Race for the 2021 Presidents' Trophy

[Mighty Makar]

Avs shit the bed. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Wild take us out in 5 or 6 games. If that happens, let Landy walk to Seattle for his $9M.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Avs shit the bed. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Wild take us out in 5 or 6 games. If that happens, let Landy walk to Seattle for his $9M.

Central and West both have 3 really good teams at the top of each division. Florida and Minnesota being the surprises to join that group this year but 50+ games don't lie. Definitely can't sleep on anyone right now.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Updated after Wednesday's games.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Updated after Thursday's games. Minnesota and Washington are out, Tampa Bay has a do-or-die tonight.

 

[dlawong]

Most likely Canes but Vegas has a shot too.

 

[Tryamw]

Most likely Canes but Vegas has a shot too.

Vegas now controls their own Destiny.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Vegas now controls their own Destiny.

They do but still some qualifiers in the there. If Vegas wins out and Carolina does as well they will be tied in points. Tiebreaker is RW which Vegas had the advantage in but that could change over the next few games. Say Canes win both games in regulation and Vegas wins all in OT or SO. Unlikely but still a potential wrinkle. The ROW advantage for Vegas is too large though so that’s the only scenario where it could go the Canes way if tied on points

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Tampa Bay is out.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

With a point the Canes will clear themselves of Toronto.

Looking like a two horse race between Canes and Vegas. If Vegas wins out (depending on how they do it with reg wins vs OT or SO) they control their destiny.

Avs need both Carolina and Vegas to stumble in order to get back into the mix.

 

[Pucklington]

There should be no President Trophy this year. Interdivision makes it too difficult to compare.

Look at the top heavy West. They have a extremely good team like Vegas that plays the California teams, who were the worst teams in the worst division last year.

Vegas gets to play them more than 32 times this year.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Updated after Friday's games. Toronto is on line tonight and Colorado possibly as well.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Avs need both Carolina and Vegas to stumble in order to get back into the mix.

It is enough that Carolina loses one on regulation (or both in OT). Vegas is irrelevant, Avalanche wins their own remaining games (which of at least on Monday in regulation) and that's enough.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

It is enough that Carolina loses one on regulation (or both in OT). Vegas is irrelevant, Avalanche wins their own remaining games (which of at least on Monday in regulation) and that's enough.

Yeah, you’re right. I forgot Vegas and COL play each other so if COL wins out they would leapfrog Vegas and then need CAR to get less than 3 points in their last 2 games

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Toronto takes care of their own one, but that third period of CAR @ NSH is very interesting to this one.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

And Carolina makes it interesting. Colorado and Vegas each controls their own destiny.

 

[Pyrophorus]

With a point the Canes will clear themselves of Toronto.

Looking like a two horse race between Canes and Vegas. If Vegas wins out (depending on how they do it with reg wins vs OT or SO) they control their destiny.

Avs need both Carolina and Vegas to stumble in order to get back into the mix.

Its slim, but we still have a shot, if we win out, and Vegas and the Canes stumble.

 

[Pyrophorus]

And Carolina makes it interesting. Colorado and Vegas each controls their own destiny.

Colorado also basically has to win out.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Colorado also basically has to win out.

Yes, but that would be enough. They don't need help from anyone for that.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Colorado also basically has to win out.

I mean... that's only 3 games, with two of them being at home against a non playoff team in LA that they just beat twice in a row yesterday and today.


Big, big game between Colorado and Vegas Monday night.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Toronto has still slim hopes. If the games ends like:
Carolina @ Nashville 0 - 3
Colorado @ Vegas 3 - 0
Toronto @ Ottawa 3 - 0
Vegas @ San Jose 0 - 3
Los Angeles @ Colorado 3 - 0
Los Angeles @ Colorado 3 - 0
Toronto @ Winnipeg 3 - 0
they'd be in three-way tie with Carolina and Vegas and win on tie-breakers.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Updated after Sunday's games.

 

[Pyrophorus]

I would settle for a tie or within 2pts.

 

[HanSolo]

Normally I wouldn't give a flying f*** about winning this thing but Vegas being able to claim finishing number 1 in the league, even in a shortened year, in their fourth season would be something.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Normally I wouldn't give a flying f*** about winning this thing but Vegas being able to claim finishing number 1 in the league, even in a shortened year, in their fourth season would be something.

I think it falls pretty far still from going to Finals in the first year.

 

[member 305909]

As the regular season is almost over does anybody think that with 56 games/team it was too short? I doubt it. Especially when you play the against the same seven teams over and over again.

Lots of meaningless games even in a 56 game regular season so just imagine how many such games there are in a normal 82 game season.