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Wow you're right, I misread it, I thought the Jackets had more RWs than they actually do.
18 games left boys...............2 pts back.
3 games with FLA left is a bit of a hitch, although they don't have Ekblad or Matthew USA in the lineup.
I think it's 5 left with the West........and 13 vs the East.........they have some control. Easy to tell The Big Line wants to be in the playoffs.
3 games with FLA left is a bit of a hitch, although they don't have Ekblad or Matthew USA in the lineup.
I think it's 5 left with the West........and 13 vs the East.........they have some control. Easy to tell The Big Line wants to be in the playoffs.
A Little bit of depth would have really helped at the at the TDL. I don't think they needed much either as MSL seems to make the most of a roster with limited talent. Even one winger would have helped.
Well, the point moves us out of the 4-way tie with NYR, Detroit & Boston into sole possession of 9th.
One point back of CBJ (WC2). Four points back of Ottawa (WC1). Both have a game in hand.
Both play it tomorrow.
Bruins @ Senators. Boston has won 2 consecutive games and seem to be playing fine since the TDL sell-off. We need them to win in regulation.
Vegas @ Columbus. Vegas is the 4th best team in NHL. They're 7-2-1 in last 10. CBJ is a really good home team, though. We need Vegas to win in regulation.
Rangers @ Wild. Rags have lost 2 consecutive games, and are 4-4-2 in last 10. Minnesota is also been really average lately (5-5-0) and are mediocre at home. This is a real toss up, but hopefully Wild can at least keep Rags to 1 pt.
One point back of CBJ (WC2). Four points back of Ottawa (WC1). Both have a game in hand.
Both play it tomorrow.
Bruins @ Senators. Boston has won 2 consecutive games and seem to be playing fine since the TDL sell-off. We need them to win in regulation.
Vegas @ Columbus. Vegas is the 4th best team in NHL. They're 7-2-1 in last 10. CBJ is a really good home team, though. We need Vegas to win in regulation.
Rangers @ Wild. Rags have lost 2 consecutive games, and are 4-4-2 in last 10. Minnesota is also been really average lately (5-5-0) and are mediocre at home. This is a real toss up, but hopefully Wild can at least keep Rags to 1 pt.
Yeah, I can understand not selling but Gorton said if the team was close they may bring in help then they did nothing.
I understand prices were high, but we have the draft picks. Kunin would have been a solid pickup. They should have looked at bringing in someone like Isac Lundestrom from Anaheim. *sigh*
...I know it matters in the Standings, but I dunno if I can hope for Boston...feel sick just thinkin' about it...
Ottawa trashed Boston, and it looks like they're pretry much in. They're 5 points up on WC2 now. In fact, they're closer to 3rd again (4 pts from TB). That seems a lot to overcome with such few games left now.
Sens next 2 games:
@ Toronto on Saturday
@ Montreal on Tuesday.
CBJ at least lost to Vegas, but NYR beat Minnesota in OT. There's another huge game between the 2 on Saturday.
CBJ @ NYR. We actually want CBJ to win this in regulation, I think. We're closer to them in RWs then NYR.
NJD have pretty much settled their playoff spot, too. 8 pts up is definitely too much.
Detroit has 2 really tough matches:
@ Carolina tonight
host Vegas on Sunday
Montreal welcomes Florida to the Bell Center on Saturday.
Sens next 2 games:
@ Toronto on Saturday
@ Montreal on Tuesday.
CBJ at least lost to Vegas, but NYR beat Minnesota in OT. There's another huge game between the 2 on Saturday.
CBJ @ NYR. We actually want CBJ to win this in regulation, I think. We're closer to them in RWs then NYR.
NJD have pretty much settled their playoff spot, too. 8 pts up is definitely too much.
Detroit has 2 really tough matches:
@ Carolina tonight
host Vegas on Sunday
Montreal welcomes Florida to the Bell Center on Saturday.
Yeah it's looking like WC2 or bust at this point.
That's probably the only spot we'll be fighting for.
Gonna be tough against like 5 teams.
That's probably the only spot we'll be fighting for.
Gonna be tough against like 5 teams.
It sort of sucks that the Rangers play the Jackets tomorrow. Even if our game ends before the Rangers/Jackets game and we win, we're only going to hold a playoff spot for a matter of seconds until one of them gets 2 points.
It's just like the last time we were in a wildcard spot, the very next night the 2 teams directly below us played and one was guaranteed to overtake us lol.
It's just like the last time we were in a wildcard spot, the very next night the 2 teams directly below us played and one was guaranteed to overtake us lol.
