The team is in heart attack mode. It’s a mad dash to the finish line and, although the team has played more games than most others in the hunt for the final two playoff spots, they are right in the thick of things for the first time in the John Tavares era. Speaking of JT, where is he these days? I know he is still scoring goals, but he needs to be more visible. Matt Moulson and Brad Boyes could also use something to get them going. Even with some help these days, the Isles will go the way the first line goes.
Unfair:
Southeast division is looking like the top team is going to get a bonus, that being allowed to play in the NHL playoffs even if they have less points than the real 8 seed, like they do right now. BTW, Isles would be in 6th if not for this injustice. Glad to hear they are doing away with it. The new format is as follows:
The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division. It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the postseason while the other sends three.
The seeding of the wild-card teams within each divisional playoff will be determined on the basis of regular-season points. The division winner with the most points in the conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the fewest points; the division winner with the second-most points in the conference will play the wild-card team with the second fewest points.
Nabokov is playing very well again. Isles need him to stay strong to end well.
How many more points out of the remaining 10 games does the team need to get into the playoffs? 12? 13? 14? My hunch is 14 points will get them in. 14/20 that is.
Bookmark/Search this post with:
