It looks to me like Montreal will be the team fighting with the Oilers for the last playoff spot
I think it will come down to 5 teams battling for 4 spots. If any of those teams goes into a prolonged slump now they are done. The Oilers had one. They can’t afford another now and have to play .600 hockey from now on.
Flames have an easy schedule taking Vancouver and Ottawa 10 times upcoming shortly. We play them I think 5 times in that same time span. We have to win 4 of the 5 to move ahead of them.
On another note Murray is out for Ottawa. I don’t think it’s long term but still, with how badly Hogberg plays that team isn’t going to win another game even with Murray. Can’t rely on kids, over the hill vets, AHL plugs and inconsistent goaltending.
We wrote that book. It doesn’t end well.