Perfect_Drug
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SWEEPS SWEEPS SWEEPS!
There's a pattern that's starting to emerge here.
This playoffs for this division is all going to come down to 2 things all season long:
Habs & Leafs all have one thing in common:
They swept a series against a top - 6 Team.
4-5-6 Teams:
Oilers Flames and Canucks have one thing in common:
They got swept in a series.
We are going to need to sweep one of the top-6 teams to "get back" that sweep.
These are the Sweep leaders:
Habs +2
Leafs +1
Jets - 0
Flames - 0
Oilers -1
Canucks -1
The SECOND part of this season, is every playoff team in this division NEEDS to beat Ottawa (who will act as this years spoilers). We can't expect Ottawa to lose all games. That won't happen. They already beat the Leafs.
BUT
The team that has the MOST losses to Ottawa likely won't make the playoffs, because Ottawa's role will be to f***up the top-6 bracket as much as they can.
I'm starting to think we can't look at the standings as they are, because there's too many variables attached.
Right now the Jets get to be there, because they had an expected 3-game sweep of the Senators.
The Canucks are looking to 3-game sweep the Senators tonight.
We're getting our 4 games against the Senators REALLY soon.
4 wins against the Senators are 8-gimme points.
The Canucks will get a 4-game Series against Ottawa at the end of April.
There's a pattern that's starting to emerge here.
This playoffs for this division is all going to come down to 2 things all season long:
- Not getting swept in any more mini-series against the top 6 teams.
- Beating Ottawa.
Habs & Leafs all have one thing in common:
They swept a series against a top - 6 Team.
4-5-6 Teams:
Oilers Flames and Canucks have one thing in common:
They got swept in a series.
We are going to need to sweep one of the top-6 teams to "get back" that sweep.
These are the Sweep leaders:
Habs +2
Leafs +1
Jets - 0
Flames - 0
Oilers -1
Canucks -1
The SECOND part of this season, is every playoff team in this division NEEDS to beat Ottawa (who will act as this years spoilers). We can't expect Ottawa to lose all games. That won't happen. They already beat the Leafs.
BUT
The team that has the MOST losses to Ottawa likely won't make the playoffs, because Ottawa's role will be to f***up the top-6 bracket as much as they can.
I'm starting to think we can't look at the standings as they are, because there's too many variables attached.
Right now the Jets get to be there, because they had an expected 3-game sweep of the Senators.
The Canucks are looking to 3-game sweep the Senators tonight.
We're getting our 4 games against the Senators REALLY soon.
4 wins against the Senators are 8-gimme points.
The Canucks will get a 4-game Series against Ottawa at the end of April.