Carolina has been one of the better teams in the league after trade deadline, and I have a soft spot for them anyway. I really hope they make it. Couple of games back they were as much as five points up and looked pretty safe, at this point if they miss the playoffs it would be a massive disappointment.
Columbus missing would be so funny. It would definitely be the end of Kekäläinen. Which I think is coming his way, the risks he's taken with that team this season were insane. They have only one draft pick in this draft, and are missing their 2nds for the next two drafts too, and another 3rd next draft.
With Duchene, Panarin, Dzingel, MqQuaid and Bobrovsky all ready for UFA, that team could be rather completely screwed.
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