SterioDesign Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Spezza got robbed pretty bad... damn i almost had my arms up already arrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 5-3 awesome! just great Edited March 13, 2011 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I hate you Ottawa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why couldn't you play Anderson?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfica356 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I hate you Ottawa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why couldn't you play Anderson?!?!?! Anderson did play, let in 4 goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Anderson did play, let in 4 goals Oops my bad. Well then why the fvck did he suck so bad?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfica356 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Oops my bad. Well then why the fvck did he suck so bad?! Buffalo got alot of good shots on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) here's the next 5 games for all the teams were racing with... the bold ones are games where the teams ahead of us are getting points in one way or another, could also be 3pts games ... depressing New Jersey: ATL / OTT / WSH / CBJ / BOS Rangers: NYI / MTL / PIT / FLR / OTT Buffalo: CAR / ATL / NSH / MTL / FLR Carolina: BUF / TOR / NYI / OTT / TBL Toronto: TBL / CAR / FLR / BOS / MIN Atlanta: NJD / PHI / BUF / NYI / VAN Edited March 13, 2011 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The Buffalo organization is playing with insane motivation today as well as heavy hearts tonight: Former member of the French Connection Rick Martin died of a massive heart attack while driving down a road I used to take every day for 3 months on my way to student teaching. This was a game there would not have lost even if they were playing the 1980 Russian team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 here's the next 5 games for all the teams were racing with... the bold ones are games where the teams ahead of us are getting points in one way or another, could also be 3pts games ... depressing I don't see whats depressing about those schedules. All the teams we are in a battle with have a pretty difficult bunch of games coming up. Even when they play each other, it's a pretty negative way of thinking to assume that these will end up being 3 point games. The more likely scenario is that these teams split the wins between each other pretty evenly, which is also a big positive for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaDevsFan Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 realistically we need to win 4 of our next 5 to stay in contention. This is possible, but with a couple of tough ones against Wash, Col, and Boston we will need to be better than we have the last 2 or 3 games... We win 4 of next 5 and we will be right there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The more I see the teams ahead of us winning, the more I'm starting to believe we need to win out the season. Those other teams don't wanna lose at all. realistically we need to win 4 of our next 5 to stay in contention. This is possible, but with a couple of tough ones against Wash, Col, and Boston we will need to be better than we have the last 2 or 3 games... We win 4 of next 5 and we will be right there.... Our best games have been against the better teams recently. So hopefully that follows suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhkheg Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Team ---- GR --- MAX(PTS) - (Difference) Sabres -- 13 --- 102(76) ---- (3 Losses) Rangers - 12 --- 100(76) ---- (2 Losses) Canes --- 13 ---- 98(72) ---- (1 Losses) Leafs --- 13 ---- 96(70) ---- (even) Thrash -- 13 ---- 96(70) ---- (even) Devils -- 14 ---- 96(68) Isles --- 12 ---- 89(65) ---- (3.5 Wins) Sabres won today, looks like Craig Anderson decided not to show up. Tomorrow, lets go Lightning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaDevsFan Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 The more I see the teams ahead of us winning, the more I'm starting to believe we need to win out the season. Those other teams don't wanna lose at all. Our best games have been against the better teams recently. So hopefully that follows suit. I dont thnk that is totally the case regarding the teams in front of us. If you look at their records over the last 10 games or so Buffalo has been pretty good at 6 - 2- 2, but Rags have been exactly .500, and Carolina is below .500. and really we only need to beat 2 of the 3 of these teams to get in... So if the Rags and Carolikna continue to chug along at around .500 or so we will or should be OK if we continue to win games and play well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Team ---- GR --- MAX(PTS) - (Difference) Sabres -- 13 --- 102(76) ---- (3 Losses) Rangers - 12 --- 100(76) ---- (2 Losses) Canes --- 13 ---- 98(72) ---- (1 Losses) Leafs --- 13 ---- 96(70) ---- (even) Thrash -- 13 ---- 96(70) ---- (even) Devils -- 14 ---- 96(68) Isles --- 12 ---- 89(65) ---- (3.5 Wins) Sabres won today, looks like Craig Anderson decided not to show up. Tomorrow, lets go Lightning. Not counting the Isles, 6 teams battling for 2 playoff spots is gonna be crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Not counting the Isles, 6 teams battling for 2 playoff spots is gonna be crazy. How about the fact that we're actually one of those 6 teams that can be considered "battling for a playoff spot"? Its astounding how far this team has come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squishyx Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The way I see it, we are two points out of the playoffs right now if all we did was win our games in hand + the game against the rangers. Essentially 11 games to make up 2 points, we can do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkdev01 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Bottom line, this is going to be a crazy stretch for alot of teams. I am happy to be part of it, I can't really complain about mission impossible because it sure as heck beats just simply sucking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The way I see it, we are two points out of the playoffs right now if all we did was win our games in hand + the game against the rangers. Essentially 11 games to make up 2 points, we can do this. That makes it sound so easy. But what if say the Rags fall out, and the Canes jump in? There's still far too many variables right now to say we're definitively x number of points out with x number of games in hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhkheg Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The past week was good and bad, the bad was the Devils losing. Our expectations were