Wild Card Race (Western Conference)

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

No. Nsh wouldn't be underdogs.
But a big part of the Kings drop is Quick. He has been very ordinary.
Preds are 5-4 with Hutton in net this year.

Well yeah, take Rinne out of the equation and they aren't as dominant. Fact is, he is in the equation, so it's a significant factor.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan

Well yeah, take Rinne out of the equation and they aren't as dominant. Fact is, he is in the equation, so it's a significant factor.

Agreed.
Just saying that if one buys the notion that a large part of the Kings struggles are because Quick has been sub-par, he could certainly rebound. The Kings won't be asking him to do anything he hasn't done before. Twice.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Tsawwassen

After Tuesday's games:

1. Winnipeg (30-19-10) 24 ROW, 70 pts
Vancouver (32-21-3) 30 ROW, 67 pts--second in Pacific Division
Calgary (32-22-3) 29 ROW, 67 pts--third in the Pacific Division
2. San Jose (29-22-8) 27 ROW, 66 pts--and fourth in Pacific Division
3. Los Angeles (26-18-12) 25 ROW, 64 pts--and fifth in the Pacific Division
4. Minnesota (28-21-7) 27 ROW, 63 pts
5. Dallas (27-22-8) 25 ROW, 62 pts
6. Colorado (24-22-11) 17 ROW, 59 pts

Stars won in regulation
Sharks lost in regulation

Winnipeg +11
Vancouver +11
Calgary +10
San Jose +7
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LA +8
Minnesota +7
Dallas +5


San Jose in strictly due to extra games played

[d_phaneuf]

Winnipeg 48
Minnesota 49
Dallas 52
Colorado 55

Vancouver 45
Calgary 47
LA 48
SJ 50

that's ranking teams by points lost

so if the teams played out the season with the same records it would finish

Vancouver/Calgary in the Pacific, LA and Winnipeg in the wild cards

[troutman]

6 teams competing for 4 spots.

Forget DAL and COL.

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Western.html

[polak]

Tonight is huge.

We're basically playing to defend control of our destiny. If we lose Minnie could tie us when they even out the games at hand.

[sureLoss]

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Mathieu Perreault has "a significant lower-body injury" and will likely miss the remainder of the regular season says Paul Maurice. #NHLJets

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming
Mathieu Perreault has "a significant lower-body injury" and will likely miss the remainder of the regular season says Paul Maurice. #NHLJets

Huuuuge loss for the Winnipeg

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Huuuuge loss for the Winnipeg

Stafford is day to day so they are back to where they were a week ago when Kane finished his season.

Having Stuart and Trouba as the 5/6 d-man with Harrison being day-to since Feb2 let's them move Buff up again to shore up the top-6

[Hemi-Cuda]

At this point with LA and Minnesota both on fire I think it's likely that both get into the top 8. With Winnipeg likely to take the first wildcard spot unless their play drops off a cliff for some reason, that leaves Calgary, Vancouver, and San Jose to fight over the last spot

That east coast trip is going to be so huge

[blender]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

At this point with LA and Minnesota both on fire I think it's likely that both get into the top 8. With Winnipeg likely to take the first wildcard spot unless their play drops off a cliff for some reason, that leaves Calgary, Vancouver, and San Jose to fight over the last spot

That east coast trip is going to be so huge

With the game in hand Calgary and Winnipeg are at the same possible points, so I'm not sure they are a shoe-in by any means, especially with their injuries recently.

East coast trip is huge, though; I'll give you that.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by blender

With the game in hand Calgary and Winnipeg are at the same possible points, so I'm not sure they are a shoe-in by any means, especially with their injuries recently.

East coast trip is huge, though; I'll give you that.

I wouldn't at all be surprised to see Myers tear it up to end the year. You could already see it a bit in his first few games, not having to shoulder the entire defensive load of a team and actually getting to concentrate on offense again. They've also got a goaltender that can stand on his head at times so I think they've still got the pieces to make it in

[Itse]

It's been a crazy time in the playoff race. LA, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg are a combined 12-1 against teams other than each other since LA started their streak in Feb 7th.

San Jose is 1-4.

[Hemi-Cuda]

San Jose is such a wild card. They should have more than enough talent to be a playoff team, but seems like all their veterans are mailing it in this year. I just hope it stays that way and they don't wake up like LA does every year at this time

[blender]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

I wouldn't at all be surprised to see Myers tear it up to end the year. You could already see it a bit in his first few games, not having to shoulder the entire defensive load of a team and actually getting to concentrate on offense again. They've also got a goaltender that can stand on his head at times so I think they've still got the pieces to make it in

I agree, just thought they should be included in the group fighting it out. Everyone is playing pretty well. Glad the Flames picked up the point tonight.

[Tsawwassen]

After Wednesday's games:

1. Winnipeg (30-19-10) 24 ROW, 70 pts
Calgary (32-22-4) 29 ROW, 68 pts--second in Pacific Division
Vancouver (32-21-3) 30 ROW, 67 pts--third in the Pacific Division
2. Los Angeles (27-18-12) 26 ROW, 66 pts--and fourth in Pacific Division
3. San Jose (29-22-8) 27 ROW, 66 pts--and fifth in the Pacific Division
4. Minnesota (29-21-7) 27 ROW, 65 pts
5. Dallas (27-22-8) 25 ROW, 62 pts
6. Colorado (24-23-11) 17 ROW, 59 pts

Kings won in regulation
Wild won in overtime
Flames lost in overtime
Avalanche lost in regulation

[Resolute 14]

Games played is huge, and it is pretty much why Minnesota and LA are about to replace Winnipeg and San Jose in the top eight. For the Flames, we want to stay ahead of Vancouver. Failing that, we need to make sure we don't give a spot back to those aforementioned Sharks or Jets.

[Street Pharmacist]

Calgary +10
Vancouver +11
Winnipeg +11
LA +9
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San Jose +7
Minnesota +8
Dallas +5

Rearranging to remove games played and divisional/wild card:


Vancouver +11
Winnipeg +11
Calgary +10
LA +9
-------------------------
Minnesota +8
San Jose +7
Dallas +5


Really shows how far San Jose has fallen.

[CaptainCrunch]

I'm still of the mindset that 94 to 95 points gets you into the playoffs. Right now LA is the second wildcard team on a 95 point pace.

If that plays out the Flames really need to find a 14 win equivalent over the last 24 games

that would actually give them 96 points, which should be safe considering the ROW stats.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Calgary +10
Vancouver +11
Winnipeg +11
LA +9
-------------------------
San Jose +7
Minnesota +8
Dallas +5

Rearranging to remove games played and divisional/wild card:


Vancouver +11
Winnipeg +11
Calgary +10
LA +9
-------------------------
Minnesota +8
San Jose +7
Dallas +5


Really shows how far San Jose has fallen.

What are the plus numbers?