Around the League '23-24

[Smelling Salt]

We just need to do whatever we can to avoid Colorado and Vegas in the 1st round

I'd like to avoid Winnipeg too haha

 

[LT]

The only team I'd feel comfortable playing is Nashville.

The eight playoff teams in the West seem fairly set already. Obviously no guarantees, but a 6+ point gap with 16ish games remaining is gonna be very difficult to overcome.

So at this point, it's seeding. As of now the lower seeded division winner gets Nashville. Winning the central remains our best chance at getting a favorable matchup.

 

[Magic Mittens]

I believe we statistically have the easiest schedule out of the 3 teams. It’s going to be close. Doesn’t help that we have ANOTHER 2nd night of a b2b game in Colorado. I swear we only play them in Colorado on 2nd b2b nights.

Shockingly they play the least back to backs or second least.

I honestly don't care who we play first

 

[Codez]

A Healthy and Fressh Dallas Stars can Win in a 7 game series against any other team....
We don't "Need" to finish 1st, we Need to finish this season Healthy!!!

If we can stay healthy during Playoffs, we have a Good chance to go deep.

VICTORY GREEN !!!

GO STARS !!!

 

[BrettHullsToe]

I would be happy to play Colorado because they aren't actually that good, they just have an inflated home record thanks to being able to play unacclimated teams only stopping in Denver for a day. The Avs road record is 16-14-5, that's who they really are, and that's the team you'll face when both teams are on the same travel schedule in a playoff matchup.

 

[Sports2]

A Healthy and Fressh Dallas Stars can Win in a 7 game series against any other team....
We don't "Need" to finish 1st, we Need to finish this season Healthy!!!

If we can stay healthy during Playoffs, we have a Good chance to go deep.

VICTORY GREEN !!!

GO STARS !!!

I see you have yet to be indoctrinated here. Going to need you to tone down on the positivity

 

[Zapp]

I see you have yet to be indoctrinated here. Going to need you to tone down on the positivity

Can we keep him?

 

[Kcb12345]

Hurricanes are up 3-0 on the Panthers. Let's see where this goes

 

[Kcb12345]

Hurricanes held on to win 4-0

 

[Sports2]

i would love a visualization of divisional matchups throughout the season and whether OT/SO outcomes happen more towards the end of the season. Or if there is a correlation between playing divisional > conference > OOC games and the likelihood of them going past 60 minutes.

 

[Kcb12345]

Idk why but sometimes it's easy to forget the players we are watching are the best in the world at what they do...what a ridiculous yet subtle play. Not to mention it's in the dying seconds of OT.

Watching a lot of junior the past few years and now AHL hockey (which is still a high level of talent/play obviously) and it really starts to stand out just how different the NHL's level of play/talent is. Of course not just based on this clip cause MacKinnon is not your average NHL player, but still.

Makes it even more impressive when you think about young guys like Johnston jumping into the NHL straight out of junior hockey. Insane

 

[catters078]

Avs fans right now

 

[piqued]

Even more crazy when you notice the move starts with a stick feint back to the point and presumably a trailing Makar, who isn't actually there at the point but the defender doesn't know that

 

[catters078]

Jets win
Avs win

Avs haven't lost since the trade deadline. So envious of their A+ deadline. Winnipegs was good too.

 

[Kcb12345]

Jets win
Avs win

Avs haven't lost since the trade deadline. So envious of their A+ deadline. Winnipegs was good too.

Yeah Avs got a lot better. Walker fits like a glove (as we all knew he would) and Mittelstadt has been producing as well (no surprise there either). Great deadline from them

 

[Smelling Salt]

Jets win
Avs win

Avs haven't lost since the trade deadline. So envious of their A+ deadline. Winnipegs was good too.

And Winnipeg is missing Vilardi as well. They are very deep at F. I think they can still be exposed at 5 on 5 though, and their blueline could be susceptible to speed/skill. However, Helle is the great equalizer.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

And Winnipeg is missing Vilardi as well. They are very deep at F. I think they can still be exposed at 5 on 5 though, and their blueline could be susceptible to speed/skill. However, Helle is the great equalizer.

Rick Bowness will have them turtle with a 1 goal lead in the playoffs tho. Colorado and Dallas will eat that alive.

 

[Kcb12345]

Jets getting destroyed by the Islanders right now. 6-1 through nearly 2 periods. Just 12 shots on goal for the Jets

 

[serp]

The Isles had lost 6 games in a row before this one. The f*** is going on , not that i'm complaining about Isles helping us

 

[Satan]

The Isles had lost 6 games in a row before this one. The f*** is going on , not that i'm complaining about Isles helping us

crazy that the isles players are also paid to play the sport

 

[Zapp]

crazy that the isles players are also paid to play the sport

 

[serp]

Bones illness related absence may be part of the reason Jets are this shit now. Since he had to leave for his procedure Jets put up a couple of massive stinkers.

 

[Smelling Salt]

When he was gone for his wife's illness earlier in the season the team was quite good so who knows

 

[Elysian]

crazy that the isles players are also paid to play the sport

Makes you think

 

[Sports2]

Central about to play hot potato with the 1 seed to avoid Nashville/Vegas