[OOT] April 2 with five games.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by chedder

Gong show end to Carolina Washington game. Non-stop fights and scrums. Hurricane player just layed down the worst slew foot on a guy he was fighting. Very lucky his head didn't hit the ice. Should be a long suspension.

That was the dirtiest play I’ve seen in a long time. A couple inches away from the NHL having another Bertuzzi incident on hits hands.

[thefoss1957]

Going to trick shots at the UC.

[thefoss1957]

Av's win in the shootout.

[dino7c]

Canucks getting pounded is always nice

[Mathgod]

I've always found it a bit lame how teams can build a big cushion early in the season and then back into the playoffs.

Minny probably makes it even if the Flames win most of their remaining games. Flames max is 98 points; if they get to 95, Minny needs just 6 points in their 6 games to take the spot.

[trackercowe]

Canucks with an empty net down 4-0 late is an interesting move. I wonder how quickly Tocchet bolts in the off-season to greener pastures?

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

I've always found it a bit lame how teams can build a big cushion early in the season and then back into the playoffs.

Minny probably makes it even if the Flames win most of their remaining games. Flames max is 98 points; if they get to 95, Minny needs just 6 points in their 6 games to take the spot.

If we beat them I think they’ll only win 2 of their last 6.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Canucks with an empty net down 4-0 late is an interesting move. I wonder how quickly Tocchet bolts in the off-season to greener pastures?

Canucks are trending to finish 21 points lower than they did last year. One of the biggest drops in the league.

[dino7c]

Wild looked terrible tonight but stole a point and the Rangers aren't very good either...need a few things to start breaking the Flames way though

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Goriders

Canucks are trending to finish 21 points lower than they did last year. One of the biggest drops in the league.

Yeah the Canucks have already been through the rebuild and were supposed to be competing...short window, serves them right for blowing it vs. the Oilers

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

I’ll take it.

Rangers win in OT

You'll take it? Do you know how dire the standings are for the Flames right now? A Wild loss tonight in regulation and Flames win tomorrow was still a long shot for us to make the playoffs, lol.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Yeah the Canucks have already been through the rebuild and were supposed to be competing...short window, serves them right for blowing it vs. the Oilers

Just need then to beat Minnesota. They can lose all of the rest.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by jayswin

You'll take it? Do you know how dire the standings are for the Flames right now? A Wild loss tonight in regulation and Flames win tomorrow was still a long shot for us to make the playoffs, lol.

don't have much choice...once its in OT you might aswell hope for the other team to win still

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

I've always found it a bit lame how teams can build a big cushion early in the season and then back into the playoffs.

Minny probably makes it even if the Flames win most of their remaining games. Flames max is 98 points; if they get to 95, Minny needs just 6 points in their 6 games to take the spot.

lol what ?? What is lame? They took over the division before losing their 2 best players.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

I've always found it a bit lame how teams can build a big cushion early in the season and then back into the playoffs.

Minny probably makes it even if the Flames win most of their remaining games. Flames max is 98 points; if they get to 95, Minny needs just 6 points in their 6 games to take the spot.

They are not backing into the playoffs, they earned those early season points.

Isn't it just as lame for a team to flounder most of the season and them go on a run at the end to squeek into the playoffs?

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by jayswin

You'll take it? Do you know how dire the standings are for the Flames right now? A Wild loss tonight in regulation and Flames win tomorrow was still a long shot for us to make the playoffs, lol.

1pt is better than 2.

Well aware of how dire it is.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

They are not backing into the playoffs, they earned those early season points.

Isn't it just as lame for a team to flounder most of the season and them go on a run at the end to squeek into the playoffs?

Just my 2c. Not trying to upset anyone or pressure anyone into agreeing with me.

But I think wins/points secured during the pressure of a playoff race are more an indicator of how good a team is than points picked up in Oct/Nov.

And keep in mind, rosters change over the course of a season, due to trades, injuries, etc. So your team in March/April is more likely to be "the real you" than your team in Oct/Nov.

It's true that there are cases like Minny where they lose games down the stretch due to injuries, and get their players back in time for the playoffs. But if they don't get their players back for the playoffs, suddenly the NHL has a lower-quality team in the postseason, instead of a team that was securing more points down the stretch.

The thing about Minny too, they were 18-4-4 on Dec 6, and have gone 23-23-3 since. So their slide began 7 weeks prior to losing any key players to injury.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Just my 2c. Not trying to upset anyone or pressure anyone into agreeing with me.

But I think wins/points secured during the pressure of a playoff race are more an indicator of how good a team is than points picked up in Oct/Nov.

And keep in mind, rosters change over the course of a season, due to trades, injuries, etc. So your team in March/April is more likely to be "the real you" than your team in Oct/Nov.

It's true that there are cases like Minny where they lose games down the stretch due to injuries, and get their players back in time for the playoffs. But if they don't get their players back for the playoffs, suddenly the NHL has a lower-quality team in the postseason, instead of a team that was securing more points down the stretch.

The thing about Minny too, they were 18-4-4 on Dec 6, and have gone 23-23-3 since. So their slide began 7 weeks prior to losing any key players to injury.

This is a really bizarre take. They lost a guy on pace for 110 points and their best center.

Should the NHL change the point system to award more points in March and April.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

This is a really bizarre take. They lost a guy on pace for 110 points and their best center.

Should the NHL change the point system to award more points in March and April.

No, I don't think they can do that without creating a new huge problem. How do you ensure each team gets roughly the same strength of schedule during the stretch where the extra points are awarded?

I think the only thing the league could realistically do is go to a 3-2-1 points system, so that teams have more of an opportunity to make up ground by stringing together regulation wins.

[Tsawwassen]

Final scores
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/scores/2025-04-02
https://www.espn.com/nhl/scoreboard/_/date/20250402
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/scores?date=2025-04-02
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1at 5
https://deadspin.com/alex-ovechkin-p...to-hurricanes/
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3 at 2 in the shootout
https://deadspin.com/avalanche-rally...s-in-shootout/
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2 at 3 in regulation time
https://deadspin.com/leafs-down-pant...division-edge/
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5 at 0
https://deadspin.com/shutout-loss-to...playoff-hopes/
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4 at 5 in overtime
https://deadspin.com/vincent-trochec...ers-over-wild/