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Originally Posted by Wolven
In our second road trip of the month, halfway through a Toronto to NY back-to-back, here is my update with 4/20 of the last games completed.
Section 1: Schedule update
Marching down the stretch: 16 games remaining - Expected Wins: Kraken (H), Ducks (H), Sharks (A), Ducks (A), Sharks (H),
- Likely Wins: Islanders (A), UHC (A),
- Likely Losses: Rangers (A), Wild (H), Golden Knights (H), Kings (A),
- Expected Losses: Devils (A), Stars (H), Oilers (A), Avalanche (A), Golden Knights (H),
Results for the final 20 games of the season - Confirmed Wins: Canadiens (H),
- Confirmed OTL: Canucks (H)*,
- Confirmed Losses: Avalanche (H), Maple Leafs (A),
*Defied expectation
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Second road trip of the month is complete! 7/20 of the last games completed.
Section 1: Schedule update
Marching down the stretch: 13 games remaining
- Expected Wins: Kraken (H), Ducks (H), Sharks (A), Ducks (A), Sharks (H),
- Likely Wins: UHC (A),
- Likely Losses: Wild (H), Golden Knights (H), Kings (A),
- Expected Losses: Stars (H), Oilers (A), Avalanche (A), Golden Knights (H),
Results for the final 20 games of the season
- Confirmed Wins: Canadiens (H), Rangers (A)*, Devils (A)*, Islanders (A),
- Confirmed OTL: Canucks (H)*,
- Confirmed Losses: Avalanche (H), Maple Leafs (A),
*Defied expectation
Unexpected games going into the win column and an excellent 6/8 points earned on the road trip. (2 wins in a row for Vladar!!!!)
Section 2: Playoff standings update
The Blues are in WC2, sitting at 81 points and 72 games played.
- Flames are 4 points back (77 points) with 3 games in hand on the Blues (69 games played)
- Canucks are at 76 points and 70 games played
- UHC are at 75 points and 70 games played
Flames need to do more than just make up the 4 point lead that the Blues have right now. Based on wins, the Blues likely stay ahead with a tiebreaker.
Section 3: Tankathon update- The Flames have the 18th hardest remaining schedule (L10 = 5-2-3)
- Canucks have the 9th hardest remaining schedule (L10 = 5-4-1)
- Blues are 14th hardest... big leap from 32nd. (L10 = 8-1-1)
- UHC are 20th hardest (L10 = 5-3-2)
The Blues are in WC2 with a buffer. Flames can make up the points to WC2 with their games in hand but the pressure is on. Canucks and UHC are technically still in the race but they are falling behind with less points and more games played than the Flames.
Section 4: "Top10 draft" update
Flames have climbed to 16th overall in the standings. It is not that big of a climb considering how the standing were a week ago, but the gap has widened considerably between the WC2 position and the top 10 draft pick and there is now a 7 point gap between the Flames and the top 10 of the draft. The pack of teams that were all within a few points of each other have really started to spread out.
Section 5: Other 1st round pick update
Devils are 14OA in the standings (1 spot drop) – 30th hardest schedule remaining
Panthers are 7OA in the standings (holding position) – 17th hardest schedule remaining