Pre-Game Talk: Game 2: Leafs vs Jackets

[JT AM da real deal]

Now is not the time to panic. Stick with what got you here. They stood pat at the TDL after the Aye embarassment indicating they knew this team was not good enough. Let it ride. If we lose we get a 12.5% shot at winning the lottery.

I don't believe you just give up and die ... at least go down with a fight ... we can't expect either Mitch or Willy to carry team they just can't do it against CBJ's not a good matchup for them ... it is why this matchup or Bruins or Canes was not da one for us ... we need to avoid teams that play every inch of ice like da plague ... Tampa, Pittsburgh and Habs we can play them straight up toe to toe and win ... somehow we need a miracle from Freddy to win 3 games

 

[Merrrlin]

Do these odds take into account the back to back and 3 games in 4 nights though? Or just going down 2-0?

Just going down 2-0, I don't think there will be an impact from back to back considering both teams are playing it. It would have an affect if only 1 team was playing back to backs, or had extra travel.

 

[Mess]

Do these odds take into account the back to back and 3 games in 4 nights though? Or just going down 2-0?

Looking back at the seven-year history of five-game series, it is apparent that winning game one greatly increases your chances of winning the series.

Of those 56 five-game series, the teams who won game one went 49-7. A whopping 87.5% of game one winners won their series, leaving 12.5% for the losers.

The 1985 New York Islanders lost game one on the road in Washington, but won games three, four and five to win series. They are only team to lose the first two games and win series in five games.

Based on historical stats 1 team of 56 came back from an 0-2 start, and only 12.5% of teams that lost game #1 ended up winning their series.

Game One Could Decide Series

 

[Gary Nylund]

Looking back at the seven-year history of five-game series, it is apparent that winning game one greatly increases your chances of winning the series.

Of those 56 five-game series, the teams who won game one went 49-7. A whopping 87.5% of game one winners won their series, leaving 12.5% for the losers.

The 1985 New York Islanders lost game one on the road in Washington, but won games three, four and five to win series. They are only team to lose the first two games and win series in five games.

Based on historical stats 1 team of 56 came back from an 0-2 start.

Game One Could Decide Series

Some things are so obviously apparent that looking at history isn't even required.