NHL Standings Watch - 2023-2024 Season - Updated daily for your convenience

[JoeIsAStud]

I just want to make it to the postseason healthy, and take my chances. no repeats of last year

 

[JerseyBruin]

I can't ignore such a catastrophe. I just can't.

But is it really a catastrophe, only one team wins the Stanley Cup , so much has to break right . Sure the Bruins had an uprecedented regular season but it was no guarantee just like this season. There are some teams that are clear favorites but any team in the playoffs can win the cup.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

But is it really a catastrophe, only one team wins the Stanley Cup , so much has to break right . Sure the Bruins had an uprecedented regular season but it was no guarantee just like this season. There are some teams that are clear favorites but any team in the playoffs can win the cup.

Hmmm, maybe not the Islanders.

But yes, it can all flip on one play as we know (Marchand game 5).

 

[Wirelessbits]

But is it really a catastrophe, only one team wins the Stanley Cup , so much has to break right . Sure the Bruins had an uprecedented regular season but it was no guarantee just like this season. There are some teams that are clear favorites but any team in the playoffs can win the cup.

Yes, yes it is.

At the end of last season the Bruins were heavy favorites to win the cup. Certainly they had to get to the cup and a 7 game loss would be heartbreaking, but 'acceptable'. Maybe even a 7 game loss in the ECF could be sorta acceptable but still woefully painful.

Many thought that after breaking the NHL regular season record, anything short of a strong postseason would not only put an asterisk on that regular season record, it would be what people would talk about. It would mean that people would be talking about the disastrous postseason, not the awesome regular season, because that would only make the pain worse.

And here we are, after a horrific and catastrophic choke in the first round, talking about all the potential causes of why that happened. Just like a typical catastrophe.

So yes, it was a catastrophe. Maybe not for you and a few others, but mostly that season will be remembered by that horrific postseason, not the NHL record regular season.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Yes, yes it is.

At the end of last season the Bruins were heavy favorites to win the cup. Certainly they had to get to the cup and a 7 game loss would be heartbreaking, but 'acceptable'. Maybe even a 7 game loss in the ECF could be sorta acceptable but still woefully painful.

Many thought that after breaking the NHL regular season record, anything short of a strong postseason would not only put an asterisk on that regular season record, it would be what people would talk about. It would mean that people would be talking about the disastrous postseason, not the awesome regular season, because that would only make the pain worse.

And here we are, after a horrific and catastrophic choke in the first round, talking about all the potential causes of why that happened. Just like a typical catastrophe.

So yes, it was a catastrophe. Maybe not for you and a few others, but mostly that season will be remembered by that horrific postseason, not the NHL record regular season.

How many years have you been watching the Bruins?

 

[Wirelessbits]

How many years have you been watching the Bruins?

Indeed, context matters. The quick answer you are looking for is that no, I am not a 30 or 40 year fan. Sure I knew the name Bobby Orr growing up but not until we moved up into this area in 2007 did we jump on the Bruins bandwagon. But man, watching the Bruins is our family together time! Even with our daughter's away at UConn or Houston, we still 'chat' during the game.

Last year's regular season was a wonderful ride...until the train crashed much too early...and this year has been a wonderful surprise and let's hope we get a couple of rounds of postseason.

I just think it sucks soooo much that last year will be remembered first for that horrible ending and the wonderful regular season will be a distant second.

 

[nickyb]

We should *hopefully* get some decent clarity in regard to the standings / playoff picture after tonight's slate of games and then potentially our matchup will be etched in stone after Saturday's games.......really hoping this doesn't drag on until next Wednesday.......and usually they will leak the Game 1 start date prior to the official schedules coming out.

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

We should *hopefully* get some decent clarity in regard to the standings / playoff picture after tonight's slate of games and then potentially our matchup will be etched in stone after Saturday's games.......really hoping this doesn't drag on until next Wednesday.......and usually they will leak the Game 1 start date prior to the official schedules coming out.

My educated guess: Round 1 will start on Saturday 4/20, even not knowing for sure who we will play, my guess is all the East matchups start that day and the West on Sunday 4/21. The NHL long ago set the first possible postseason date as 4/20, then the complications begin with other events scheduled at the various venues.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

My educated guess: Round 1 will start on Saturday 4/20, even not knowing for sure who we will play, my guess is all the East matchups start that day and the West on Sunday 4/21. The NHL long ago set the first possible postseason date as 4/20, then the complications begin with other events scheduled at the various venues.

Well thank goodness for that. That'll help the ol' anxiety of the first playoff game...

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

My educated guess: Round 1 will start on Saturday 4/20, even not knowing for sure who we will play, my guess is all the East matchups start that day and the West on Sunday 4/21. The NHL long ago set the first possible postseason date as 4/20, then the complications begin with other events scheduled at the various venues.

They never do all East or West on the same day. It will most likely be 2 and 2

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

FLA beating Columbus 3-0 in the third. Let’s just win Saturday and get past this last minute chase for the division and hopefully this doesn’t go down to the last game

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

NJ beating Leafs 5-4 in the 3rd

NJ 5 goals on 18 shots and 3 on the PP. Wow!

 

[Clode]

Kitty Cats within a point now

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

Kitty Cats within a point now

I think we might want TO anyway

Our goalies and D are so much better than theirs

 

[gerrycheeversmask]

I think we might want TO anyway

Our goalies and D are so much better than theirs

Samsonov tonight: 6 goals on 20 shots. .700 save %. Woof.

 

[McGarnagle]

So Bruins win it and rangers split their final two and we take the top seed and get a tomato can instead of Tampa. I'd say it's with going all out for

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Carolina is right there too and their final 3 games are Chicago/St.Louis/Columbus.

 

[smithformeragent]

 

[nickyb]

At least we basically clinched home ice in the first round last night after the Leafs loss.

 

[JCRO]

The finish to that Pitt/DET game last night was electric. Big playoff implications too

 

[Bruinfanatic]

At least we basically clinched home ice in the first round last night after the Leafs loss.

Is that really such a big deal ,Bruins haven’t been good at home in the playoffs since 2011 really .

 

[Roll 4 Lines]

So Bruins win it and rangers split their final two and we take the top seed and get a tomato can instead of Tampa. I'd say it's with going all out for

I don't think any of it is worth going all out for. Not home ice, not division titles, not a particular opponent.

Maybe they have a few things they want to work on: PP, PK, breakouts, line combos, getting certain players some ice (Maroon), etc. Sure, work on them but the final scores do not matter. History shows that chasing something like home ice is wasted effort. How many series have they lost at home? Seems like a lot.

At this point, I believe nothing but health and resting certain players is important.

Of course, this could explain why I work at an engineering job that mostly entails perusing hockey forums, as opposed to actually working for a professional hockey team!

 

[JAD]

I would almost rather Boston play Toronto first round rather than Tampa, but let the chips fall where they may and make the best of it.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

At least we basically clinched home ice in the first round last night after the Leafs loss.

Is that really an advantage?

 

[nickyb]

Is that really an advantage?

Marginal advantage I suppose