Crazy we are in last place in the division but 6 points out of first with 2 games in hand

[Big Guava]

The division and conference in general are crazy right now.

No "bad" teams that are out of it completely. We are in last place with 20 points but Boston leads the division with 26 having played 2 extra games.

Definitely encouraging with how poorly we have played and how injured we have been for much of the year, but at some point we can't keep counting on everyone else to not be good either, they have to take a step.

Been a long time since the door was this wide open.

Edited 6 hours ago by Big Guava

[Demoted]

So what you are saying is in a year where the other teams are not doing as well as they would be the Sabres are still at the bottom. 

 

I can guarantee Kevin Adams is trying to spin it like you are in Pegulas ear.

Edited 5 hours ago by Demoted

[SabreFinn]

Still we are 4 points out of a wild card spot with one game more played than those teams. 

[mjd1001]

Or you could look at the standings and say to get that last eighth spot in the conference, you need a .600 Or better point percentage. 

Starting today, what do the sabres need to do to get to that level so they could be the last team in the playoffs? 

It's a six-game winning streak.

If they were to 'only' win the next five in a row that brings them to .577..... Which would still have them outside a playoff spot.

Edited 2 hours ago by mjd1001

[Weave]

I think PA had it right.  Project 4 points out now to an 82 game schedule.  We aren’t nearly as close as this thread suggests.

[Jorcus]

I wrote in a thread before the season showing how fewer and fewer teams in the East were reaching 100 points. This year might be interesting in that more teams may get to 100 points but the highest point getter may not have 110. Sure it would be nice if the Sabres could string a 6 game win streak together but it is very unlikely to happen. 6 game win streaks are going to be hard to come by for any team. That is the nature of parity. What we can't do is have another losing streak. Look at Montreal. They have lost 5 in a row and 7 out of 8. They went from 1st in the division to out of the playoffs in a few weeks time. You will see this happen to other teams as well. It's happening to the Penguins who are 2 out of the last 8. The important thing will be beating the teams in the division and the conference. That's where the season will be  won or lost.    

[caseydean]

2 minutes ago, Weave said:

I think PA had it right.  Project 4 points out now to an 82 game schedule.  We aren’t nearly as close as this thread suggests.

I think the better way to look at it--given everything-- is that they have not played themselves out of things before Thanksgiving.  It would not take much of a hot streak to get in a playoff position.  Now whether they remotely have the talent and mental fortitude to do that is the major question.  I doubt it, but would love to be proven wrong. 

[bob_sauve28]

If we get more healthy and a few other teams run into injury problems we can move up quickly. If you are in it anything can happen. 

[Big Guava]

43 minutes ago, Weave said:

I think PA had it right.  Project 4 points out now to an 82 game schedule.  We aren’t nearly as close as this thread suggests.

I would suggest there is no way we continue having that many serious injuries/issues piling up at the same time either over 82 games and that at some point those would balance out.

Edited 28 minutes ago by Big Guava