One of the most crucial stretches of our season will come likely at the end of Jan. In 5 games we play Nashville, Calgary, Anaheim, San Jose, Minny. 2 back to backs and a 3 and 4 day lay over between the back to backs
By that time, barring any major hot streaks or cold streaks (and using current win % records) all of those teams will be within 3-5 points of us. SJ/ANA will be biggest competitors for the Pacific and Cal/Minny/Nashville for the wild card. So if you believe each of those games is a 4 point game then our season could have a 20 point swing either way. So if we go 4-1 during those games you should probably go and purchase some playoff tickets from season ticket holders right then as thatll be the cheapest theyll ever be. If we blow those games then you can switch to watching more basketball or focusing on the next season
To be, that is the big battle ground in the horizon. Hopefully we play well enough to position ourselves well for that 5 game stretch and stay relatively healthy till then