PerreaultForever Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 18 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: Even though the penguins will catch up to us with a win, we need a penguins win Penguins up 4-1 and dominating as I type this. Not sure it's good though. Penguins could pass us soon. I liked them better when they were in their post Guentzel funk and not trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Crusader1969 said: Eichel with great individual effort puts Knights up 2-1 Devils down. Islanders down. Wings down. Like I was saying… there’s hope here for like a cutoff at 89 points or something Actually yes, if the Caps lose tonight the current projected cutoff would be 89 points 9–3-2 gets us in the playoffs probably. Edited March 17 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 24 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: Penguins up 4-1 and dominating as I type this. Not sure it's good though. Penguins could pass us soon. I liked them better when they were in their post Guentzel funk and not trying. The good thing is we play the penguins, red wings, capitals and devils at least 1 more time. It may be grim but not as grim as we think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: The good thing is we play the penguins, red wings, capitals and devils at least 1 more time. It may be grim but not as grim as we think Win all 4 and ok, maybe. But after the season and the last game, color me skeptical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 (edited) 5 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: The good thing is we play the penguins, red wings, capitals and devils at least 1 more time. It may be grim but not as grim as we think These teams lose all the time it’s more about finding a way to win 9 more than winning those specific games. If they don’t drop them to us they will drop them to someone else the next day If they pick up any 20 points out of the 28 remaining the have a good shot Edited March 18 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repster Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Don’t overlook the Flyers as a candidate to fall back. They have a very tough schedule. I expect them to be on a 7 game losing streak 5 games from now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 7 minutes ago, repster said: Don’t overlook the Flyers as a candidate to fall back. They have a very tough schedule. I expect them to be on a 7 game losing streak 5 games from now. If Philly totally tanked it would help, but Islanders would get their spot in the division so we’d still have to ensure we are ahead of Detroit and Washington basically it would prevent us from having to catch the islanders specifically but I’m not sure if they are the favourite at this point Edited March 18 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 29 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Win all 4 and ok, maybe. But after the season and the last game, color me skeptical. They definitely don't need to win all 4 I would think 5 out of 8 points would be good. Assuming the teams around them keep floundering 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 One of the most memorable Sabres seasons was our last playoff season in 2011 where we spent the last 2 weeks racing to 7th place. Each game was a nail biter. Glad we are back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said: They definitely don't need to win all 4 I would think 5 out of 8 points would be good. Assuming the teams around them keep floundering A win against Seattle and Detroit losing to Pittsburgh is worth just as much as beating Detroit head to head. If we win any 10 games we would have a reasonable shot of making it, regardless of the 4 we lose Those teams are simply losing a bunch of games right now If we win the amount of games we need it’ll likely get us in regardless of which games One thing you can’t do is look past Sidney Crosby and his leadership and ability. That’s the only team that actually is individually scary imo. There’s a Rushmore talent on that squad who rounds out his all around game for every point that erodes away with age. Edited March 18 by Thorny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Line Center Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) So no one wants the 8th seed except probably Crosby. Everyone lost today. 5 points out of 8th with 14 to play. Not worrying about tiebreakers but points left and likely points needed to stay ahead of us if we get say 22 out of 28 of our points left: Points left for Caps - 32 (18) Points left for Isles - 30 (19) Points left for Detroit - 28 (18) The good news is they all stink. Edited March 18 by Second Line Center 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Why does this playoff race feel like less of a Nascar race and more of a collection of geriatrics trying to get to the bingo table. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 9 hours ago, thewookie1 said: Why does this playoff race feel like less of a Nascar race and more of a collection of geriatrics trying to get to the bingo table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 21 hours ago, Second Line Center said: So no one wants the 8th seed except probably Crosby. imo this gets added to the improbability of Sabres making it pile. They had a drop with the Guentzel trade. I'd assume they felt the GM had given up on the season so they did to, but Crosby is a leader and he don't take that as acceptable so he's got them back on it and, although they are not that good, they have the kind of veterans who know how to win big games and so they might be dangerous down the stretch. That's one more team added to the mix imo so if Philly and Detroit both keep dropping the old guys in Pittsburgh and Washington as well can't be counted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 23 hours ago, repster said: Don’t overlook the Flyers as a candidate to fall back. They have a very tough schedule. I expect them to be on a 7 game losing streak 5 games from now. And then there’s this. They’re stuck with Johansen because he says he’s hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 On 3/17/2024 at 6:17 PM, Buffalonill said: Hopefully we're not that team aka Arizona that pays 4m+ for role players Good player But hopefully buffalo Gets a bigger impact player Victor Olofsson says hello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Caps look like a winner vs Calgary tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 31 minutes ago, French Collection said: Caps look like a winner vs Calgary tonight. They do. Picked a bad time for us for them to string a few together. One saving grace here is their schedule is tough. And I mean TOUGH. The opponents are hard but it’s more than that. They have a stretch as follows: Road - Home - Road - Home - *Road - Home - Road *represents a back to back. Back to back with travel. In comparison the Sabres, one time, have to come home for a single game, before heading back out on road Edited March 19 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porous Five Hole Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 8 minutes ago, Thorny said: They do. Picked a bad time for us for them to string a few together. One saving grace here is their schedule is tough. And I mean TOUGH. The opponents are hard but it’s more than that. They have a stretch as follows: Road - Home - Road - Home - *Road - Home - Road *represents a back to back. Back to back with travel. In comparison the Sabres, one time, have to come home for a single game, before heading back out on road The Sabres also get the Caps twice at home in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said: The Sabres also get the Caps twice at home in April. Not sure if home is an advantage but yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porous Five Hole Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 1 minute ago, Thorny said: Not sure if home is an advantage but yes lol I thought about that before I hit submit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, French Collection said: Caps look like a winner vs Calgary tonight. I can bet you Caps are looking at that thinking we got this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ska-T Chitown Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) So tonight we cheer for the BJs, Hurricanes, and ... NJ? Pitt? Anything but OT? (After being lazy, I looked - I think we cheer for NJ. If they win, they are still 1 pt behind us with same games played. Pitty, with a win, would be same points with a game in hand pending the outcome of our game.) Edited March 19 by ska-T Chitown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 59 minutes ago, ska-T Chitown said: So tonight we cheer for the BJs, Hurricanes, and ... NJ? Pitt? Anything but OT? (After being lazy, I looked - I think we cheer for NJ. If they win, they are still 1 pt behind us with same games played. Pitty, with a win, would be same points with a game in hand pending the outcome of our game.) I think we want NJ, they look awful right now and Pitt seems to have some fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 4 hours ago, ska-T Chitown said: So tonight we cheer for the BJs, Hurricanes, and ... NJ? Pitt? Anything but OT? (After being lazy, I looked - I think we cheer for NJ. If they win, they are still 1 pt behind us with same games played. Pitty, with a win, would be same points with a game in hand pending the outcome of our game.) We also need Toronto begrudgingly enough. If Philly keeps falling, it can eliminate 1 of the Metro teams from being a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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