Flying_Lion Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 MN is 82. All those losses to Buffalo are starting to weigh heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 MN is 78. A game and a half behind Buffalo, whose next game is against Carolina on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 MN is 74. Tough matchup against Boston on Monday. Buffalo plays Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I think any number reduction will have to come against Florida Panthers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, PuckPundit said: I think any number reduction will have to come against Florida Panthers. That could be the case, yeah. Have to respect the Bruins but stranger things have happened. We can also get a drop tonight from a Buffalo loss but I don't have as much respect for Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sweet 4-point night! MN is 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I may have to edit this title and take out the lottery portion if we keep hanging around this playoff spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 16 hours ago, H_T_L said: I may have to edit this title and take out the lottery portion if we keep hanging around this playoff spot. Seeing as how the lottery is open to all non-playoff teams, the lottery number would be the same as the MON No-Go, wouldn't it? ... MN is 68. Buffalo is in the hot seat for bonus points. 2 points off if they lose in regulation, 1 if they lose in extra time. Nothing for a Sabres win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Still only half a game to the good so we need to keep the Ws coming. Buffalo facing Vancouver makes me a Canucks fan for the evening. ... MN is 68. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Probably only getting 1 out of 4 points back-to-back against Columbus and Philadelphia. Sorry, but I'm just being honestly realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, PuckPundit said: Probably only getting 1 out of 4 points back-to-back against Columbus and Philadelphia. Sorry, but I'm just being honestly realistic. No need to be sorry. I’m just glad you’re wrong so far. MN is 66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Flying_Lion said: No need to be sorry. I’m just glad you’re wrong so far. MN is 66. Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised at the result too . Let's hope the good run continues against Philadelphia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 9 hours ago, PuckPundit said: Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised at the result too . Let's hope the good run continues against Philadelphia. Indeed. Every point helps and seeing as how Buffalo just dropped a game, our “cushion” is now a game and a half. Would suck to let the distance between us - slim as it is - grow close again so soon. ... MN is 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Updated NL standings ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 7:06 AM, PuckPundit said: Probably only getting 1 out of 4 points back-to-back against Columbus and Philadelphia. Flying Lion, on hindsight, I was only 1 point off my earlier prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 11 hours ago, PuckPundit said: Flying Lion, on hindsight, I was only 1 point off my earlier prediction. I wish you were more wrong. ... Losses to Pittsburgh and Boston last night means we let slip a great opportunity to close the gap on them and we fell back to only half a game ahead of Buffalo. The Sabres don't play until after the ASB. A win against Arizona on Wednesday means we'll be assured of no worse than 8th on the Net Loss board until we play again on Superbowl weekend. A loss and we'll be at the mercy of other results while we're idle. ... MN is 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Caps Canes and Islanders only gain one point. Not ideal but not the worst case scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 20 hours ago, H_T_L said: Caps Canes and Islanders only gain one point. Not ideal but not the worst case scenario. Every little point helps. We're pretty much on the cusp with the Pace only a hair above 2.0. We did all we could do, ignoring that blip versus Philly, so time to enjoy a break. There's no way we can fall in the NL standings but we can hope others slip below us and provide some breathing room. ... MN is 62. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 A regulation Buffalo loss (@ Columbus) on Tuesday is 2 points off the MN. An extra time loss is only 1. Any sort of Sabres victory does nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 9:26 AM, Flying_Lion said: A regulation Buffalo loss (@ Columbus) on Tuesday is 2 points off the MN. An extra time loss is only 1. Any sort of Sabres victory does nothing. Well, that didn’t go very well. Same goes for tonight except it’s Dallas, not Columbus. A Pittsburgh loss to Tampa bay might be good for a point, I’m pretty sure, if Buffalo pulls out a W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I think the focus should be safeguarding the playoff wild card spot. Stop having any illusions about a top 2 divisional automatic slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, PuckPundit said: I think the focus should be safeguarding the playoff wild card spot. Stop having any illusions about a top 2 divisional automatic slot. Methinks you "might" have the wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 8 hours ago, PuckPundit said: I think the focus should be safeguarding the playoff wild card spot. Stop having any illusions about a top 2 divisional automatic slot. I don't have any illusions about anything. It's still mathematically possible so we'll continue to calculate the Conference, Division, and Home Ice numbers until the math fails. That said, the first step is to make the playoffs, hence the Playoff number being bolded until it zeroes. Or expires. 8 hours ago, kinot-2 said: Methinks you "might" have the wrong thread. Yeah. We don't do illusions here. This is a place for magic. ... Movement! ... MN is 60. A Bruins regulation loss to the Flyers would drop them to 8th in the NL standings. An extra time loss would put them in a tie with us for 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Flying_Lion said: Yeah. We don't do illusions here. This is a place for magic. Hahaha boooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Lion Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Buffalo loss. MN is 58. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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