Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 3-1. Kovalchuk stoned on a breakaway by Curtis "Jacque Plante" McElhinney late in the 3rd with the score 2-1. If the Sabres only had Kovy--the Cup would be ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Dear DeLuca http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1bqrCN3tkI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Dear DeLuca http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1bqrCN3tkI That's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah ... but Toronto lost, and they still have two games in hand on Atlanta (also on Toronto and Carolina), so they didn't lose any ground. :blink: If they win their "games in hand" (which is a big IF, but worth noting) they are two points behind Buffalo for 8th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah ... but Toronto lost, and they still have two games in hand on Atlanta (also on Toronto and Carolina), so they didn't lose any ground. :blink: If they win their "games in hand" (which is a big IF, but worth noting) they are two points behind Buffalo for 8th place. Huh? They have 70 points in 70 games--same # of games as Sabres. Flat .500. If they go 11-1 down the stretch, they hit 92 points. Seem like a playoff lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Huh? They have 70 points in 70 games--same # of games as Sabres. Flat .500. If they go 11-1 down the stretch, they hit 92 points. Seem like a playoff lock. Yahoo standings I was looking at weren't updated yet... regardless, they didn't really lose any ground. 6 points out of 8th. Still plenty of hockey. I'm not rooting for them but a deluca bash thread seems odd when their loss didn't really do a WHOLE lot of damage. It's not like they lost on a night that Buffalo, Carolina, Toronto, and Atlanta all won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 But that said, I just looked at their schedule and the next 5 could really put a fork in them... Washington, Columbus, Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yahoo standings I was looking at weren't updated yet... regardless, they didn't really lose any ground. 6 points out of 8th. Still plenty of hockey. I'm not rooting for them but a deluca bash thread seems odd when their loss didn't really do a WHOLE lot of damage. It's not like they lost on a night that Buffalo, Carolina, Toronto, and Atlanta all won. Simple math says they are running out of time. To get to 90 points--the bubble--they need to go 10-2. It does not matter that others did not win--they simply cannot lose anymore. Ottawa announcers even felt this pretty much killed NJD playoff chances, and the math says they are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Who said it was a DeLuca bash thread? Any team hoping to catch us just sucks from here on in. You own a pair, let 'em breath baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 3-1. Kovalchuk stoned on a breakaway by Curtis "Jacque Plante" McElhinney late in the 3rd with the score 2-1. If the Sabres only had Kovy--the Cup would be ours. I am amazed at how many people actually fear the Devils. A team that at one point was 20 games under .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 But that said, I just looked at their schedule and the next 5 could really put a fork in them... Washington, Columbus, Boston, Pittsburgh, Buffalo. They likely must have 9 points in these games. That gets them to 79 points with 7 to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I am amazed at how many people actually fear the Devils. A team that at one point was 20 games under .500. DeLuca games or actual % points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I am amazed at how many people actually fear the Devils. A team that at one point was 20 games under .500. That's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Simple math says they are running out of time. To get to 90 points--the bubble--they need to go 10-2. It does not matter that others did not win--they simply cannot lose anymore. Ottawa announcers even felt this pretty much killed NJD playoff chances, and the math says they are right. Who says 90 points makes the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Who says 90 points makes the playoffs? Reasonable guesstimate. Jersey is toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 DeLuca games or actual % points? It would be the actual .500 mark not the loser point NHL .500 mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Reasonable guesstimate. Jersey is toast. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 It would be the actual .500 mark not the loser point NHL .500 mark. Ah, so they are 4 games under .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 We will see. That is undeniably correct, unless the world ends in the next three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ah, so they are 4 games under .500. Yep. Interesting that the top 11 teams in the West are .500 or better. The East has 7 teams over .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 That is undeniably correct, unless the world ends in the next three weeks. Let's keep an eye on Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yep. Interesting that the top 11 teams in the West are .500 or better. The East has 7 teams over .500. Given that the West has been beating the crap out of the East all year, it would have to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Dryden Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Let's keep an eye on Japan. So sad. But I would not count on it stopping the NHL season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 3-1. Kovalchuk stoned on a breakaway by Curtis "Jacque Plante" McElhinney late in the 3rd with the score 2-1. If the Sabres only had Kovy--the Cup would be ours. You have to have the highest new thread/post ratio of anyone on the board. That said, I'm glad the Devils lost. They may not make the playoffs, but I'm still not looking forward to playing them with Kovy on the 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yep. Interesting that the top 11 teams in the West are .500 or better. The East has 7 teams over .500. So I guess it's a good thing that your boys Kessel (quotable quote 'I'd give my left nut to be an NHLer' :D ) and Kovy play in the East. Otherwise their fanboys couldn't even fantasize about them making the playoffs. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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