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37-21-4 to get to 95 points
18-9-2 home, 19-12-2 road
Regulation losses the next two nights would mean we need to go at about 107-point pace the rest of the way, and we're talking an '08-09 like run again with a heavier tilt toward road games.
37-21-4 to get to 95 points
18-9-2 home, 19-12-2 road
Regulation losses the next two nights would mean we need to go at about 107-point pace the rest of the way, and we're talking an '08-09 like run again with a heavier tilt toward road games.
The season is sunk unless a whole new coaching crew comes in. You're not going to get that in the middle of a season. I think DA is going to run the course with Berube and make a change in the offseason. We keep our first round pick, we can sell underperforming, expensive vets at the tdl, and we get a larger group of competitive coaches to pick from.
I'd use the last 5 years thresholds of teams minimum points to make it into the playoffs. Using early season estimates will change from day to day.Actually, Dallas sits in the second WC slot and they are on a pace for 90 points. We will see how things develop. We need to win one of the next two and then really start on a tear of winning.
Why are you optimistic?I'm not optimistic we will keep the pick. IMO, we will turn it around and get somewhat close. I don't think this team is bad enough to finish in the bottom 7-8 which probably is what it takes to almost guarantee keeping the pick when the lottery is conducted.
I'd use the last 5 years thresholds of teams minimum points to make it into the playoffs. Using early season estimates will change from day to day.
Why are you optimistic?
I agree. That's why I suggested using last year's cutoff for a while until it became more apparent that it needed to move and then only making small (1 point) changes.I'd use the last 5 years thresholds of teams minimum points to make it into the playoffs. Using early season estimates will change from day to day.
Is this a firm commitment?Hibernation....see you in 2019
Is this a firm commitment?
we havent played either dal or col so wouldnt worry about them really. we need to keep building off this win. this is the RECIPE for how this team needs to play to be successfulThe positive: we won tonight, so we didn't lose any more ground. Winnipeg lost at Minnesota.
The negative: Dallas and Colorado both won, so we're still 7 [really 8] points out. Colorado passes Winnipeg for 3rd in the Central.
Our short-term best friend: Colorado, who sits in 3rd in the Central and plays Dallas tomorrow night. We win [preferably before the shootout, but at this point you take 2 points however you can], Colorado wins in regulation, and now we're 5 [really 6] points behind both Dallas and Winnipeg and the pressure eases a bit.
What would be devastating: we lose in regulation, Dallas wins before the shootout. That would kick us to 9 points out [really 10] of a playoff spot, and Stars and Jets would have yet another ROW on us in a tiebreak on points; if the Stars won in OT, the Avalanche would scoop up a point.
I agree. Saying "we need a new culture" because the current season is going poorly is a cop-out. It would be more fair to say "we need a new culture" if you're talking in terms of having a killer attitude when we get leads, get games against opponents we're definitely better than and should win, and how the team generally responds to adversity [and that goes beyond simply "X is hurt and won't be in the lineup for a handful of weeks"].
All this talk about the teams culture on here cracks me up. None of you have factual evidence. It’s pure speculation mostly because we’re losing a lot. The nhl has too much parity. It’s not culture change that gets you places.
Look at Ottawa Buffalo Montreal Detroit this year. Bottom teams that are not playing like bottom teams right now.
Does Pittsburgh have a bad culture? They’ve won a cup 2 times in the last three years but this year they’re bottom of the standings. I bet they need a shakeup for that culture.
No, anyone who thinks it’s a culture issue is full of it. Unless you’re in that locker room and have inside knowledge You have no ground to stand on.
That sounds great in theory. It's that "fill in the blank" part where things get difficult. If we're talking about the culture of this team, I'd like to discuss about 20 of the past 25 years of the Blues playing to the level of their opposition, squeaking through in games they should have won comfortably if they don't gak it away completely, struggling with adversity [especially anyone missing out of the complete lineup], and finishing off opponents when they have a chance.What's the difference? A culture change for the positive. Fill in the bank.
Well, half of that is in the books.What would be devastating: we lose in regulation, Dallas wins before the shootout. That would kick us to 9 points out [really 10] of a playoff spot, and Stars and Jets would have yet another ROW on us in a tiebreak on points; if the Stars won in OT, the Avalanche would scoop up a point.