Wings officially lose, 4-2 to Canes.
Imo, WC2 is now between CBJ, NYR & Montreal.
Boston & Detroit are holding on by a thread it seems, but it's an illusion. Both will be 4 pts out by tomorrow night. That's too much right now & too many teams to jump.
Wings have a brutal schedule. They host Vegas on Sunday and are @ Washington Tuesday.
Bruins are @ TBL Saturday.
Imo, WC2 is now between CBJ, NYR & Montreal.
Boston & Detroit are holding on by a thread it seems, but it's an illusion. Both will be 4 pts out by tomorrow night. That's too much right now & too many teams to jump.
Wings have a brutal schedule. They host Vegas on Sunday and are @ Washington Tuesday.
Bruins are @ TBL Saturday.
Leafs could easily beat the sens, and if we can do it right after that's 4 points dropped for OTT. Still possible to drag them back down to free up WC1, but who knows. We just got to win our games, and at the very least don't lose in regulation
Yea, if we win the 2 games against Ottawa in regulation then we'd only have to make up 2 points to catch them. Their fate is still fully in their own hands, so hopefully they come to play every game down the home stretch.
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I wouldn't say easily. Sens play them extremely well. Leafs D have issues with their speed & Tkachuk's physical play in front.
It works either way for me. If Sens get the regulation win, Leafs very likely drop to 3rd in the Atlantic and lose home ice advantage in 1st round, and likely are out of contention for Division leader. They really wanted to win that this year. Berube made it a key team goal to avoid one of TB/Florida in 1st round. They held it pretty much all year, but have let it go with spotty play post 4 Nations.
Add to that, Ottawa would move to 4 pts back of Toronto. Laffs would be in actual danger of falling into a wild cat spot. Lol Fans would absolutely be flipping. OMG. That would be hilarious. Leafs fans are calling this game a "must" win for them.
If Ottawa loses & Montreal wins, Montreal moves to within 3 pts of them & plays them on Tuesday to try & get within one point.
Per usual, we want a regulation win here.
We also want CBJ to win in regulation over NYR. CBJ are 20-7-4 at home.
Montreal can't get into a playoff spot tonight as one of CBJ or NYR will get to 72 pts.
Unless I'm missing something, I think it's better Rangers win. As long as we win tonight and games in hand over the Rangers, and if Columbus loses against the Rangers and wins their games in hand over the Rangers, then we would be able to jump over both Rangers and Columbus into WC2.
Good post. When I saw easily, I just mean that we aren't hoping for a longshot. Your points about Toronto are fun, but in the end I just need us to win games and make the playoffs. TOR can help us out a lot
I'm generally okay with either result as long as it's a regulation result.
Generally I'd rather be in a race with Columbus than Rangers, because there's no chance tha habs win a tiebreaker with nyr if it comes down to that.... but that is just splitting hairs at this point.
Technically, you're correct, but I'm no longer a believer in the "games in hand" scenarios ever since the Florida fiasco in 2022, where multiple teams had games in hand on them & couldn't take advantage.
Instead, the most important thing is points banked & RWs.
NYR are a danger due to their large number of RWs over both Montreal & CBJ, so I'd rather they lose points. Montreal will have 2 games in hand on them after Sunday as NYR are playing a back-to-back weekend.
I can believe Montreal can gain back one game in hand but not both & NYR might be too far ahead to catch anyway if they win both games.
Instead, NYR lose tonight vs Columbus. Then need to get no more than 3 pts versus Edmonton & Calgary (Sunday & Tuesday), both of which are in New York.
Columbus then has to win tonight against NYR and lose to New Jersey on Monday. If Montreal wins both games tonight against Florida and Tuesday's game against Ottawa in regulation, they'll tie CBJ in RWs and hold the ROW tie breaker.
The standings Tuesday night will have Montreal in WC2 with 73 pts. NYR tied at 73 pts but Montreal with 2 games in hand, and CBJ one point back and tied in RW with Montreal. Same gp as Montreal.
In your scenario, it's possible for NYR to be 3 pts up on Montreal with the Habs needing to win both games in hand.
Instead, I'd rather be tied with NYR with 2 games in hand, and ahead of CBJ in points.
Good points, I'm getting a headache thinking about this lol. I agree your scenario is better if everything falls into place as you described. For now, I'll just hope we secure our wins and get some breaks along the way, thanks for your point of view!
Just win baby!
If they can put together another 6-2-2 run over next 10 games, we'll be sitting pretty with 7 games to go.
If they can put together another 6-2-2 run over next 10 games, we'll be sitting pretty with 7 games to go.
