I don't think the last 4 games are that difficult for us as people think. All those teams except for Tempa are already in the playoffs and could be resting their stars
If we win Saturday and against Buffalo, it's on the rest of the teams to chase us. We control our own destiny at this point. We are right were we want to be
Yea, but people have such a loser mentality over here. They think teams like Boston and TB are unbeatable. I think TB being in it is an illusion anyway. I think it's unlikely they make up 4 points on us in 6 games.
Could easily see Ottawa, Tampa and Boston winning Saturday night. Leafs need a win against the Wings.
Picking up two points against each of Detroit and Buffalo would be great for my blood pressure.
Would be so sweet if we could separate from the pack and legitimately be targeting that 2 seed coming into that final tough stretch.
We are closer to second than we are to being outside the playoffs. Even if every team chasing us wins, we could still end up being second in our division tomorrow.
on Mats Sundin's birthdayMeans nothing. Leafs lost their last game at MLG.
I said before that I think the Leafs can make the playoffs if their record in the final 6 games is 2-3-1. The way I see it happening is that Leafs HAVE TO BEAT DET and BUF those are the most winnable games left and they cant walk into the final 4 having to win at least half. The Leafs would also HAVE to at least get a point vs TBL. If the Leafs lose that game I want it to be in a shootout, the Leafs would get a point and the TB win does not count towards the ROW tiebreaker.
The Leafs have a 4 pt lead on TB for the final playoff spot which means that to tie the Leafs the Lightning HAVE to finish with a record 2 wins better than the Leafs in the final 6 games. So with my 2-3-1 prediction the Lightning need a record of 4-1-1 to tie the Leafs. And if the Lightning do beat the Leafs in a shootout AND both teams finish with the records I stated the Leafs would still have 1 more ROW which would be the tie breaker.
I don't think you are giving the Leafs enough credit, I think 2-3-1 is a bit pessimistic I don't see them losing tonight or on Monday, and they have already proven they can beat Tampa and Columbus, in fact they dominated both teams last time they played both.
I think 4-1-1 is not just realistic but I expect it
We have won against every single one of the teams we are going to face in the last 6. I think his prediction is reasonable as well though because we have 6 games in 9 nights. They have to take advantage of the rest they have before tonight's game and the game against Buffalo.
I think our likely record is going to be 3-2-1. 2-0 in the next two games, then 1-2-1 with the win coming against Tampa and the OT loss against Pittsburgh.
I said before that I think the Leafs can make the playoffs if their record in the final 6 games is 2-3-1. The way I see it happening is that Leafs HAVE TO BEAT DET and BUF those are the most winnable games left and they cant walk into the final 4 having to win at least half. The Leafs would also HAVE to at least get a point vs TBL. If the Leafs lose that game I want it to be in a shootout, the Leafs would get a point and the TB win does not count towards the ROW tiebreaker.
The Leafs have a 4 pt lead on TB for the final playoff spot which means that to tie the Leafs the Lightning HAVE to finish with a record 2 wins better than the Leafs in the final 6 games. So with my 2-3-1 prediction the Lightning need a record of 4-1-1 to tie the Leafs. And if the Lightning do beat the Leafs in a shootout AND both teams finish with the records I stated the Leafs would still have 1 more ROW which would be the tie breaker.