Standings- position

[Bullfrog]

That would be nice, nutman, but I think there's too much ground to make up against both Boston and Montreal to make it realistic. Possible yes, but likely no.

 

[nutman]

That would be nice, nutman, but I think there's too much ground to make up against both Boston and Montreal to make it realistic. Possible yes, but likely no.

I agree with you, was just dreaming lol.

 

[cw]

Update of Busta's update with Devils loss to the Sens tonight:

Number of points gained by Leafs or lost by an opponent to eliminate them from being able to pass the Leafs:

Florida
Carolina - 2
Buffalo - 3
Tampa - 4
Philly - 5
New Jersey - 5
Winnipeg - 8
Washington - 12
NYI - 12
NYR - 12
Ottawa - 14

Devils fall to a 2% chance of making the playoffs and a much smaller chance of passing the Leafs

 

[Brystine]

Devils are done. They have like 7 wins in their last 29 games.

 

[nutman]

Devils are done. They have like 7 wins in their last 29 games.

Kind of reminds me of the dive we took last year.

 

[leafplasma]

Devils are done. They have like 7 wins in their last 29 games.

Kind of reminds me of the dive we took last year.

Yep and it also points once more to the parody in the league.  One year you can be playing in the Stanley Cup Finals and the next year you can be on the outside of a playoff spot looking in or vice versa.  Anything can happen if you sneak in.

 

[Bullfrog]

Yep and it also points once more to the parody in the league.  One year you can be playing in the Stanley Cup Finals and the next year you can be on the outside of a playoff spot looking in or vice versa.  Anything can happen if you sneak in.

Probably the best typo I've ever read on this site. 

 

[leafplasma]

Yep and it also points once more to the parody in the league.  One year you can be playing in the Stanley Cup Finals and the next year you can be on the outside of a playoff spot looking in or vice versa.  Anything can happen if you sneak in.

Probably the best typo I've ever read on this site. 

Haha, we will find out soon that the Leafs are simply a parody of a good hockey team.  Out in four and we are all left wondering what we had been wishing for the last nine years.

 

[Kaberle15]

So Leafs beat up the Habs and Carolina won against the Bruins, so no change in the standings...

 

[cw]

Update of Busta's update with games tonight:

Number of points gained by Leafs or lost by an opponent to eliminate them from being able to pass the Leafs:

Florida
Carolina - 0
Buffalo - 1
Tampa - 1
Philly - 1
New Jersey - 3
Winnipeg - 6
================= playoff team cut line
Washington - 10
NYI - 9
NYR - 10
Ottawa - 12

Due to goal differential tie breaker being so large in the Leafs favor, arguably, the Leafs have already clinched against Philly & maybe Tampa.

Leafs magic number is down to 6. Chances of the Leafs making the playoffs is up to 99.9%

 

[Stickytape]

Sorta sucks that Boston lost, too, but it's early yet.  No matter what, though, that last game of the season against the Habs will be one to watch.

Two more sets of back-to-back games coming up, too.

 

[cw]

Sorta sucks that Boston lost, too, but it's early yet.  No matter what, though, that last game of the season against the Habs will be one to watch.

Two more sets of back-to-back games coming up, too.

I'll probably curse them by saying it but the Leafs are only 5 pts behind Boston and have a one game advantage on the first tiebreaker: ROWs.

If they have to face the Bruins, giving Carlyle home ice for last change might help some.

If I cursed them by saying it, so be it. I felt I had to say something because the notion that the Leafs would be within some sort of striking distance of beating the Bruins in the standings this late in the season seemed rather incredible when I think of my mindset at the start of this season.

 

[Jalili]

Leafs/Habs will be an epic series. It would be a hell of an opportunity for them too, facing a team they seem to love playing against.

 

[ZBBM]

Sorta sucks that Boston lost, too, but it's early yet.  No matter what, though, that last game of the season against the Habs will be one to watch.

Two more sets of back-to-back games coming up, too.

I'll probably curse them by saying it but the Leafs are only 5 pts behind Boston and have a one game advantage on the first tiebreaker: ROWs.

If they have to face the Bruins, giving Carlyle home ice for last change might help some.

If I cursed them by saying it, so be it. I felt I had to say something because the notion that the Leafs would be within some sort of striking distance of beating the Bruins in the standings this late in the season seemed rather incredible when I think of my mindset at the start of this season.

There's no such thing as curses. Well at least not the spell-casting kind.

 

[nutman]

Sorta sucks that Boston lost, too, but it's early yet.  No matter what, though, that last game of the season against the Habs will be one to watch.

Two more sets of back-to-back games coming up, too.

I'll probably curse them by saying it but the Leafs are only 5 pts behind Boston and have a one game advantage on the first tiebreaker: ROWs.

If they have to face the Bruins, giving Carlyle home ice for last change might help some.

If I cursed them by saying it, so be it. I felt I had to say something because the notion that the Leafs would be within some sort of striking distance of beating the Bruins in the standings this late in the season seemed rather incredible when I think of my mindset at the start of this season.

There's no such thing as curses. Well at least not the spell-casting kind.

You sound like your trying to convince yourself of that, lol.

 

[Highlander]

Maybee George Armstrong can bring an Indian Shaman into the rink and perform some Feng Shui on the place 8)

 

[Redleaf]

So Leafs beat up the Habs and Carolina won against the Bruins, so no change in the standings...

Boston loses to Carolina? Damn. I'm starting to think the Bruins want to face us in the first round.

 

[nutman]

So Leafs beat up the Habs and Carolina won against the Bruins, so no change in the standings...

Damn. I'm starting to think the Bruins want to face us in the first round.

Bring em on, I for one want to play them. It would be nice to knock them off, and put all them bad Kessel deal comments to rest once and for all.

 

[leafplasma]

Bruins are reeling a bit without Bergeron and Marchand.  They are 7-7-1 in there last 15 games so they were reeling even before that.  Marchand is out with a mild concussion so he should be back come playoffs and Bergeron is skating now so there is a good chance that he will be back come playoffs.  The Bruins are a team that is built for the playoffs, I don't want to face them at all if we can somehow avoid it.

 

[bustaheims]

Update of Busta's update with games tonight:

Number of points gained by Leafs or lost by an opponent to eliminate them from being able to pass the Leafs:

Florida
Carolina - 0
Buffalo - 1
Tampa - 1
Philly - 1
New Jersey - 3
Winnipeg - 6
================= playoff team cut line
Washington - 10
NYI - 9
NYR - 10
Ottawa - 12

Due to goal differential tie breaker being so large in the Leafs favor, arguably, the Leafs have already clinched against Philly & maybe Tampa.

Leafs magic number is down to 6. Chances of the Leafs making the playoffs is up to 99.9%

Either Tampa or Buffalo will be crossed off the list this afternoon, as they're playing each other - both, if Tampa wins in a shootout.