The Playoff Push Tanking and Scoreboard Watching Thread

[stl76]

Utah @ Van. Who are we rooting for?

Giant meteor?

 

[Mike Liut]

Utah

I almost think Utah is better at the moment

 

[PeoriaBlues309]

I almost think Utah is better at the moment

Maybe, but we’re ahead of them(by pts and tiebreaker) and behind Vancouver. We can go back to rooting for them to lose after tonight.

 

[LetsGoBooze]

Utah @ Van. Who are we rooting for?

OT and points for everyone.

 

[Eldon Reid]

OT and points for everyone.

OT & a shootout. This is the best outcome if it goes to OT.

 

[bleedblue1223]

We own the tie-breaker with Utah, we should want Utah to win in regulation, as all we have to do is outplay them the rest of the way. If we don't outplay them, we aren't making the playoffs anyway.

This is a huge week for playoff chances. Tomorrow Calgary plays Toronto in Toronto. Tuesday has all 4 playing, Calgary vs NYR, Blues vs Preds, Utah vs Edmonton, and Vancouver vs Winnipeg. Thursday we play Vancouver, Utah plays Buffalo, and Calgary plays the Devils. In a few days, we can be the favored one of the group.

 

[TheDizee]

 

[Blanick]

Tomorrow Calgary has Toronto. On paper Toronto should win this one but who knows.
Tuesday we have Nashville and Vancouver has Winnipeg. Clearly we have the easier matchup, have to take advantage. Calgary also plays NYR on a b2b with travel.

We could wake up on Wed in control of our own destiny if everything goes well.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Take the top 3 in each division away, we are the only other team that doesn't have a negative goal differential.

 

[Blanick]

Take the top 3 in each division away, we are the only other team that doesn't have a negative goal differential.

Another thing to keep an eye on is Minnesota, they have been in free fall and are a 4-5 game losing streak away from being added to the discussion.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Another thing to keep an eye on in Minnesota, they have been in free fall and are a 4-5 game losing streak away from being added to the discussion.

They have to fall by a pretty crazy amount to fall out of it, but they are creeping towards making it a reality. They just aren't the same team without Kaprizov.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Another thing to keep an eye on in Minnesota, they have been in free fall and are a 4-5 game losing streak away from being added to the discussion.

Would we rather play Vegas or Winnipeg in Round 1?

 

[Blanick]

Would we rather play Vegas or Winnipeg in Round 1?

Give me playoff Helly. We've already made him our bitch once.

 

[TheDizee]

Would we rather play Vegas or Winnipeg in Round 1?

vegas because the pacific bracket is easier if you advance

central means you go through WPG + DAL or Refalanche

 

[ToastedRavioli]

Would we rather play Vegas or Winnipeg in Round 1?

I think I'd prefer to face Winnipeg over Vegas but it's close. However, the potential 2nd round matchup is much easier in the pacific, so I'd lean towards Vegas.

 

[Blanick]

They have to fall by a pretty crazy amount to fall out of it, but they are creeping towards making it a reality. They just aren't the same team without Kaprizov.

The Blues in the last 10 are 7-2-1
The Wild in the last 10 are 3-6-1

The Blues have 73 points
The Wild have 79 points

If both teams repeat those records over the next 10 games...

The Blues would have 88 points
The Wild would have 86 points