Ducks: 51pts 4th Pacific. 10-3-2. SJS,LAK,ARI,PIT,PHI. need 42pts 18-14-6? Playoff bound or Boudreau gets kicked. Scary in playoffs unless limp in.
Coyotes: 53pts 3rd Pacific. 8-5-2. LAK,CHI,ANA,VAN,CAL. need 40pts 17-13-6? Not easy. If no, Doan another season? Not swept. #NHLCoyotes
Bruins: 57pts 4th Atlantic. 7-7-1. TOR,BUF,BUF,LAK,WIN. need 36pts 15-15-6? Very doable. Out in 1st.
Sabres: 44pts 7th Atlantic. 5-10-0. MON,BOS,BOS,FLA,PHI. need 49pts 22-5-5? Um...No. Overall #1 pick? #NHLSabres
Flames: 45pts 6th Pacific. 6-8-1. CAR,CBJ,VAN,TOR,SJS. need 48pts 21-7-6? Gotta say, not this year. Hartley out? #NHLFlames
Hurricanes: 54pts 6th Metropolitan. 8-4-3. CAL,WIN,MON,PIT,NYI. need 39pts 17-9-5? Bubble! Can't lose to bad teams. Difficult in 7. #NHLHurricanes
Blackhawks: 70pts 1st Central. 12-3-0. COL,ARI,DAL,SJS,DAL. need 23pts 10-16-3? Cake. Semis/SCF/Champs. #NHLBlackhawks
Avalanche: 57pts 4th Central. 9-5-1. CHI,DAL,WIN,VAN,OTT. need 36pts 16-10-4? Probable. Out in 2nd. #NHLAvalanche
Blue Jackets: 43pts 8th Metropolitan. 6-7-2. EDM,VAN,CAL,NYI,ANA. need 50pts 23-4-4? No way! Next year, Torts hot seat. #NHLBlueJackets
Stars: 67pts 2nd Central. 5-7-3. WIN,COL,CHI,MIN,CHI. need 26pts 11-17-4? How not? Difficult because they score easily. Semis, maybe. #NHLStars
Red Wings: 58pts 3rd Atlantic. 7-7-1. TBL,FLA,NYI,FLA,OTT. need 35pts 15-13-5? Should. Out in first. #NHLRedWings
Oilers: 43pts 7th Pacific. 4-8-3. CBJ,OTT,MON,NYI,NJD. need 50pts 22-4-6? McDavid McDoIt? no. Another overall #1 pick!? (if so, please give it to Arizona) #NHLOilers
Panthers: 63pts 1st Atlantic. 11-3-1. WAS,DET,PIT,DET,BUF. need 30pts 13-16-4? In. East to Semis/SCF (West out in one). #NHLPanthers
Kings: 63pts 1st Pacific. 9-5-1. ARI,ANA,BOS,NYI,NYR. need 30pts 13-16-4? Definitely. Difficult. Semis/SCF/Champs. #NHLKings
Wild: 55pts 6th Central. 5-7-3. NYI,NYR,STL,DAL,WAS. need 38pts 16-11-6? Need a streak. if so, not easy. 2nd round out. #NHLWild
Canadiens: 52pts 5th Atlantic. 4-10-1. PHI,BUF,EDM,CAR,TBL. 32gms 41pts 19-10-3? Can Price do it? I don't think so. Therrien gone. Sad Habs. #NHLCanadiens
Predators: 56pts 5th Central. 7-6-2. STL,PHI,SJS,WAS,TBL. need 37pts 16-11-5? Can but need a streak. If they get in, they will have to play better - scary. Squeak in, out in first. #NHLPredators
Devils: 55pts 5th Metropolitan. 8-7-0. NYR,TOR,WAS,NYR,EDM. need 38pts 17-10-5? Not thinking so. Slip in, maybe. Out in first. #NHLDevils
Islanders: 56pts 3rd Metropolitan. 7-7-1. MIN,WAS,DET,EDM,CBJ. need 37pts 16-15-4? Yes. If not, big changes? I think so. Maybe 2nd round. #NHLIslanders
Rangers: 59pts 2nd Metropolitan. 8-6-1. NJD,MIN,PHI,NJD,PIT. need 34pts 14-13-6? Should make it. Never easy, but matchup matters. Out in first or semis :) #NHLRangers
Senators: 52pts 6th Atlantic. 6-9-0. PIT,EDM,TOR,TBL,DET. need 41pts 19-10-3? Not thinking so. Surprise with streak - still out in first. #NHLSenators
Flyers: 50pts 7th Metropolitan. 7-6-2. MON,NAS,NYR,WAS,ANA. need 43pts 19-11-5? Unlikely. BUT they can beat anyone. If they get in. Sweep or swept!? I got nothing. #NHLFlyers
Penguins: 55pts 4th Metropolitan. 8-3-4. OTT,TBL,FLA,ANA,NYR. need 38pts 16-12-6? Hard to believe they need a streak. If they get in, YIKES. SCF or not in. #NHLPenguins
Sharks: 56pts 2nd Pacific. 10-3-2. ANA,STL,NAS,CHI,CAL. need 37pts 16-13-5? Without a crash, yes. I think they are better than previous years. Out after 2nd. #NHLSharks
Blues: 64pts 3rd Central. 6-5-4. NAS,SJS,MIN,WIN,FLA. need 29pts 12-13-5? Yes. Difficult - should make 2nd, semis would be surprising! #NHLBlues
Lightning: 58pts 2nd Atlantic. 10-3-2. DET,PIT,OTT,MON,NAS. need 35pts 15-13-5? Yes. Scary. Semis maybe repeat. #NHLLightning
Maple Leafs: 43pts 8th Atlantic. 5-8-2. BOS,NJD,OTT,CAL,EDM. need 50pts 23-7-4? No, not sorry. Much to build on for next season. Babcock/Lou experiment continues. #NHLMapleLeafs
Canucks: 51pts 5th Pacific. 8-5-2. CBJ,CAL,COL,ARI,TOR. need 42pts 19-9-4? Doubt it. Need to rebuild. Sedins have 2 more seasons? #NHLCanucks
Caps: 74pts 1st Metropolitan. 11-2-1. FLA,NYI,NJD,PHI,NAS. need 19pts 8-24-3? Definitely. Anything but finals, sad, Cursed? #NHLCapitals
Jets: 47pts 7th Central. 7-7-1. DAL,CAR,COL,STL,BOS. need 46pts 20-7-6? No. Trade deadline deals? Maurice should go and quit coaching and just consult. #NHLJets
SJ always out in 2nd rnd. Blues - SJ playoff cousin. Nash is out. Funny to see Pitt needs to go 16-12-6 and that's being generous. Think they got 16+ wins in them. Harsh on Mo. Poor Mo.
ReplyDeleteIf the Pens do the Ray Bourque 16W thing...they just make the trip twice and hoist the Cup. It requires them to...gel?
ReplyDeleteSan Jose...yeah, they just really can't beat the Kings. Won't beat Chicago. Might beat Dallas, but doubt it. Colorado will be a good matchup for them.
Maurice...still believing in 2002? He is a good player guy. But after that initial effect, he makes teams worse or something :)
Truly, Dallas has to show some work in this last couple of months. Not sure why they have been so bad of late. I know it is a depth of scoring issue because the no solid shutdown d-men has been an entire season thing.
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