Playoffs Positivity Thread

[dinodebino]

Most likely.....But here's some hopes since we are in the positivity thread.
Habs has only played 3 of their last 12 games at home, it affect perceptions

The Habs are 16-18-4 on the road but they are 18-12-5 at home

Habs have 6 of their last 9 games at home.
Since the 4 nations, the Habs are 5-0-1 at home.

4-5 Colorado OT
6-3 Ottawa
3-1 Panthers
4-3 Sabres
4-3 Sharks
4-0 Carolina

I think the Habs have the best schedule out of those remaining considering the strenght of opponent and the home game, we only have one back to back while most of those in the race has 2 back to back left.

It will be close no matter what.....but I have some faith.

So 4-1-1 at home and 1-2 on the road = 11 points. Should be enough to win it, unless Rags or BJ go nuts.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Just realized we're 1 point higher than where we finished last year, and 4 wins above last season.

Even if we go 4-5 to finish out the season, then that'd be an 8 win and 9 point improvement.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Montreal just went through a FIVE games losing streak and they are still in a playoff spot. How is that even possible

We still picked up loser points, which was enough to stay ahead of the pack.

 

[Lshap]

Just realized we're 1 point higher than where we finished last year, and 4 wins above last season.

Even if we go 4-5 to finish out the season, then that'd be an 8 win and 9 point improvement.

A few of us thought the team would be bottom-5 again, but I believe the majority expected to see a better team, which, despite the bipolar performance, is exactly what we got. I don't think many of us expected to make the playoffs, but even if we don't, it's fair to call this season a win, regardless of how it plays out. Once the season's done and our emotional rollercoaster has settled, I hope we'll look back and agree the team took a nice step forward in the right direction.

 

[salbutera]

Montreal just went through a FIVE games losing streak and they are still in a playoff spot. How is that even possible

It’s called NHL parity, the margin between best & worst teams is not that large ….and shrinking each season

 

[vokiel]

It’s called NHL parity, the margin between best & worst teams is not that large ….and shrinking each season

Hum no it's quite large actually, it's the amount of clubs with the same kind of power that is making this "parity".

The wild cards in the west will probably go through with around .600, while the ones in the east will look like .525 and meanwhile the 2 best clubs in the league are at .700 The differences are very large and the parity is a bit to blame here with the amount of clubs increasing. They no longer need to be the best, just not the worst. That doesn't look good on paper. It looks like you have a league of champions within your league.

Something to consider before heading towards another expansion. That would just add more mediocre teams and widen the gap even further.

 

[sandviper]

Preds lost last night so hopefully they are a little more fired up as well as playing Saros tonight vs Columbus.

Desired outcomes:
MTL win vs FLA
NSH win vs CBJ
TBL win vs NYI
STL win vs DET

We’ll want regulation wins from NSH, TBL and STL so those teams don’t get loser points.

I suppose we can hope for a Buffalo win over Ottawa just to anger some Sens fans, but Ottawa I think has WC1 effectively locked.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

And we're back! Let's get ready to rumble!!

Tonight's Games:

7 PM: Florida @ Montreal - f*** Mikkola. Just go out & win, boys.


7 PM: Nashville @ Columbus - Columbus has one of the best home records in the league and Nashville is terrible on the road. They're also 2-7-1 in last 10. CBJ is healthy and back to playing well. There is no way Preds win this one.

At best, CBJ will stay 2 points back of Montreal with a game in hand, with Montreal holding the tie breaker (if Montreal wins, too). However, if Montreal loses tonight & CBJ wins, Montreal will fall to 10th, and will no longer control their destiny again. CBJ takes WC2 based off points percentage. NYR stays in 9th due to RWs.


7:30 PM: Tampa Bay @ NYI - Islanders have lost 3 consecutive games and are struggling with a 3-4-3 record in last 10 games. Tampa Bay though sucks on the road. They're actually below .500.

This is a winnable game for Islanders. It's a 50/50 game for me. Isles are 3 points back so it's a MUST win for them. If they lose & Montreal & Columbus win, it puts Isles 5 points back. There's no coming back from that.


