Schedule/Standings analysis

[BBKers]

We're better than every team on that list, pretty significantly too.

True on paper, gotta play the games 1st though. IMO anything over 32 points at the halfway point is a pretty fantastic 1st half - esp considering the rough start we had. I think 8-2-2 = 18 points would be real nice. Puts us at 15-7-2... or 1,33 points per game which should move us to at least 4th place, maybe higher.Then we can ramp it up in the 2nd half & all the way into late June

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Well we're not as much more talented than those teams as we were before that Kreider/Boyle news.

 

[Thirty One]

Well we're not as much more talented than those teams as we were before that Kreider/Boyle news.

Totally. We've gone Stanley Cup locks to perennial bottom-feeders with that one move this one game.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Totally. We've gone Stanley Cup locks to perennial bottom-feeders with that one move this one game.

No, but not many teams have 3 good lines (not including the 4th), now we're a 2 line team. But nice exaggeration.

 

[Hire Sather]

Other than our yearly whipping that we will receive when we go into Montreal, thats a very favorable schedule coming up.

 

[ImIdaho]

Other than our yearly whipping that we will receive when we go into Montreal, thats a very favorable schedule coming up.

We still have two more game against Pittsburgh to look..back to.

These standings are starting piss me of. Yes, it's a shortened season, but can teams play at least 20 games before every sports station starts bringing up the standings? Three games into the season, here are the standings.

ENOUGH!

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Toughest games should be Montreal in Montreal (they may be the best team in that list) and Philly (I think they'll get their **** together).

Other than our yearly whipping that we will receive when we go into Montreal, thats a very favorable schedule coming up.

Montreal will be playing their 4th in 6 nights / 3rd in 4 nights / 2nd in 2 nights.

lol

 

[CharlestownChiefsESC]

Well we're not as much more talented than those teams as we were before that Kreider/Boyle news.

I'm just hoping that Torts isnt taking the fishsticks lightly

 

[Inferno]

Montreal will be playing their 4th in 6 nights / 3rd in 4 nights / 2nd in 2 nights.

lol

they'll still beat us 45-6....and this is with us being up 6-0 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd...book it.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

they'll still beat us 45-6....and this is with us being up 6-0 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd...book it.

You think they need 4 minutes to score 45 goals?

 

[BBKers]

Rangers have played 14 games now
8-5-1 = 17 points or 1,21 PPG

Most writers predict/speculate that 55 points is what is needed to guarantee getting into the POs this year. In 1995/96 it only took 47 points in 48 games to get in, but that was also before the OTL shootout rules were implemented.

19-15-0 = 38 points or 1,12 PPG

is then what is needed in the 34 games remaining to get in.

Should be doable but you never know...

Playing ar 1,21 PPG would give us 41 more points or 58 points in total. Probably winding up a number 4/5 seed then IMO.