" if you are just honest
 
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swiftwin said:
To be honest, I don't think it matters that much. It's way too early in the season to pick and choose which teams we want to win in the wild card race. Right now we're on pace for 93 pts, which is fine and should get us in the playoffs. If Columbus loses, it just means a different team takes their place as the biggest threat to us (ie. Detroit). In fact, Columbus is no threat at all. If they pass us in the standings, we're still in a playoff position. It's Detroit, Boston, Montreal, Rangers, Islanders that are a threat to us.

Right now, I'm way more interested in Toronto, Florida and Tampa. If we can finish ahead of one of those teams, the Metro is completely irrelevant to us.

At the end of the day, the Sens are very firmly in control of their destiny, and the pack below us is way too bunched up to pick and choose who we want to win.
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If we stay in the top 3 then it doesn't matter what NYR, Islanders or Columbus do.

You mentioned worrying about the Atlantic and then listed Metro teams.

Either way, we want a cushion from teams below us so having Columbus lose to Vegas last night would have been great.

Let's hope Utah can beat them tonight.
 
lang006 said:
Wonder why we play Tampa back to back both in Tampa next week. They did a lot of that scheduling during the bubble year but not as much since that I’ve noticed.
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A nice week in Florida as a reward for their terrible schedule lately. Really hope they take these games seriously though. Would be setup well if we win all 3 games against teams we're fighting with.
 
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Sens of Anarchy said:
i just want the clearest path for the Sens to a playoff spot. right now CBJ represents the closest threat to that playing tonight. I'd like more distance between us and the Bjs
you can forget the "to be honest" if you are just honest
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Ya they've been a little too hot for my liking. Would like to see a couple of these teams drop hard. Especially Montreal.
 
Columbus just keeps winning. Utah looked like amateurs against them in the 3rd period and OT.

I have them as a lock for a Wild Card spot.

They are 13-4-2 in their last 20 games.
 
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SensFactor said:
Columbus just keeps winning. Utah looked like amateurs against them in the 3rd period and OT.

I have them as a lock for a Wild Card spot.

They are 13-4-2 in their last 20 games.
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Looking at scoring chance location and quantity Utah was the clear favorite. I can’t understand how the jackets keep winning games like this. It’s mind boggling when comparing to Sens. Hopefully luck catches up with them.

Between games they are clearly outplayed and win and their SO win percentage they don’t seem like a deserving team but somehow are the top threat to the top wild card spot, which is realistically where i expect Sens to finish. (I think Tampa will recover and reclaim that 3rd spot).
 
Sun God Nika said:
Maaaan the Rangers got so much better. They just added a two way #1 C for pennies.
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Nah, older slow team added another older slow player. The younger Chytil had 20 points as a solid defenceman vs Miller 35 pts. Old slow man Giroux has 34 points and we want tot take him to the retirement home , albeit more GP. Canucks got a fair return.
 
Mr Hat said:
Looking at scoring chance location and quantity Utah was the clear favorite. I can’t understand how the jackets keep winning games like this. It’s mind boggling when comparing to Sens. Hopefully luck catches up with them.

Between games they are clearly outplayed and win and their SO win percentage they don’t seem like a deserving team but somehow are the top threat to the top wild card spot, which is realistically where i expect Sens to finish. (I think Tampa will recover and reclaim that 3rd spot).
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With Monahan injured have to expect them to take a step back but Fantilli has looked unreal since he took his spot.

Jenner is supposed to play soon and I’m guessing Chinakov will be back soon too so they could surprise….

They’ve had subpar goaltending all year too it’s impressive to say the least
 
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Boud said:
With Monahan injured have to expect them to take a step back but Fantilli has looked unreal since he took his spot.

Jenner is supposed to play soon and I’m guessing Chinakov will be back soon too so they could surprise….

They’ve had subpar goaltending all year too it’s impressive to say the least
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It’s impressive for sure. Seems like they are capitalizing on their chances at an elite level. I just can’t watch their games and would rather watch paint dry, Sens has me at the limit of boring games per year. But hey winning is winning! I think they have a spot locked down as well.
 
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