Tracking the Playoffs Thread

[CBJSprague24]

Remaining games, for reference:

: - LAK, EDM, @COL

: - @DAL, NSH

: - PHX, LAK, NSH, @DAL

: - @SJS, CBJ, DET

The above are updated. Since they're in the mix, let's add:

:coyotes: - @DET, SJS, COL, @ANA

Head-to-head games:
CBJ @ DAL
PHX @ DET
DET @ DAL

Dallas and Phoenix still have to deal with San Jose.
Phoenix has to play Anaheim
Minnesota and Detroit still have to visit Los Angeles.

 

[Heinze 57]

It would be so Red Wings of the Red Wings to finish 4-0-0.

That's my biggest fear. A Coyotes win tonight would be enormous.

 

[Samkow]

Team|Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday
Minnesota ||vs. Los Angeles|||vs. Edmonton|at Colorado
Columbus ||||at Dallas||vs. Nashville
Detroit |vs. Phoenix||vs. Los Angeles|vs. Nashville||at Dallas
Dallas ||at San Jose||vs. Columbus||vs. Detroit
Phoenix |at Detroit||vs. San Jose||vs. Colorado|at Anaheim

Here's a handy little table. If absolutely everything went right, the earliest the team could clinch would be Thursday. But it'll almost certainly come down to Saturday.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

If the Kings can win out, that would be a huge boost for the Jackets. They have to be your 2nd favorite team from here on out.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Team|Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday|Saturday
Minnesota ||vs. Los Angeles|||vs. Edmonton|at Colorado
Columbus ||||at Dallas||vs. Nashville
Detroit |vs. Phoenix||vs. Los Angeles|vs. Nashville||at Dallas
Dallas ||at San Jose||vs. Columbus||vs. Detroit

Here's a handy little table. If absolutely everything went right, the earliest the team could clinch would be Thursday. But it'll almost certainly come down to Saturday.

I'm flying down to Austin Friday to see the Black Crowes on Saturday night. I'm not bummed about it....but I would LOVE to be at Nationwide if it came down to Saturday.

 

[Columbus Mike]

I'm trying to think of this in terms of "magic number". The number of points the CBJ get and/or the opposition loses until we eliminate them.

Detroit - 6 points (if we win out, DET needs to drop 2 points)
Dallas - 4 points
Phoenix - 3 points.

Is that right?

 

[Steeltown Jacket]

I'm trying to think of this in terms of "magic number". The number of points the CBJ get and/or the opposition loses until we eliminate them.

Detroit - 6 points (if we win out, DET needs to drop 2 points)
Dallas - 4 points
Phoenix - 3 points.

Is that right?

Nice way to put it. Definitely a more complex way of putting it rather than MLB's magic number.

For me, I've broken it down into 2 steps:
1. Win out.
2. Detroit needs 1 L or 2 OTL.

 

[Xoggz22]

I'm trying to think of this in terms of "magic number". The number of points the CBJ get and/or the opposition loses until we eliminate them.

Detroit - 6 points (if we win out, DET needs to drop 2 points)
Dallas - 4 points
Phoenix - 3 points.

Is that right?

Puck Daddy on Yahoo has actually been doing a daily "elimination" number. It's a decent review each day.

 

[CBJwheel]

We can count numbers and everything til our eyes bleed and we have heart attacks from worrying, but the boys won't be able to do anything it until Thursday. I'm just going to sit back til then and hope everything goes well in the few days until then.

I really should be focusing on school anyway.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Nice way to put it. Definitely a more complex way of putting it rather than MLB's magic number.

For me, I've broken it down into 2 steps:
1. Win out.
2. Detroit needs 1 L or 2 OTL.

And Dallas?

 

[NotWendell]

If the Kings can win out, that would be a huge boost for the Jackets. They have to be your 2nd favorite team from here on out.

You know it! Even though I feel all dirty for having to root for Jeff Carter. Too bad THAT Jeff Carter rarely made an appearance in Columbus!

 

[blahblah]

I'm over Jeff Carter until we meet them in the playoffs. Until then I only care about LA when they can help us. Ultimately I would like to thank Carter for starting the ball rolling that ultimately allowed us to draft Murray, get rid of Arniel, get JMFJ, and opened the door to the Nash trade.

All in all, he's a punk but he's not worth the time to get all worked up about or even acknowledge his existence. I'm happy, he's happy. I vote we just ignore he ever existed.

 

[Steeltown Jacket]

And Dallas?

