Playoff Matchups

[WolfHouse]

I don't think first or fourth matters that much in the North...

Driving thru Alberta so I listened to the Oilers/Calgary game... Mike Smith is on a random Mike Smith run and that could be scary.

Price has found his form in Montreal and they have games in hand/rested - I wouldn't count them out at all

Teams will figure out Campbell soon - another journeyman one season wonder... but those guys have carried teams to the finals

 

[WolfHouse]

Or maybe Price isn't hitting his stride... just lit up by Ottawa

 

[WolfHouse]

Lots of talk how the Leafs are going to wipe the floor with us and how we didn't improve our D...

Some NHL stats

GA 5v5
Edmonton - 9th
Winnipeg - 18th
Toronto - 25th
Montreal - 30th

GF 5v5
Toronto - 3
Edmonton - 9
Winnipeg - 11
Montreal - 14

PK
Winnipeg - 13th
Edmonton - 16th
Toronto - 22nd
Montreal - 24th

PP
Edmonton - 3rd
Winnipeg - 4th
Toronto - 11th
Montreal - 15th

 

[WolfHouse]

GF per game
Toronto - 5th (3.3)
Winnipeg - 6th (3.24)
Edmonton - 9th
Montreal - 12th

GA per game
Edmonton - 16th
Montreal - 19th
Winnipeg - 22nd (2.6)
Toronto - 24th (2.64)

These playoffs are not going to be your normal grinding playoffs in the North Division

 

[cbcwpg]

Leafs - we have a good chance advancing to the 2nd round

Oilers - we might win 1 game

 

[SUX2BU]

I don’t care who we play.

Other team posters say bad things about our defense (and so do we rightfully) but at the end of the day, they say they don’t want to face us. Pressure is on them.

We have decent forwards and a goaltender who is one of the best in the NHL

Bring it on.

 

[ps241]

The Playoffs are always so random. In the North the top 3 teams are talented but flawed. Montreal is currently sputtering and kind of backing in but who the f*** knows? I think it’s really a coin toss no matter who we face in the first round.

I admit empty buildings are a buzz kill and without the Whiteout, or being in attendance for a few games it’s not the same for me at least. I am competitive and love to win but this doesn’t feel like real playoff excitement for me.


GJG

 

[Arthur Fonzarelli]

Each Northern team's head to head results, sorted by vs. winning percentage.

 

[cbcwpg]

Likely matchups and the last time they played.

Wpg - Edm 1990
Wpg - Tor never
Wpg - Mon never

Tor - Edm never
Tor - Mon 1979

Edm - Mon 1981

 

[cbcwpg]

After last night I think there is an honest chance we end up in 4th and face the Leafs in the first round...

Not the worst thing to happen.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

I think there's a real chance we don't win another game this season and we miss the playoffs completely

 

[cbcwpg]

I think there's a real chance we don't win another game this season and we miss the playoffs completely

I guess it's possible. If we get no more points, and Calgary wins 6 of their last 8 games we would have the same number of points.

 

[voyageur]

After last night I think there is an honest chance we end up in 4th and face the Leafs in the first round...

Not the worst thing to happen.

Montreal has a tough schedule down the road Toronto 4 times and Edmonton twice. Ottawa twice as well and they are losing that season series. If they beat Toronto on Wednesday and we lay another egg, the Friday game could bring them within 2 points. With a game in hand. I think the Jets would rather play the Leafs right now. So who knows maybe that's the goal. Slide down the standings, and you could pick top 18 in the 1st round.

 

[jetsforever]

It's getting to the point where I wonder if we should tank to get 4th place instead of 2/3
Why can't we beat Edmonton?!

 

[castle]

Isn't this the exact situation where you say, "six of one, half dozen of the other"

I dont think the playoff match up matters at all. Likely a first round exit. If the team suddenly gets their shit together, and helle is helle, then it also doesn't matter who the opponent is. I'll just keep my fingers crossed for the latter.

 

[Daximus]

Isn't this the exact situation where you say, "six of one, half dozen of the other"

I dont think the playoff match up matters at all. Likely a first round exit. If the team suddenly gets their shit together, and helle is helle, then it also doesn't matter who the opponent is. I'll just keep my fingers crossed for the latter.

Yeah that was pretty much how this season was gonna go regardless, unless we brought in some major reinforcements. This entire season is all based on how far Helle can take us.

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

Playoffs. Let me say this artfully - we are fakked.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

We pretty much locked in 3rd. For as bad as we have been Montreal has been worse for longer.

 

[cbcwpg]

It no longer matters.

 

[Heldig]

So, the NHL record for points against in a 4 game series is no big surprise, Gretzky vs the Jets (1984-85) with 6 goals + 7 assists = 13 points.

McDavid has a high probability of beating that.

This team has floundered so badly down the stretch its shocking.

 

[10Ducky10]

When is the first game against Deadmonton?
I am guessing the 18th.
TO/Habs starting on the 17th?

 

[BLONG7]

Jets/Habs playing rope a dope?
Could either of these teams pull off an upset?