8 PM: Wings @ Blues - St. Louis has won 9 in a row, while Detroit is below .500 on the road & are 4-6-0 in last 10. It would take a goaltending miracle for Detroit to win this game.

I mean, yes, Blues have to lose sometime, I just find it hard to believe it would be to Detroit. St. Louis hasn't clinched a playoff spot yet, so they're still motivated. Wild are off today, so a Blues win puts them into WC1. They're only one point back of Minnesota. Detroit needs to pray everyone else loses tonight. That would at least keep them only 3 points out instead of a potential 5.

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9 PM: Calgary @ Utah - Calgary is playing inspired hockey, so I expect them to win this game. A win moves them to within 4 points of Minnesota with a game in hand. Calgary also has a game left against Minnesota. The SOBs are definitely still in this playoff race in the West.

If Calgary loses, it's pretty much over for them. They'd be 5-7 points out with only 8 games left. That's too much to make up.

 

[habamillions]

3-1 cbj after 1

 

[habamillions]

3-1 cbj after 1

Well looks like it will be columbus in a playoff spot after tonight

 

[ahmedou]

Dear Modou,

Can Iopen the 25th Stanley Cup thread. Please bro.

CHeers,

Dou

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Suzuki, Hutson and Caufield in overtime..

 

[ahmedou]

Continue from Playoffs Positivity Thread

2k replies!

This win against the Panthers! On April 1th 2025! Means more than 2 points for me!

It's in tribute for Ahmedou's cousin (RIP)

Go Habs Go!

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Last game of the season might determine if we make the playoffs or not. Kinda wild.

Boston, Philadelphia and Nashville next... they should all be wins.

 

[SwiftyHab]

So much positivity!!

 

[red devil]

Blue Jackets won
Islanders lost
Red Wings lead 1-0 with 13 to go

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Last game of the season might determine if we make the playoffs or not. Kinda wild.

Boston, Philadelphia and Nashville next... they should all be wins.

It's gonna be an exciting battle till the end. They are gonna make it, we just have to collectively have faith!. We deserve playoff hockey lol !

 

[Vachon23]

Last game of the season might determine if we make the playoffs or not. Kinda wild.

Boston, Philadelphia and Nashville next... they should all be wins.

That’s 6 mangeable points that we need to get

 

[the]

Dirty Bruins with a 6 games losing streak next game. We need to collect those “easy” W’s.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Dear Modou,

Can Iopen the 25th Stanley Cup thread. Please bro.

CHeers,

Dou

No. No jinx threads allowed. When we clinch only.

 

[Nedved]

Bruins
Flyers
Preds
Wings
Sens
Leafs
Hawks
Canes

I think 5 wins get us in looking at the schedule for other teams. The wins are there for this team. Question is how bad do the Bruins, Flyers, Preds, Wings, Hawks want to ruin us. I also think we match up well against the Sens.

Those panthers wins were big, and we stole 2 pts tonight. I think that's what we will remember if we get WC2 by a pt or 2.

 

[le_sean]

Bruins
Flyers
Preds
Wings
Sens
Leafs
Hawks
Canes

I think 5 wins get us in looking at the schedule for other teams. The wins are there for this team. Question is how bad do the Bruins, Flyers, Preds, Wings, Hawks want to ruin us. I also think we match up well against the Sens.

Those panthers wins were big, and we stole 2 pts tonight. I think that's what we will remember if we get WC2 by a pt or 2.

Canes likely have nothing to play for in that last game too

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Islanders are done. They're 5 points back of Montreal now with only 8 games left. There's no way with 4 teams to jump.

However, they can still help out Montreal. There next game is against Minnesota, which we need them to lose to better the Calgary pick.

They also still have one game against each of NYR & Columbus. We need them to win those.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Canes likely have nothing to play for in that last game too

I hope we're locked into WC2 by that game, but if it comes down to the final game then I'd imagine Carolina would sit most of their top guys so they don't get hurt against a desperate team.

 

[The Great Weal]

Kyrou scores! Wings to OT now