Rangers@76, Sabres@78, Canes@75, Leafs@73 and Devils@70, thus, six points away from 8th. Overall, based on expectations from other teams, this week was good to us, however, we missed our expectations for the week, thus, we can say this week was not good. The positives: we saw Devils playing better in the first period the last two games, similar to when they started their initial run. If they play 60 mins like this, they can beat any team in this league. The negative: Rangers matched their expectation. Teams ----- GP --- PTS --- Last Week Results Sabres ---- 69 ---- 76 --- 4/8 points, Beat Bruins/Sens, Lost to Leafs/Pens in REG. Rangers --- 70 ---- 76 --- 2/4 points, Beat the Sharks in SO Canes ----- 69 ---- 72 --- 1/6 points, They had a horrible week, please continue. Leafs ----- 69 ---- 70 --- 3/6 points, OTL to Isles wasn't expected Devils ---- 68 ---- 68 --- 4/6 points, Loss to Sens Overall: We gained 1 point on the Leafs, 2 on the Rangers and 3 on the Canes and kept up with the Sabres. The key is too keep gaining points on the overall and we did that again. Countdown 94 = 26 pts (13-1 or equivalent) This week is even more important than last week. We look at the possible points, best, expected case. Teams ----- GP --- BC/EXP - Max Points, Best Case, Expected, Notes Sabres ---- 72 --- 76/81 -- 6 points, (0) Loss to Canes/Thrashers/Preds, (5) Win over Canes/Thrashers, OTL to Preds Rangers --- 73 --- 76/80 -- 6 points, (0) Loss to Isles/Canadiens/Pens, (4) Win over Isles, OTL to Pens/Canadiens Canes ----- 72 --- 74/76 -- 6 points, (2) Win over Sabres, Loss to Leafs/Isles, (4) 2 OTLs to Sabres/Leafs, Win over Isles Leafs ----- 73 --- 72/76 -- 8 points, (2) Loss to Lightning/Panthers/Bruins, Win over Canes, (6) OTL Lightning/Bruins, Win over Canes/Panthers Devils ---- 72 --- 76/75 -- 8 points, Devils don't have much of a choice but to win all 4 this week. Countdown 94 = 18 pts (9-1 or equivalent) Expectations: Devils could possibly close the gap by a minimum 2 points by winning all their games. However, the Caps/Thrashers/BlueJackets pose a significant challenge. Caps are on a roll, Thrashers/BlueJackets are in the hunt and won't budge easily. The Sens are also not to be taken lightly. The last two games, Devils started showing flashes of what made them brilliant at the beginning of this Dream Run. If they can get back that composure for 60 mins in the next two games vs Thrashers/Sens, I can safely say we can beat the Caps/BlueJackets and be well on our way for a playoff run. The Rangers most likely won't hit 80 points, but the win over the Sharks coupled with the Sabres passing them on the standings may give them a new boost of confidence and desperation. The Canes look like they are buckling under the pressure and heavily depend on Cam Ward to carry them into the playoffs. Leafs have a tough week ahead of them playing 3 above .500 teams. The amazing scenario, the Devils can very well pass the Thrashers, Leafs and Canes in this week and we could be looking at a totally new playoff picture heading into next week. Even perhaps pass the Rangers if they lose the next three against tough teams. Isles/Pens don't like the Rangers and Canadiens are playing very good hockey. Lets go Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squishyx Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 That makes it sound so easy. But what if say the Rags fall out, and the Canes jump in? There's still far too many variables right now to say we're definitively x number of points out with x number of games in hand. I accounted for all teams in my scenario. We would tie Atl and TOR with the game in hand win but have the first tie breaker, and we would be 2 points behind the Canes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartysGlove Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Your week in scoreboard watching: Going in: 7 Buffalo 69 GP, 76 points 8 Rangers 70 GP, 76 points ------- 9 Carolina 69 GP, 72 points 10 Toronto 69 GP, 70 points 11 Atlanta 69 GP, 70 points 12 Devils 68 GP, 68 points 8 points out of two spots, one of those spots we have two games in hand Also barely out of 10th place if we would win our game in hand. Monday: Tampa @ Toronto Only game of importance and obviously want Tampa to take it Tuesday: Atlanta @ Devils Islanders @ Rangers Carolina @ Buffalo Definitely Islanders, but second game is tough. At this point in time, I think just hoping the game doesn't go to OT is best. If the Sabres win it, we hope they win the rest of the matchups we need and take the 7th seed. If Carolina wins it, we hope all 3 teams will stay around the same points and we can slip by. Tough to say really whats best since we are so close to having control of our own destiny versus the Rangers. Wednesday: Toronto @ Carolina Toronto easily, especially if the Canes win the night before Thursday: Flyers @ Atlanta Devils @ Ottawa Toronto @ Florida All straight-forward. Friday: Washington @ Devils Montreal @ Rangers Islanders @ Carolina Samsies. Saturday: Atlanta @ Buffalo Boston @ Toronto Easy easy Sunday: Rangers @ Pittsburgh Devils @ Columbus Hopefully Pens can take care of business on NBC. Best case scenario Gave Buffalo the head to head against Carolina 7 Buffalo 71 GP, 78 points 8 Devils 72 GP, 76 points ------- 9 Rangers 73 GP, 76 points 9 Carolina 72 GP, 72 points 10 Toronto 73 GP, 72 points 11 Atlanta 72 GP, 72 points Pretty crazy that we can actually be IN the playoffs at the end of this week, of course highly unlikely but just to be in this position is nuts. Everyone is playing stiff competition this week, so if we keep winning and the Islanders, Habs and Penguins help us out.. this could be a HUGE week. Edited March 14, 2011 by MartysGlove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Best thing about this run: It has given me 1-3 hockey games to actually get interested in each night. Would you normally care who wins the Tampa-Toronto game at this point? Gotta love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Stamkos hattrick please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 usually im watching other games like that just for the luxury of us finishing on top of the conference or division... its a new feeling to fight for just a playoffs spot lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korean Kid 23 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 usually im watching other games like that just for the luxury of us finishing on top of the conference or division... its a new feeling to fight for just a playoffs spot lol 96 comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkdev01 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Defintely made me roote for San Jose over the weekend. I will be busting out the Lighting rally cap tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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