NHL Western Division Set - Eastern division in the air
April 5, 2008
Thursday night the Flames and Canucks both lost in key games in the Northwest Division. However, because the Canucks lost they are now officially out of the playoffs and on the golf course. That means the western division is all set. I’ll provide a full recap of the match-ups for the western division on Sunday or Monday.
The Eastern Division is still up in the air but it’s really quite simple. If the Washington Capitals win they’re in. Tie and they’re in. Lose and they’re out.
Boston Bruins don’t Clinch Playoffs
April 2, 2008
The Boston Bruins have their playoff hopes in their own hands. However, that also requires them to actually WIN some games. Maybe somebody should actually tell them that! Unfortunately, nobody has and so they lost in a shootout to the New Jersey Devils. Meaning that they still haven’t clinched a playoff spot, a very similar story is happening up in Ottawa, but that’s besides the point.
The Carolina Hurricanes, however, did make some strides in solidifying their playoff hopes. They were able to pull off a big win against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Chad LaRose coming up big with a hat trick!
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks are still mathematically able to make the playoffs… but really, what has Math ever done that’s worked? I think anytime you actually use the word “Mathematically able” you’re bound for failure of some sort.
NHL Western Division Clearer - Eastern Division Not So Much!
April 2, 2008
Last night was a huge night in the NHL with many teams all competing for that final playoff spot. Here are the results and the effect.
Calgary Flames defeats Edmonton Oilers - Oilers are now mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
Vancouver Canucks loses to Colorado Avalanche - This severly cripples the chances of the Canucks making the playoffs. They now need the Nashville Predators to start losing some games.
Nashville Predators defeat the St. Louis Blues - The Predators leap-frog the Canucks for the last and final playoff spot.
Over on Eastern Division.
Washington Capitals Defeat the Carolina Hurricanes - This puts them in a tie for first in their division. However, Carolina holds the tie breaker of winning more games in the year. Therefore, if they both win the rest of their games then Carolina will make the playoffs.
Is that clear? I sure hope so because figuring out all that stuff makes my head feels like I just wrote some sort of crazy final exam!
It’s good to be in the Central Division!
April 1, 2008
Taking look at the final schedules it looks like it’s good to be in the NHL’s Central division. The Nashville Predators have three games remaining and are 1 point behind Vancouver (who also have three games remaining). But looking at the schedule the Predators are playing the St. Louis Blues twice and the Chicago Blackhawks once. These two teams
On the other hand the Canucks, Flames, Avalanche and Oilers all have to play each other and are all powerhouse teams able to make a large playoff push.
Whatever way the cards fall, can any team take out the Red Wings in the first round?
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