2021 Scoreboard/Standings/Playoff Talk (Central Division thread)

austropanther

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We should definitely aim for home ice advantage against TBL and not rest anybody at the end - except of course they have ailings to take care of. If a guy like Horny is healthy, let him get into the heads of the TBL players already before POs start. They shall know that it won't come easy against us, and we should keep reminding them of that every chance we get.
 
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violaswallet

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We should definitely aim for home ice advantage against TBL and not rest anybody at the end - except of course they have ailings to take care of. If a guy like Horny is healthy, let him get into the heads of the TBL players already before POs start. They shall know that it won't come easy against us, and we should keep reminding them of that every chance we get.
We also have a long gap: it makes sense to give guys like Horny, Bennett, and Verhaege another week when it's only one game.

I do wonder if Stralman ever comes back though or if he is permanently benched
 

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We also have a long gap: it makes sense to give guys like Horny, Bennett, and Verhaege another week when it's only one game.

I do wonder if Stralman ever comes back though or if he is permanently benched
If it comes to a showdown on the 10th of May, our best possible lineup should play.
I always think about CAR when they match up Staal against Barky and how difficult that makes things for us. The last change is crucial in these days.

Strals could prove to be an important safekeep for the POs - if Q lets him and he gets healthy
 

FlaPanthers11

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Here are the home ice scenarios for our 2 game series vs Tampa after tonight. They have 2 vs Dallas Wednesday and Friday

Points Tampa earns vs Dallas​
Minimum Panthers need vs Tampa​
4​
2 wins at least 1 in regulation​
3​
2 wins of any kind​
2​
Regulation win and OTL​
1​
An OTW and OTL
or
1 regulation win​
0​
1 win of any kind​
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
 

letsgrowcactus

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For Tampa as well?
No, Tampa can still be first, though they'd need Carolina to have a terrible finish (earn at most two points in their last three games).
CAR 79 points, 3 games left, maximum 85 points.
TBL 73 points, 4 games left, maximum 81 points
FLA 75 points, 2 games left, maximum 79 points.

We could tie Carolina in points if we won both our games and they lost all of theirs, but they have more regulation wins (the 1st tiebreaker) even if we won both against Tampa in regulation. So we can't be first.
If both Tampa and Carolina have 79-81 points, then it comes down to the regulation wins. Tampa currently has one more RW than Carolina and two more ROW (the second tiebreaker), so if they finish tied at 81 points, Tampa would be first.

Basically, unless Carolina really drops the ball, they're first. But in theory, Tampa could still finish anywhere between 1-3. We'll finish 2nd or 3rd and the Canes 1st/2nd.
 
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