Playoffs Positivity Thread

[themilosh]

Yall can thank that Huston lad for even making it remotely possible to be in such a position,thank your lucky stars.

This season is a spoonful of medecine (IF) they can pull off WC2.
1- playoff experience
2- belief in achieving a goal, even when once it last place
3- Hutson winning Calder
4- Suzuki getting top 10 points
5- getting Flames pick ~11-15

Regardless if they beat WSH, it will be a much more fun off-season, especially at the draft table.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

With the odds right now, I'm almost tempted to waste 100$ or 200$ on the Habs to win the cup.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Not to try and get way ahead of ourselves but I could see us upsetting Washington

 

[The Great Weal]

With the rest of our schedule, there is zero reason not to be in the playoffs. We cannot continue our struggles against crap teams.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

With the rest of our schedule, there is zero reason not to be in the playoffs. We cannot continue our struggles against crap teams.

we’re also coming off a pretty hype comeback and back to back wins against the defending champs. You gotta think they’ll be playing with a bit of swagger and confidence

 

[JianYang]

Teams only do that in the last 1-2 games.
Most good teams also still have things to fight for in the remaining games. For example, getting home-ice advantage or winning the division.
The playoff Metropolitan division teams (caps, canes, devils) are the only teams who are unlikely to change in the standings from now till the end.

Regardless of whether the stars are resting or not, you still see some whacky results down the stretch drive every year. It's not just about whether the star players are resting, it's about the overall mindset.

For certain teams, playing out the string in anticipation for the playoffs is more susceptible to a pre season kind of performance rather than the kind of performance that got them to where they are today.

The risk for something like this occurring is higher with a team like Ottawa, or Washington who are likely not moving one way or the other, but the top 3 in the atlantic probably still have their eye on the ball because they still have so much to play for.

The caps just dropped a couple in a row in regulation to minny and Buffalo. Infact, they gave up 8 goals to Buffalo.

Ottawa has also lost two in a row to Buffalo and Pittsburgh.

 

[The Great Weal]

we’re also coming off a pretty hype comeback and back to back wins against the defending champs. You gotta think they’ll be playing with a bit of swagger and confidence

They just can't deviate from what's made them successful and take these teams lightly like they have in the past

 

[themilosh]

I think that's right on the edge.

Going 4-4 might be enough but it would be close.

5-3 * should* be good enough. Anything more than 10 points they are in for sure.

with 10 games to play statistically we (or any one of the chasers) needed to go minimum 7-3. we've achieved 2 in a row, so basically 5-3 over the last 8.

 

[Trabdy2]

That has minor importance. It's not something that changes the scales.

You look at the last 10 games of the top/worst 10 teams last season:

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From 2 seasons ago:

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Not a single top 10 team played below .500 hockey to finish the season. Most of them had great records in the L10 to finish the season.

Out of the 20 teams that finish bottom 10 in the last 2 years, only 3 of them had a .500 record or better in the L10.

Really interesting, thanks for pulling this together! Maybe also part of the reason the bottom teams continue to play poorly is that they also start giving more ice time to their younger players for experience (when mistakes aren't going to sting as much) after selling at the TDL, which also allows their tank to finish strongly ("winning games only helps so much", like Hughes told Marty).

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

**** man, my team is finally getting good but the world is ending

 

[morhilane]

I was sure that the Islanders would be fighting for WC2, but looks like they ran out of steam faster than everyone else....

Habs: 8 games left, max at 95...at current p% ~88
Jackets: 9 games left, max at 95...at current p% ~86
Rangers: 8 games left, max at 93
Detroit: 8 games left, max at 91
Isles: 8 games left, max at 90

Not even worth calculating the others. Jackets and Habs have been playing for .500 for the last ~2 weeks, which is the best out of all those teams...

 

[MarkJ]

Go Wild!

 

[417]

This thread so much more fun than the tank thread

 

[holy]

**** man, my team is finally getting good but the world is ending

Who said? The world is made up my boy, it doesn't have to end if your will is strong.

 

[Tuggy]

Let's go Wild!

 

[Big Trout]

Go Wild!

 

[Zorro]

I'd like to see more hitting. They've done it a few times and when they do it, few teams can keep up.

 

[flyfysher]

Saw the highlights of the Panthers game. Was impressed with what Montreal has been doing. As an Avs fan, just want to say that I’m impressed with your club. You’re in the fun part of contending. You’re beginning to see the stars emerge on your club and you’ll be filling in positions to solidify your team. Glad for you guys.

 

[EveryDay]

1-0 Wild

 

[417]

Tryin’ to smoke on a Rangers pacc tonight

Whose with me?

 

[EveryDay]

Minnesota look like a team with no skills at all, I don't get why they are our kryptonite....

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yall can thank that Huston lad for even making it remotely possible to be in such a position,thank your lucky stars.

I had factored him in when I was prognosticating on this season. He’s a big reason why I thought we’d get between 85-90 points.

I didn’t think that would be good enough to make the playoffs though. Amazing that 89 points might get us in.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Minnesota look like a team with no skills at all, I don't get why they are our kryptonite....

Every time we play them there are cheap shots and fights.

 

[Leto]

Minnesota look like a team with no skills at all, I don't get why they are our kryptonite....

Kaprizov is their lynchpin. It's a shame he got injured. He would have been in the race for the Hart.

 

[MarkJ]