It's been a long four years, the return of the magic number thread

[lecoqsportif]

Cautiously optimistic.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Down to 28

 

[Sal_Butera]

Douche vs Douche

Douche squared?

Asking for a friend

 

[Habsy]

Douche squared?

Asking for a friend

Is your friend's name Tkachuk?

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

27 v Islanders and 26 v Columbus

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Down to 26 now

 

[Habsy]

Islanders got a point. We need to keep pace.

 

[Krustchev]

Islanders got a point. We need to keep pace.

Not really. We’ll still be in a playoff spot at the end of the night, regardless. But yeah, better to get points.

 

[Rolex]

Ranger won, Ottawa winning, Islanders got a point…..

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

The magic number is going in reverse tonight.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Down to 25

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

I figure each team around us will lose 8-10 points. We probably need 15 points of our own.

 

[Krustchev]

I figure each team around us will lose 8-10 points. We probably need 15 points of our own.

I expect us to get at least 17-18 on our own.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

The magic number is going in reverse tonight.

They don't work that way

 

[Habsy]

They don't work that way

 

[lecoqsportif]

I expect us to get at least 17-18 on our own.

I’m skeptical, but admittedly glass-half-empty by nature. 17 points would be huge.

 

[Krustchev]

I’m skeptical, but admittedly glass-half-empty by nature. 17 points would be huge.

8-4-1 gets you 17. Very doable. After this week we have a relatively “easy” schedule.

 

[Habsy]

I don't see the schedule that easy. Maybe five games. Still pretty tough.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Krusty isn’t wrong though, our SOS (according to Tankathon) is considerably easier than that of the fishstix and easier than all our rivals fur the 8th spot. But, some opponents with so-so records (e.g. Blues) are in the heat of their playoff push and are hot. Overall record isn’t a reflection of recent play (hello, NJD.)

Anyway, they gotta deliver. I’m mindful of Pittsburgh missing the playoffs against a disastrously bad Blackhawks team a couple of years ago. The number of games is getting small, so a random shit game can have huge consequences.

 

[Krustchev]

Krusty isn’t wrong though, our SOS (according to Tankathon) is considerably easier than that of the fishstix and easier than all our rivals fur the 8th spot. But, some opponents with so-so records (e.g. Blues) are in the heat of their playoff push and are hot. Overall record isn’t a reflection of recent play (hello, NJD.)

Anyway, they gotta deliver. I’m mindful of Pittsburgh missing the playoffs against a disastrously bad Blackhawks team a couple of years ago. The number of games is getting small, so a random shit game can have huge consequences.

They’ll win both against Philly, one against Florida, Nashville, Boston, Chicago, and the last game against Carolina if it’s a must win (game will be meaningless for Carolina). That’s already 7 wins, and then at least one more “not expected” one. And not all of their losses will be regulation losses.