frustrating watching the real top dogs in the east like boston and pittsburgh take care of the weaker teams. thats one of the big differences between them and bubble teams like the devils, they dont often lose games against bottom teams.
frustrating watching the real top dogs in the east like boston and pittsburgh take care of the weaker teams. thats one of the big differences between them and bubble teams like the devils, they dont often lose games against bottom teams.
They only bottom feeder we've played is Washington and we're 2-1 against them.
The real test is how you play against top teams, not bottom teams. If I counted correctly, we have points in 8 of the 9 games we've played against teams seeded 1-8.
Devils have often played to the level of their opponent. But being behind Boston and Pittsburgh in the regular season is not a shock considering the are probably the top 2 in the conference.
No clue why the Isles didn't pull the goalie there...tired Hurricanes on the ice after an icing...and 2 minutes left.
Instead they wait until the Tavares line is dead tired and spend 30 seconds in their own zone with an empty net. What do coaches have against pulling the goalie early?
Would like the Bolts to rally back and defeat the Pens in the 3rd but I don't think its going to happen. Tampa is going nowhere with that defense
I look at it this way. Pittsburgh winning pushes us further behind them, but Tampa winning pushes them closer to us. Our team just gave the Jets some points to get them closer to the bubble too.
Now I would have been much more happier had Tampa Bay won their game against Pittsburgh, but the Isles beat the Canes. Of course the Isles choked, and couldn't beat the Canes. Of course next time they beat the Devils, Rangers, or Penguins they'll be back in the playoff conversation though!
Boston Bruins 4 Florida Panthers 1
Winnipeg Jets 4 New Jersey Devils 2
Detroit Red Wings 8 Vancouver Canucks 3
Carolina Hurricanes 4 New York Islanders 2
Chicago Blackhawks 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Calgary Flames 5 Phoenix Coyotes 4
Anaheim Ducks 4 Colorado Avalanche 3 (OT)
7:00 PM Toronto Maple Leafs PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
7:30 PM Montreal Canadiens OTTAWA SENATORS
8:00 PM Dallas Stars NASHVILLE PREDATORS
8:30 PM Edmonton Oilers CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
10:30 PM Anaheim Ducks LOS ANGELES KINGS