The Playoff Push Tanking and Scoreboard Watching Thread
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Give me playoff Helly. We've already made him our bitch once.
vegas because the pacific bracket is easier if you advance
central means you go through WPG + DAL or Refalanche
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.
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
Vegas is a harder matchup than Winnipeg, and playoff McDavid/Draisaitl are always on another level. Plus, Dallas/Colorado are going to wear each other down in a 7 game series.
Historically, that has been a very good predictor of playoff teams.
He was walking last night without crutches. I don't think it is a stretch to think he'll be back in the lineup in four weeks, even if he isn't 100%.
We are all assuming Vegas is going to win the Pacific also. They are only 5pts ahead of LA and LA has 2 games in hand. The Pacific winner could be any of the top 3 right now. The Pacific bracket is going to be a easier route to the cup than the Central. You could get a LA-STL 1st round matchup.
Can’t let the Perds beat us tmrw.
Vancouver on Thursday is probably the biggest game of the year for the Blues.
Calgary is playing Toronto right now and plays again tomorrow at the NYR.
Vancouver plays Winnipeg tomorrow.
Hhmmm….so the Thursday game might be the most important. These next two days will clear things up.
Vancouver on Thursday is probably the biggest game of the year for the Blues.
Calgary is playing Toronto right now and plays again tomorrow at the NYR.
Vancouver plays Winnipeg tomorrow.
Hhmmm….so the Thursday game might be the most important. These next two days will clear things up.