With winning out (aka Dallas loses to CBJ on Thurs in regulation [or OT]), CBJ sits with 55 points and Dallas maxes out at 52 [53].

 

[FreeBoomer61]

found this online:

5 points is our "magic number" to clinch at least the 8th spot (or I think that's what it means in the x column). If DET loses in regulation and loses in OT in their next two games, and we take care of Nashville, we clinch.

here is the link to where I found this

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/337876-official-nhl-2013-magic-number-chart/

 

[Viqsi]

I'm over Jeff Carter until we meet them in the playoffs. Until then I only care about LA when they can help us. Ultimately I would like to thank Carter for starting the ball rolling that ultimately allowed us to draft Murray, get rid of Arniel, get JMFJ, and opened the door to the Nash trade.

All in all, he's a punk but he's not worth the time to get all worked up about or even acknowledge his existence. I'm happy, he's happy. I vote we just ignore he ever existed.

I'll be happy to do that once folks stop forming impressions of Columbus based on his ******* behavior.

Happily, we seem to be headed in that direction of late.

 

[blahblah]

I'll be happy to do that once folks stop forming impressions of Columbus based on his ******* behavior.

Who gives a flying crap what everyone thinks about Columbus? The players that come here never want to leave for the most part. As a society, no as a species, we have to quit worrying about what people think of us.

Sorry, there is a guy at work that is annoying me to no end. I'm meet some of the dumbest people that are supposed to be technical and I'm NOT a help desk. Oh, I am so fired up.

Ok rant over, but point still stands. I don't care what impression Carter might give to sheep. If they are dumb enough to judge Columbus on that tool, they don't deserve my time to acknowledge they exist.

 

[Socks]

Who gives a flying crap what everyone thinks about Columbus? The players that come here never want to leave for the most part. As a society, no as a species, we have to quit worrying about what people think of us.

Sorry, there is a guy at work that is annoying me to no end. I'm meet some of the dumbest people that are supposed to be technical and I'm NOT a help desk. Oh, I am so fired up.

Ok rant over, but point still stands. I don't care what impression Carter might give to sheep. If they are dumb enough to judge Columbus on that tool, they don't deserve my time to acknowledge they exist.

I can relate, blah. Boy can I relate.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I vote we just ignore he ever existed.

If they are dumb enough to judge Columbus on that tool, they don't deserve my time to acknowledge they exist.

Maybe nobody outside of Columbus really exists.

 

[Viqsi]

Who gives a flying crap what everyone thinks about Columbus?

I do, obviously.

I like to talk with others and it's nice to have fewer dumbass misperceptions to correct.

Sorry, there is a guy at work that is annoying me to no end. I'm meet some of the dumbest people that are supposed to be technical and I'm NOT a help desk. Oh, I am so fired up.

I'm all booked now on immolations, alas, but I also offer very reasonable rates for alibis and sworn statements.

Ok rant over, but point still stands. I don't care what impression Carter might give to sheep. If they are dumb enough to judge Columbus on that tool, they don't deserve my time to acknowledge they exist.

Fair enough. I still tend to try to educate people now and again. I'm quixotic like that.

 

[Bobcat110]

It would be so Red Wings of the Red Wings to finish 4-0-0.

Melrose picks Wings to do it.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=16707&navid=nhl:topheads


However, I doubt they win out. They would need four wins in 6 nights and have been fairly mediocre at home with 10 wins and 11 losses (including 4 OT losses). I would expect them to get about 5 of available 8 points.

 

[FANonymous]

Is it a jinx to make a GDT for today for the Phoenix "Blue Jackets" against the Detroit Red Wings since most of us will be watching that anyways?

 

[Samkow]

Is it a jinx to make a GDT for today for the Phoenix "Blue Jackets" against the Detroit Red Wings since most of us will be watching that anyways?

This thread is just fine for those purposes.

 

[Cash for Nash]

Melrose picks Wings to do it.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=16707&navid=nhl:topheads


However, I doubt they win out. They would need four wins in 6 nights and have been fairly mediocre at home with 10 wins and 11 losses (including 4 OT losses). I would expect them to get about 5 of available 8 points.

I agree....however it seems everyone on here (including me) is just assuming we will win out. Playing Dallas will be a war and can go either way. Getting a point there would be huge, hopefully the Sharks can dust Dallas prior.

 

[Timeless Winter]

Go 'Yotes

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Im also really nervous about Phoenix and Dallas. IDK so many emotions!