We also have only 2 regulation wins in the last 10, even though Rämö has given us several games with a .93 and better SV5. There is plenty of reason to worry.
Don't look now, but the Wild are only four points back of Chicago.
4 points is a lot of ground to make up unless the Hawks go on a losing skid but they do have one head to head and the way the Wild just keep winning it's not out of the realm of possibility. Also all those teams that have Nashville on their schedule once looked difficult but the Preds are slumping bad so maybe not as difficult a schedule.
Pretty deflating to see both the Canucks and Kings tie their games in the last minute of the game but it seems like there isn't a team that is wilting in the race. If the Flames keep winning then it won't matter but any team needing help to get in likely isn't going to make the playoffs.
Problem is that Vancovuer has three left against the Coyotes and one vs. Edmonton, so that is pretty much eight free points. Calgary has only two games against those two, LA four and San Jose three.
San Jose has a big, ugly seven game road trip coming up that looks similar to the one we are on now.
The Canucks aren't getting 8 free points as they lost a point to the Coyotes. There is no guarantee of free points for the Canucks, just look at what happened against the Sabres.
Second place in the central div is still a possibility for the Wild.
Not a realistic one. Third place is, though, and hey, what a reward that'd be. "Here you go Wild, good job in the second half, enjoy the St Louis Blues."
More unfair still would be if that happened while the Ducks won the west. "Alright guys, it's been a rough few years here in Nashville, but all our great work in turning this franchise around and into a contender has paid off. Let's go for the cup! Who's our first round opponOH YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME."
for March 2nd to March 5th games involving the Flames, Kings, Sharks and Wild have secured the maximum number of points. 16/16 possible points. 4/4 for each team.
no OOT scoreboard help here
But good news, Jets/Canucks only got 1/6 possible points during the same stretch.
Wild won in regulation Flames, Kings, and Stars won in the shootout Canucks lost in the shootout
Could this have gone any worse for the Flames? I suppose if they had lost in regulation and the Canucks had won in the shootout, but these OOT games seriously need to stop going like this.
At least Winnipeg is fumbling lately (lost four of last six), which has helped the Flames and Kings reel them back in. Puts another playoff spot in play.
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