This is the 1st game of the 2nd half of the season. We are 3 points out of a playoff spot, but also 4 points out from 7th worst in the league. The 1st wild card spot is likely the best we could do because currently 3rd in the division is 11 points out. 5th worst is probably the worst we could do, which is 7 points back, 4th worst is 13 points back.
I did not expect us to collect 7 out of the 10 possible points in these last 5 games, but here we are. I predicted we would end this month 5-8, which is still possible but we'd have to go 2-6 in the next 8. This is likely our toughest month, but leave it to the Blues to do the opposite of what you expect, so we'll probably end up 8-5 and be in a wild card spot.