13-14 Around the League: Massive Scoreboard Shaking Tomorrow

[mikebel111*]

If my calculation is correct.
Our magic number to clinch the post season is 26?
At the very least, we need probably 6 more wins

 

[ULF_55]

hmmmm.
man if it was any other team

Love this team but oh the unpredictability

I can't even remember the last time this team HIT 100 points [it had to be in the early 2000s]

^ 2003-2004

the Lockout - killers of dreams everywhere.

And there was a minority of us here advocating a blow up and rebuild!

Majority thought the team was good enough going forward.

One completely lost CBA because MLSE wanted playoff revenue.

 

[ULF_55]

Colorado signed John Mitchell to a 3 year extension. I'm not making this up.

1.8 per season.

4th. on team +/-, and +3,450,000 on the Clarkson scale.

 

[mix1home]

It's possible that three of the four teams that will advance to the 2nd round can be from the same division.

Example of the 1st round if playoffs started today:

Let's say the teams that are bolded have won their 1st round series. This makes 100% divisional match-ups in the 2nd round impossible, since New York would have to play an Atlantic division team.

From my understanding, if this scenario were to arise, Boston would be matched up vs. Montreal as a result of seeding. Since Boston would be the highest seed, and Montreal the lowest, they would square up. Leaving Toronto to play New York.

Which in my case would mean Toronto vs. Boston in the 2nd round, and Montreal vs. New York. But this can't be right, because that would mean the two highest seeds playing each-other and the two lowest seeds playing each-other in the 2nd round.

Guys. New format is very simple. Only teams that can cross divisional borders are WC teams. Once WC team crosses to another division it becomes that division side team, so no crossing back to it's own division in PO. Essentially, if ATL team crosses to MET division, that team can meet another ATL team only in ECF and to do so should knock out all MET teams on its way.

To the Daisy sentiment, we want Pit to win conference so that Boston is facing stronger team in WC#1 spot, not weaker one in WC#2 spot. At the moment it could be NYR or Columbus, which could give Boston some trouble and not as easy first round PO. And if that is Mtl is even better. Mtl always give them trouble for whatever reason.

 

[TrueBlue86]

Do we go for ottawa or montreal tonight boys?

 

[ULF_55]

It will be interesting to see how Kuznetsov does in the NHL.

 

[TrueBlue86]

it's interesting alot of you guys are rooting for nj and ottawa tonight. i am more likely taking the safe approach and taking tampa/montreal as i want to see more teams drop off

 

[mikebel111*]

Do we go for ottawa or montreal tonight boys?

Ottawa!

I probably shouldnt say this but i went to the GDT of sens and said hoping for a sens win

I know some might become all over me know

 

[Suntouchable13]

it's interesting alot of you guys are rooting for nj and ottawa tonight. i am more likely taking the safe approach and taking tampa/montreal as i want to see more teams drop off

We can definitely take a positive from either team winning. But this will probably be a 3 pointer.

 

[Warden of the North]

If my calculation is correct.
Our magic number to clinch the post season is 26?
At the very least, we need probably 6 more wins

25

There is a main board sticky keeping track of magic numbers

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1619405

 

[Commander Clueless]

Price is back for the Habs?

 

[iArts]

It will be interesting to see how Kuznetsov does in the NHL.

Did you see what he did yesterday? That slap pass was something else. And 3 points in 9 minutes of ice time.

 

[Ari91]

It's possible that three of the four teams that will advance to the 2nd round can be from the same division.

Example of the 1st round if playoffs started today:

Let's say the teams that are bolded have won their 1st round series. This makes 100% divisional match-ups in the 2nd round impossible, since New York would have to play an Atlantic division team.

From my understanding, if this scenario were to arise, Boston would be matched up vs. Montreal as a result of seeding. Since Boston would be the highest seed, and Montreal the lowest, they would square up. Leaving Toronto to play New York.

Instead of what you said,


Which in my case would mean Toronto vs. Boston in the 2nd round, and Montreal vs. New York. But this can't be right, because that would mean the two highest seeds playing each-other and the two lowest seeds playing each-other in the 2nd round.

