They better not relax today, hopefully yesterday's game reminded them that even trash can beat you if you don't match the compete level.
Today's game is big. Boston is not giving us a break. Time is running out. Need every point possible. Huge game today.
Believe it or not, we might have a better chance catching the Isles than we do Boston. Boston with their two games in hand, makes it almost impossible to catch them. But with the Isles losing their last two, and us now only 8 points behind, it could get very interesting playing them 3 more times this season. We could have a legit shot of catching them if we beat them.
If we win today, and say Philly beats the Isles, come Tuesday when we face them and beat them in regulation, we will be 4 points back,... with the Isles playing their next 3 games against the Caps, and us facing off against Philly and Buffalo. This is a very possible scenario. And after facing the Caps, the Isles will face us again the last two times. Those two games could decide our playoff hopes.
And even if Philly doesn't beat the Isles tonight, we will still have that shot to catch them. We can make our own destiny more so with the Isles than with Boston. Our playoff hopes just got a little brighter.