Well yeah, they've put themselves in a position that it's possible.
But it's all in their hands still, 5 games left they only need like 2 wins to ensure they make it, even if the Bolts go near perfect.
That being said, the team is not good right now. For a defensive-minded team like the Sens, losing their top d-men hurts. Apart from Hoffman they've been very cold offensively too, and neither of their goalies have stood on their heads recently.
And at this time of the year pressure can be your worst enemy.
Silver-lining is that even if the Sens only win like 1 of their remaining 5 games, they still have a good chance to make it. It's a lot about how the Bolts can take care of business at this point.
But yeah, the possibility is there. The thing i'd be the most worried about is, if the Sens go, say, 1-3-1 in their last 5 which at this point looks very realistic, and the Bolts go 4-1-0 winning all those 4 games in regulation/OT, tiebreaker would go to the Bolts because of ROW. So there's even the possibility that the Sens miss the playoffs because of one lost 3 on 3 OT.
No question though that the race is between these two teams now IMO. I can't see the Islanders/Canes making it, or the Bruins/Leafs dropping out having all the momentum going into the last 4-5 games.
If you ask me, my guess is the Bolts won't win enough games to make it anyway.
