Bobcat110
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For curiosity, I divided remaining schedules according to difficulty using this scale:
Level I = Teams ranked 1-7 in league based on points
Level II = Teams 8-15
Level III = Teams 16-23
Level IV = Teams 24-31
About the most interesting thing to come of it: Pens have cake walk schedule remaining. Montreal has the hardest. Pens should easily go 9-3 or better, which means CBJ would have to go 11-1 to catch them. I could see Pens jumping NYI and maybe WSH. Islanders and Washington still have tougher schedules. WSH has TB three times. But their 8 point lead and NYI 6 point lead + Game in Hand pretty much out of reach for CBJ.
I think Montreal succumbs to their tougher schedule. Carolina and CBJ left to fight over who doesn't play Tampa in the first round. At this point, I'm hoping NYI win Metro and have first round matchups of: NYI/CBJ, PIT/WSH, CAR/TB and BOS/TOR.
CBJ:
(I) at BOS, at CAL, NYI, BOS
(II) CAR, at NSH, MON
(III) at EDM
(IV) at VAN, at BUF, at NYR, at OTT
4 Home 8 Away & 2 Back-To-Backs (BTB)
CAR:
(I) at TOR, TB, at WSH, WSH
(II) at CBJ, PIT, at PIT, MON
(III) at PHI, MIN, PHI
(IV) NJD, BUF
7 home, 6 away and 3 BTB
MON
(I) at NYI, NYI, TB, at WSH, TOR
(II) at CAR, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) CHI, at PHI, FLA
(IV) BUF
6 home, 6 away and 1 BTB
PIT
(I) NONE
(II) CAR, NSH, STL, at CAR, at NSH
(III) PHI, at DAL
(IV) at DET, DET, NYR, at NYR, at BUF
6 home, 6 away and 1 BTB
WSH
(I) NYI, at TB, TB, at TB
(II) MON, CAR, at CAR
(III) FLA, at PHI, MIN, PHI
(IV) at NJD
7 home, 5 away and 1 BTB
NYI
(I) BOS, TOR, at WSH
(II) MON, at MON, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) at MIN, at PHI, ARI, at FLA
(IV) at DET, BUF
5 Home, 8 Away and 2 BTB
Level I = Teams ranked 1-7 in league based on points
Level II = Teams 8-15
Level III = Teams 16-23
Level IV = Teams 24-31
About the most interesting thing to come of it: Pens have cake walk schedule remaining. Montreal has the hardest. Pens should easily go 9-3 or better, which means CBJ would have to go 11-1 to catch them. I could see Pens jumping NYI and maybe WSH. Islanders and Washington still have tougher schedules. WSH has TB three times. But their 8 point lead and NYI 6 point lead + Game in Hand pretty much out of reach for CBJ.
I think Montreal succumbs to their tougher schedule. Carolina and CBJ left to fight over who doesn't play Tampa in the first round. At this point, I'm hoping NYI win Metro and have first round matchups of: NYI/CBJ, PIT/WSH, CAR/TB and BOS/TOR.
CBJ:
(I) at BOS, at CAL, NYI, BOS
(II) CAR, at NSH, MON
(III) at EDM
(IV) at VAN, at BUF, at NYR, at OTT
4 Home 8 Away & 2 Back-To-Backs (BTB)
CAR:
(I) at TOR, TB, at WSH, WSH
(II) at CBJ, PIT, at PIT, MON
(III) at PHI, MIN, PHI
(IV) NJD, BUF
7 home, 6 away and 3 BTB
MON
(I) at NYI, NYI, TB, at WSH, TOR
(II) at CAR, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) CHI, at PHI, FLA
(IV) BUF
6 home, 6 away and 1 BTB
PIT
(I) NONE
(II) CAR, NSH, STL, at CAR, at NSH
(III) PHI, at DAL
(IV) at DET, DET, NYR, at NYR, at BUF
6 home, 6 away and 1 BTB
WSH
(I) NYI, at TB, TB, at TB
(II) MON, CAR, at CAR
(III) FLA, at PHI, MIN, PHI
(IV) at NJD
7 home, 5 away and 1 BTB
NYI
(I) BOS, TOR, at WSH
(II) MON, at MON, at CBJ, at WPG
(III) at MIN, at PHI, ARI, at FLA
(IV) at DET, BUF
5 Home, 8 Away and 2 BTB