Now I'm just confused. I originally thought that there would be reseeding in the second round as well but I was told that however the cross over happens in the first round, it remains the same way for the second round as well. As it stands, Montreal would face a Metro team and Columbus would face an Atlantic team and if they were both to win their series then Montreal stays in the Metro and faces the winner of the 2/3 match up and Columbus faces the winner of the 2/3 match up in the Atlantic.

I remember reading the new seeding explanation on NHL.com and I went back to look at it and as I suspected, it only explains how the first round round works. I'm going to look into this.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

SMH @ the Pens.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Hoping for a Sens win in Reg.

Will most likely be disappointed.

Booo!

 

[RaskY]

Now I'm just confused. I originally thought that there would be reseeding in the second round as well but I was told that however the cross over happens in the first round, it remains the same way for the second round as well. As it stands, Montreal would face a Metro team and Columbus would face an Atlantic team and if they were both to win their series then Montreal stays in the Metro and faces the winner of the 2/3 match up and Columbus faces the winner of the 2/3 match up in the Atlantic.

I remember reading the new seeding explanation on NHL.com and I went back to look at it and as I suspected, it only explains how the first round round works. I'm going to look into this.

Here's an example.

1st Round
1-A. Boston vs. WC-2. Philadelphia (BOS wins)
1-M. Pittsburgh vs. WC-1. Montreal (MTL wins)
2-A. Toronto vs. 3-A. Tampa Bay (TOR wins)
2-M. New York vs. 3-M. Columbus (CBJ wins)

2nd Round
1-A. Boston vs. WC-1. Montreal
2-A. Toronto vs. 3-M. Columbus

OR, would it be

1-A. Boston vs. 2-A. Toronto
3-M. Columbus vs. WC-1. Montreal

If it's the latter, is that not outstandingly bizzare? It would see the top two remaining seeds in the conference play each-other while the two lowest seeds play each-other, one of them with a ticket to the conference finals.

 

[ULF_55]

Here's an example.

1st Round
1-A. Boston vs. WC-2. Philadelphia (BOS wins)
1-M. Pittsburgh vs. WC-1. Montreal (MTL wins)
2-A. Toronto vs. 3-A. Tampa Bay (TOR wins)
2-M. New York vs. 3-M. Columbus (CBJ wins)

2nd Round
1-A. Boston vs. WC-1. Montreal
2-A. Toronto vs. 3-M. Columbus

OR, would it be

1-A. Boston vs. 2-A. Toronto
3-M. Columbus vs. WC-1. Montreal

If it's the latter, is that not outstandingly bizzare? It would see the top two remaining seeds in the conference play each-other while the two lowest seeds play each-other, one of them with a ticket to the conference finals.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/06/hoge-nhls-new-playoff-format-might-actually-make-sense/

There will be no re-seeding and the playoff bracket will be set up by division, with the possibility of a wild card team “crossing over†because of the standings. Thus, unless a crossed-over wild card team beats a division winner in the first round, the second round will play out as de facto division championship series.

Brackets:

http://www.nhlplayoffsbracket.com/2014/index.php

 

[Ari91]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/06/hoge-nhls-new-playoff-format-might-actually-make-sense/



Brackets:

http://www.nhlplayoffsbracket.com/2014/index.php

Thank you! I was looking for something in writing that referenced the second round. So my initial assumption was incorrect. I kept hearing two different things so now that that's cleared up - I don't really care who we draw in any round, I just want them to play more than a round of playoff hockey.

 

[Daisy Jane]

heh so if we won and Boston won - boston second round. i can live with that.

 

[Liferleafer]

Do we go for ottawa or montreal tonight boys?

Ottawa....gotta keep the Habs behind us.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Let's go Ottawa and New Jersey.
regulation wins let's go.

 

[Daisy Jane]

LOL that was an awesome lameness pun

Beware the ides of March... take what you have and Caesar.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Did Montreal fire their anthem singer?

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Habs Sens should be a spicy match with lots of foul play.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Lol Lehner