As nice as tonight is, and as much as I love to see some optimism for a change, I don't think anybody should be making anything out of this (I certainly am not) until they've strung at Least 5 together. Because to get in I think it will require them going on at least one streak of that length or more between now and the end of the season, then about .600 hockey otherwise.
Sad to say I actually forgot about the game tonight until around the start of the 3rd. That hasn't happened in a few seasons.. But for good reason. This weekend really was a back breaker for the fans. After falling on their faces with that 3 game disaster, 1 game the other way doesn't do enough to heal those wounds, let alone set our thoughts on playoffs.
I pray they can turn this into a lengthy streak. Right now would be perfect.. as they could actually catch Vancouver and Minnesota with a hot run. And you can't forget, tops in the division is an automatic playoff seed. But they seriously need to string some games first. And more than 2!
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