wish I could find the thread where I said back in September 90 points would get you in and was flamed for it. Now it won't even be that high.
In theory, Anaheim can still win the division, they have an extra game in hand. Far from over. Either team will be a serious challenge, but we can do it if we play the games of our lives. Neither team is likely to give up easy goals and both teams are big n mean.
Blues still need our help to win the division... And for that reason alone I wouldn't mind losing Saturday... would rather see the Blues and Hawks beat each other up in round 1. Would rather get that result by us beating Dallas and the Blues losing to the Caps, though
wish I could find the thread where I said back in September 90 points would get you in and was flamed for it. Now it won't even be that high.
Blues still need our help to win the division... And for that reason alone I wouldn't mind losing Saturday... would rather see the Blues and Hawks beat each other up in round 1. Would rather get that result by us beating Dallas and the Blues losing to the Caps, though
Anaheim has to win out, essentially, to have a hope at winning the division. A loss tonight to Colorado and the Kings are our 1st round opponents.
Pros and cons about the Ducks and the Kings:
Kings
Cons:
-Winning culture How did they do in the playoffs last year with most of this team
-Experience
-Big, physical team ideally built for the playoffs
-Quick's ability to catch on fire and steal the series insert any teams goalie here)
-World's best center (beast in the playoffs) Utter nonsense. Great player but I can think of quite a few guys I would take before him
-One of the best D's in the world, plays 30 min/night
-Better depth upfront than us if 24 and 28 are in the lineup, yes.
Ducks
Pros:
-Not as experienced as LA, don't have that same winning culture west finals last year, lost game 7
-Injury plagued right now
-Getzlaf and Perry easily rattled I would like to see this defined
-No elite talent in the crease, unlike LAvJohn Gibson is an elite talent
-They don't have their "Doughty"
-Unproven playoff coach BB has been to both the E nd W conf finals I think
Cons:
-1st in the league on PP and on the PK
-Best team in the league since Christmas
-Big, physical team ideally built for the playoffs
-Perry and Getzlaf, if they're feeling it, are beasts in the playoffs
-Could be coming lots of help from the injury front
-Crazy depth in both offense and defense
-Worse matchup for us
-If we chase their other goalie, it may not help us since they have one of the best goalie tandems in the league
I did see on the main board that it looks like Datsyuk is going to stick the Wings with 7.5 million of dead cap space next year, so there's that.
Why can't the team and Datstuk mutually terminate his contract? We did that with Moses.
The Caps should rest everyone. Definition of a pointless game.Welp. Barry may have a hand in deciding who our first round opponent will be.
Apparently he's resting Holtby.