Playoff Watch 2021

[WeWentBlues]

Found this somewhat interesting. Blues and Coyotes share game days the rest of the way except two games next week and two games in hand Blues have at the end of the schedule. Also have back to backs scheduled for the same weekends.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Found this somewhat interesting. Blues and Coyotes share game days the rest of the way except two games next week and two games in hand Blues have at the end of the schedule. Also have back to backs scheduled for the same weekends.

Assholes, copying off of us. We should get their 1st round pick they've already forfeited for something else.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

Got some help yesterday. Kings coyotes and sharks all lost.

We by no means have easy road to make playoffs but the teams chasing us aren't that good so it might not take that great of a record down the stretch to make it in.

Coyotes have some key injuries. Darcy jumper suffered a setback and raanta did not look 100% on his return from injury. If raanta isn't fully healthy, then goaltending is a major problem for them with kuemper already out.

 

[Thallis]

Seems like nobody wants this 4th seed.

 

[The Note]

Seems like nobody wants this 4th seed.

For the right to get stuffed into a locker by the Avs? Can't imagine why

 

[TheDizee]

For the right to get stuffed into a locker by the Avs? Can't imagine why

Nobody from our division is winning the cup anyways, might as well take the playoffs if we arnt getting a top 5 pick.

 

[Ranksu]

Nobody from our division is winning the cup anyways, might as well take the playoffs if we arnt getting a top 5 pick.

Vegas and Avs are Cup contenders.

 

[TheDizee]

Vegas and Avs are Cup contenders.

Vegas lacks center depth

Colorado pure Pp team

Tb wins west

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Vegas lacks center depth

Colorado pure Pp team

Tb wins west

There is no western conference. Just divisions and matchups will be on points.

and Colorado has been awesome 5x5 this year.

 

[RR10]

I think Avalanche has a better chance against Tampa than Vegas. Great defense, offense, a deadly PP and a solid PK.

 

[TruBlu]

Remember the time that TB got swept in the first round...

 

[Total Bender]

Tampa would shitkick the Avs.

 

[RR10]

Tampa would shitkick the Avs.

Nope.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Let's do it just for appearances, assuming Minnesota somehow doesn't blow a 5-1 lead against San Jose:

Pos	Team​	PT+	GR	RW	ROW	Max PTS
1​	Colorado​	+21​	13​	27​	30​	90​
2​	Vegas​	+19​	13​	24​	30​	88​
3​	Minnesota​	+14​	13​	22​	26​	83​
4​	St. Louis​	+1​	13​	13​	17​	70​
5​	Arizona​	E​	11​	16​	17​	67​
6​	Los Angeles​	-4​	14​	14​	15​	66​
7​	San Jose​	-4​	12​	12​	13​	64​
8​	Anaheim​	-10​	11​	8​	12​	57​

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

The order as we've been doing it misses that Arizona is a point up on us in the standings and has the 1st tiebreaker (RW) on us - meaning, they're really 2 points up on us. If somehow we ended up tied on points, RW, ROW and total wins, Arizona beats us on head-to-head. Thus, we should assume we need to be absolutely ahead of the Coyotes on points at the end of the season, and that a tie goes to Arizona.

Our remaining schedule:
Minnesota x5
Colorado x3 [counting one game still to be rescheduled]
Anaheim x2
Vegas x2
Los Angeles x1

Arizona's remaining schedule:
Minnesota x2
Los Angeles x3
Vegas x2
San Jose x4

For those harboring delusions of us going on some 13-0-0 run and Colorado/Vegas utterly shitting their pants so we can win the division: between Colorado and Vegas, one of them is guaranteed to get to 66 points because they play each other twice. If it's Colorado, they'll beat us on RW. We're not mathematically out, but we're virtually there.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

We are done.

On to next season.

 

[Mike Liut]

I think the boys need some Gloria in the dressing room

 

[Turbonium]

Vegas lacks center depth

Colorado pure Pp team

Tb wins west

The Avs PP has been pretty bad. Their 5vs5 numbers are outstanding though.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

The Avs PP has been pretty bad. Their 5vs5 numbers are outstanding though.

Perceptions are funny. Basically their pp has only been great against us.

 

[HighNote]

I'm still optimistic. We're only 1 win out of a playoff spot. I think if we just go .500 here on out we have a good shot at making the playoffs, assuming Arizona doesn't go on a tear.

And anything can happen in the playoffs. I bet you whoever matches up against us will not be thrilled about it. I don't mind being the underdogs.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

There's a couple ways to look at where we need to land:

1. Figure out what you think Arizona will do the rest of the way, figure we'll have to be a point better, look at our schedule and figure out where we're going to get those points.

2. Figure out what you think we'll do the rest of the way, figure out what you think Arizona is going to do the rest of the way, see if we beat them on points.

If we need 58 points (what I'd guess it will take right now), that's 7-6-0 the rest of the way. That's asking a lot for a team that hasn't won 7 in 13 or fewer since early March when we were playing Arizona, Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose

 

[TheDizee]

There's a couple ways to look at where we need to land:

1. Figure out what you think Arizona will do the rest of the way, figure we'll have to be a point better, look at our schedule and figure out where we're going to get those points.

2. Figure out what you think we'll do the rest of the way, figure out what you think Arizona is going to do the rest of the way, see if we beat them on points.

If we need 58 points (what I'd guess it will take right now), that's 7-6-0 the rest of the way. That's asking a lot for a team that hasn't won 7 in 13 or fewer since early March when we were playing Arizona, Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose

they seem to have Minnesota's number for whatever reason. We need to win 3-4 of the last 5 vs Minny IMO

Colorado is a crapshoot, depends on what type of officiating we get. If its like it was last week, we will go 0-3 vs em.

 

[Sgt Schultz]

I have not seen much to refute my earlier statement that playoff watch pretty much describes what we need to prepare for. I raised my eyebrows on their three game "mini" tear, with the hopes that maybe, just maybe, they were starting to gel as a group. But I really did not get my hopes up, and I am glad I didn't.

The truth is, this roster may just not be able to develop an identity. I have seen collections of players before that did not reach their potential. It has happened here a few times. I'm not saying we should have kept the "old gang" from 2019 together, because that usually ensures a slow fade. It would not have been possible, anyway. But, in a lot of cases I was left thinking we made moves just to avoid standing still. The result may just be a roster than can't gel and can't play Berube's game.

If we make it to the playoffs, it is going to be because the bottom five teams in the West collectively played like the Keystone Kops down the stretch. So far, all five are holding up their end of that bargain, including us save for the three outlier games recently.

 

[WeWentBlues]

The Blues will have 4 games in hand on Arizona before we take this ice Thursday. Rooting for the Wild to win in regulation tonight and Wednesday!

 

[WATTAGE4451]

The Blues will have 4 games in hand on Arizona before we take this ice Thursday. Rooting for the Wild to win in regulation tonight and Wednesday!

The Blues have a decent shot at the playoffs, but if we make it, it's likely cuz Arizona choked and not cuz we earned it.

It seems most the teams are playing like they don't want the 4th spot, although Arizona did step up against us. We could have come close to putting a lot of breathing room between us and yotes but we choked after that 1st

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Rooting for AZ and MN in the playoffs.