NHL Season - 2016/2017 - Page 41

Antigonish · #**801** Posted **Mar 21, 2017, 3:50 AM**

Oh how would I love Anaheim to drop a couple games and have a 4th vs 5th seed playoff series between Edmonton and Calgary. Rogers would blow their load on viewership numbers for a battle of Alberta playoff series!

Coldrsx · #**802** Posted **Mar 21, 2017, 3:55 AM**

I'd rather us meet 2nd round

speedog · #**803** Posted **Mar 21, 2017, 12:40 PM**

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^Haha. Not really, but 7 points with a game in hand for the Sharks and 9 points over Calgary with even games is probably reasonable with 14 games left. Given San Jose is one of the top-three teams in the West over the last 10 games makes me think they are the winner in the Pacific. Everyone else, not so much.

San Jose stumbling a bit and the three below them not has somewhat shrunk the difference, Pacific first place still might be questionable. Wouldn't that be something if the San Jose fell into a wild card spot.

Calgarian · #**804** Posted **Mar 21, 2017, 3:01 PM**

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Oh sorry. 1 up and another SO

Honestly happy to have exciting hockey back in AB.

Yeah I'm super stoked for playoffs, just got my pricing for my seats the other day, went up about 40% over the season, and will go up each round, but still not bad.

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I'd rather us meet 2nd round

Agreed! we want Anaheim, time to get that monkey off our back!

So Tkachuk got 2 games, seems to be a fair suspension for a pretty blatant elbow. Hopefully the coaches sit him down and get him to wise up, kids tough, but he needs to be smart too.

speedog · #**805** Posted **Mar 23, 2017, 1:13 PM**

San Jose now has just a 2 point lead for the division lead and are only 5 points up on the first wild card spot, all of a sudden the Pacific is turning into a four horse race.

Coldrsx · #**806** Posted **Mar 23, 2017, 3:09 PM**

We let that one slip away last night, argh. Talbot was not happy.

TorontoDrew · #**807** Posted **Mar 23, 2017, 3:16 PM**

As it stands all three Canadian teams in the Atlantic division have playoff spots at this point. Toronto will need to keep playing as they have been to hang onto third spot though. When was the last time all three teams made the playoffs?

Horus · #**808** Posted **Mar 23, 2017, 3:23 PM**

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As it stands all three Canadian teams in the Atlantic division have playoff spots at this point. Toronto will need to keep playing as they have been to hang onto third spot though. When was the last time all three teams made the playoffs?

Not as long ago as you think. Just in 2013
Leafs played the Bruins. I forget how that turned out.
Habs faced the Sens.

TorontoDrew · #**809** Posted **Mar 23, 2017, 3:41 PM**

Seems like ages ago. Ugh I forgot about those Boston games coming back from a 3-0 series lead by Boston to only chocked big time in the 3rd period in game 7. Weren't the Leafs up like 5-0 going into the third?

I only wish it was Montreal, Toronto, Boston and the Rangers going through. We've all been rivals since the original 6 days.

Dr Awesomesauce · #**810** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 11:26 AM**

Can someone explain to me how the Leafs are ahead of the Rangers.

I don't know how to read the f***king NHL standings anymore. OTL, ROW...

Horus · #**811** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 1:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Can someone explain to me how the Leafs are ahead of the Rangers.

I don't know how to read the f***king NHL standings anymore. OTL, ROW...

For playoff positioning purposes the standings work like this

The top 3 teams in each division make the playoffs.
The next 2 best teams by conference are the "Wild Card" teams and become the de facto 7 and 8 seeds in the playoffs.

Since the Rangers are 4th in the Metro, they are the 1st Wild Card and, effectively, the 7th playoff seed. If the playoffs were to start today, they'd play Montreal in the first round.

Clear as mud

TorontoDrew · #**812** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Can someone explain to me how the Leafs are ahead of the Rangers.

I don't know how to read the f***king NHL standings anymore. OTL, ROW...

The same way the Sens and the Habs are. We are in the Atlantic division and the Rangers are in the Metropolitan. The Habs would be fighting for a wildcard spot right now if they were in the Metropolitan division and the Sens and Leafs would be out. Technically the Leafs still have a chance to catch the Habs which is why nobody has clinched a spot yet in the Atlantic.

Acajack · #**813** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 3:21 PM**

Rooting for the Habs, Sens, Leafs, Flames and Oilers to make the playoffs.

Once that's done, all bets are off and I'll revisit who I'm rooting for.

Calgarian · #**814** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 3:24 PM**

Not bad, go from no teams in the playoffs to potentially 5! I'd prefer to see no all Canadian match-ups in the first round too.

Acajack · #**815** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

Not bad, go from no teams in the playoffs to potentially 5! I'd prefer to see no all Canadian match-ups in the first round too.

Yes, that would be great.

SkahHigh · #**816** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 4:09 PM**

Oh man, it would be so much fun seeing the Bruins miss the playoffs 3 years in a row.

I want Carolina to make it too! Their 50 fans deserve it.

suburbanite · #**817** Posted **Mar 24, 2017, 4:31 PM**

The Canadian teams are stepping it up down the stretch too. Ottawa, Montreal, and Edmonton are locks for the playoffs. Calgary keeps winning and the Leafs have been playing playoff level hockey the last 3-4 games to solidify that third place spot. It's a foreign feeling for younger Leafs fans to be so confident in your team to show up in important games.