Seriously though, looking forward to match up with the Bruins. If we can get through Boston, no one else in the east scares me...except Pittsburgh, and after last night's injury to Fleury, not as much as before!
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Habs and Laffs are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Doesn't get much better than that. Now if we can only do something about the Nucks. I still happen to like the Jets, the Oilers and the Flames so don't go accusing me of hating all Canadien teams.
Has it been discussed yet that the Sabres look dangerously close to moving into 7th and would be about the most motivated opponent the Bruins could ever face, while also riding an unreal hot streak?
Gimme Ottawa, lol. That and I can't bear the thought of that puke Kaleta for a 7 game series.
Has it been discussed yet that the Sabres look dangerously close to moving into 7th and would be about the most motivated opponent the Bruins could ever face, while also riding an unreal hot streak?
Gimme Ottawa, lol. That and I can't bear the thought of that puke Kaleta for a 7 game series.
My standings and predictions
1Nyr*
2Bos*
3Fla
4Pitt
5Phi
6NJ
7Buff*
8Ott*
Observations I would lay money on Buffalo getting in because of Miller; other than that I am not sure about much of this except philly and NJ as five and six in some order. Can't put a star by everyone but the * means I am unsure of the order of finish They are all tough matchups for the Bruins. I would prefer Ottawa to most anyone else but thwey are very capable of beating the Bruins.
Sure aren't any breaks for the Bruins to close out the season...the only "light" game is against the Islanders. Aside from them from here on there's the Caps, Rangers, Pens, Sens, and Sabres. Tuff going to close it out!
At the end of the season there is no such thing as a "light" game.
And the good news is at least a lot of the games are at home.
As for the playoffs-I have decided it doesn't really matter. You draw who you draw and you deal with each team one at a time.
I would rather play Ottawa just because Thomas loves playing in Ottawa and is very good there-and getting Thomas on a roll will bode well for the Bruins.
I do think Buffalo has a good chance of taking over the 7th position, however the injury to Erhoff may throw a kink into their march up the standings.
I thought the Bruins would clinch a playoff spot well before the tail end of the season and would finish right near the top of the NHL. Let's hope they can do much better in the playoffs.
The system where they can keep second place and home ice while having fewer points than other teams in the East (as division leaders) is not a good one. I'll be happy when it's gone.
Earn your place in the playoffs by doing well in the regular season.
I thought the Bruins would clinch a playoff spot well before the tail end of the season and would finish right near the top of the NHL. Let's hope they can do much better in the playoffs.
The system where they can keep second place and home ice while having fewer points than other teams in the East (as division leaders) is not a good one. I'll be happy when it's gone.
Earn your place in the playoffs by doing well in the regular season.
Ummm...Not even half the teams have clinched yet and the Bruins are 9th in the league, with the best goal differential?
Seems like they've done just fine. Cannot complain.
just checked the Sabres remaining games. They have a back to back with the leafs who have both their starting goalies injured. With them being hot that should be an easy 4 points. They could leap frog the sens.
So how do you feel about playing Washington?
I think they will end up being our 1st round dance partner.
Should be fun.
I can't see Washington overtaking Ottawa. It almost seems like Washington is winning by accident at the moment. I think the Rangers will make quick work of them.
I think Washington leap frogs everyone and takes the division to be honest. We still get Ottawa.
Washington is two points back and Florida has a game in hand... however they face each other for their last game of the season on the 5th. Could come down to that game.
Washington is two points back and Florida has a game in hand... however they face each other for their last game of the season on the 5th. Could come down to that game.
The Caps have the tiebreaker as well and face the Rangers on the last day of the season, so they'll probably be resting lots of players.
I think the way the standings are right now is the way they are going to end up:
NYR
BOS
FLA
PIT
PHI
NJD
OTT
WAS
I also think that that is the best possible scenario for the Bruins specifically for both the 1st round and down the line.
That 4/5 matchup is going to be a straight out war, and a very good team is going home in round 1. The benefit for the Bruins is that PHI has a lead in the season series and is leading the game today. They play PIT very well, well enough to win that in 6. And we match up much better with PHI than PIT.
We got OTT, which is no picnic (understatement, it would be extremely physical) but still a series we should win. The NYR will make quick work of whoever is #8, and the NJD will win a series with the #3. The only potential change in the standings I see is the #3 & #8 switching, but I think both will be out in round 1 anyway.
That would leave the NYR with the NJD in round two, another straight up war (very underrated hate going on in that season series) that would probably go 7, and matches us up with PHI, who would have just come out of a battle only to be thrown into another. We play PHI much better than most teams and in 7 I'd say we come out on top.
That brings it down to the NYR and us for the EC crown. All bets are off in that series. Yes we haven't beaten them this year, and yes they would be the favorites, but they will have come off of a brutal series with NJD IMO and the Bruins have the experience that the NYR do not.
Coin flip, though hopefully it goes in our favor and we get a SCF rematch so we can emasculate an entire province again.
__________________ "The only thing that beats winning [in Toronto] is winning in Montreal.--Aaron Ward
"I've gotta go run some little French guys over."--Shawn Thornton
Playoff match-ups:
(1)NYR vs. (8)Wash/Buff
(2)Bruins vs. (7)Ottawa
(3)Florida vs. (6)NJ
(4)Pitt vs. (5)Philly
My ideal situation is this...
NYR v. Buff. - Buff pushes them, NY in 7
B's v. Sens - B's in 5, not even close
Fla. v. NJ - Panthers pull it off in 6 or 7
Pitt. v. Philly - Flyers in 7
NYR v. Philly - Flyers in 7
B's v. Florida - Bruins in 6
With Backstrom coming back that could really help Washington push to 7th. He looked good last night in only his first game back, and he might be able to bring out the old Ovechkin...
