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How many points will it take to make the playoffs (2014-15 version)?

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If we don't make playoffs, we only get a get a mid-round pick because of it. If we sucked more we could have gotten top 10 or top 5. We also lose next years pick.
 
Jeff18 said:
If we don't make playoffs, we only get a get a mid-round pick because of it. If we sucked more we could have gotten top 10 or top 5. We also lose next years pick.
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I am actually ok with this under the following conditions:

1) Dean re-signs Sekera

2) Voynov is reinstated

3) Dean uses one of the extra NHL defenseman to acquire a #3 center that can get the job done.
 
If we miss the playoff maybe we will win the lottery for the ultimate troll, the main board would explode.
 
KINGS17 said:
The Kings have been able to manage a couple of nice winning streaks, and without them the season would be lost.
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what kills me is thinking about all the OT and shootouts the boys pissed away. soooooo manyyyyy pooooints lost :rant:

it breaks my heart typing this, but theyve won just 3 out of 17 OT/SO games. 3 out of SEVENTEEN! a couple of those games were to bad teams (Edmonton, Arizona, Toronto) and there were another two they dropped to Calgary. if they wouldve won won just half of their OT/SO games, theyd be sitting pretty right now and we wouldnt be talking about this :facepalm:
 
niomosy said:
7-3-1? Ugh. It's possible but not sure about probable. The Kings have created a fine mess for themselves. I think they'll be lucky to squeak in with their inconsistent play.
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Trust me, as a Flames fan I don't see us getting to 96. With Deryk Engelland on our 2nd D pairing now, the depth scoring from the forwards has dried up completely. Our team probaboy scrapes out 93 points to finish the season so you guys need to hit about 94 to knock us out. I'm still rooting against the jets over these two teams though, their goaltending has to come back down to earth soon.
 
OvermanKingGainer said:
Trust me, as a Flames fan I don't see us getting to 96. With Deryk Engelland on our 2nd D pairing now, the depth scoring from the forwards has dried up completely. Our team probaboy scrapes out 93 points to finish the season so you guys need to hit about 94 to knock us out. I'm still rooting against the jets over these two teams though, their goaltending has to come back down to earth soon.
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We'll see what happens. Even if other teams come back down to earth, the Kings aren't really playing all that well the last few games. We need to not tank if other teams start doing poorly.
 
After the games of 3/23/2015

Target: 98 points. (Flames project to P3 with 97, Jets project to WC2 with 99)
Kings' current pace: 96 points - out of playoffs
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 94.8 points.

Points needed: 14
Games remaining: 10

Record needed: 6-2-2
Percentage needed: .700
 
Only 6 possible points can be lost and games @NYR, @NYI, @CHI, @MIN coming up.

The Kings really need Calgary to struggle with all these road games they have left.
 
Yep. The Kings are on a toughie, but Calgary also has a very difficult road trip of their own.

And also, 8 of Winnipeg's last 9 games are against playoff opponents:

Montreal
Chicago
NYR
St. Louis

Vancouver (2)
Calgary
Minnesota

The "easy" game is against the Avalanche, who are unpredictable.

If they hang onto their spot through that, they will truly deserve it. Same with Minnesota, all 9 of their remaining games are against teams currently in a playoff position.

The bright side is 4 out of the 10 Kings matchups are against non-playoff teams. As bleak as it may look sometimes, if the Kings take care of business they are going to be in.
 
depro777 said:
Carolina owns the pick, if I'm not mistaken. What would happen if the Kings miss the playoffs and their pick wins the lottery? McDavid for Sekera?
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If we miss playoffs this season, the pick is ours. We give up our 2016 1st round pick. They take the 2015 1st round pick only if we make the playoffs this season.
 
Kings win all games:
Kings -- 104
Flames -- 104 (wins all except to team above)
Canucks -- 108 (wins all except to teams above)
Sharks -- 96 (wins all except to teams above)
Jets -- 104 (wins all except to teams above)
Wild -- 107 (wins all except to teams above)

Flames either need to start losing games and/or taking games to shootout while the Kings keep on winning in ROW. If they manage to match ROW against the Flames, they need wins with huge goal differentials to overcome the Flames +23 vs the Kings +14 or the Canucks +16.....that is assuming the Kings beat the Flames in ROW, no shootout. Otherwise, Kings will lose the tie breaker against the Flames. If the Canucks end up worth a worse record than the Kings for the last 9, I'm not sure the Kings will be able to beat them via ROW's unless it was a much worse record than the Kings.

Any chance they get with empty netters, it's a must score now.
 
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After the games of 3/24/2015

Target: 98 points. (Flames project to P3 with 97, Jets project to WC2 with 98)
Kings' current pace: 97 points - out of playoffs. (Kings still lose ROW tiebreaker to Calgary 34-36)
Kings' current pace with home/road split: 96.0 points.

Points needed: 12
Games remaining: 9

Record needed: 5-2-2 (or 6-3)
Percentage needed: .667
 
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Last 9 games from last year, Kings went 4-3-2. Kings also had 4 more points at the same time in the season last year. After clinching playoffs in the 77th game against the Coyotes, they went 1-2-2.
 
All the Kings need to do is keep pace with the Flames, and beat them in their final game against them (2nd last game of the season), and beat the Sharks in the final game of the season. That simple.
 
Just looking at the schedule, and the Flames have one hell of a road trip coming up. Minnesota, Nashville, Dallas, & St. Louis. An 0-4 run would be outstanding.
 
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