The playoff push / tanking and scoreboard watching thread

[Mike Liut]

In addition to the Blues playing well, any realistic chance to sneak into the playoffs will need a few regulation losses from Vancouver. There is a lot of ground to close. We need something like 3 wins and 3 regulation losses from them in the same stretch to catch up.

23 games left. Probably have to go something 16-7 imo. 92 pts

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

23 games left. Probably have to go something 16-7 imo. 92 pts

Blues only have 22 games left, but I think you are in the ballpark that they need to go 16-6 at a minimum to get in. If you took each of the 4 teams fighting for that last spot and simply extrapolated out their season Points Percentage, it would finish:
CGY - 91
VAN - 90
UTAH - 86
STL - 85

Again, that only assumes they play at their existing points percentage the rest of the season. While it's close, over the last 10 games, the Utes have gotten 13 points, Blues 12, VAN 11, CGY 9. Wonder which teams can go on a heater and lock up a spot. That last WC will be a bit lower this season IMHO, maybe 90 points. To be safe though, the Blues need to go the points equivalent of 16-6 or 15-6-1 to even have a shot. My guess is that VAN catches lightning in a bottle and takes that last spot.

 

[LetsGoBooze]

Completely unshackle DA, lets get that fat loss 2nite boys!
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