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Standings- position

The Sens have a fairly comfortable set of games ahead of them, so who knows.  Boston is also just 1 point behind Montreal and even in games played, so the fourth spot could still go to either of them.  I'd rather play Montreal than Boston, though not by much.
 
Jets have not won anything yet. The Southeast is wide open. Capitals trail 2pts. with 2 games in hand on Winnipeg and Carolina is trailing 4 points with 3 games in hand on Winnipeg.

Just a side note - would be fascinating to see what happens if for example Rangers finish out of the playoffs with more points than winner of the SouthEast Division of Crap, not to mention that it guarantees home ice etc.

Anyhow, all that said I tend to agree that whoever ends up winning the South East division seems to be fairly acceptable opponent. it would suggest that being 6th is the most desirable postion. But.

If Bruins can overpass Canadiens, which is quite likely, it opens a very intriguing scenario Canadiens (4th) vs. Leafs (5th). It would be just epic and I can not imagine better Leafs comeback into the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Leafs play very well against the Habs and beating them in the first round is feasible.

So I say, go for it guys. Don?t speculate, get as many points as possible, build momentum and finish either 4th or - more likely - 5th and smoke that bloody Habs.

The only problem is, if the Bruins do not overtake Habs, we end up playing Bruins... kind of nightmarish scenario.
 
My preference is the Habs, Sens, or Jets in no particular order.  So in order for one of those matches to happen I'm hoping for Leafs, Sens, Habs to finish in the 4th, 5th, and 6th position.  Don't care how they are ordered.  I think our kid's first playoff experience should be a Canadian rival, it would be extra special to sweep the Sens!
 
AtomicMapleLeaf said:
My preference is the Habs, Sens, or Jets in no particular order.  So in order for one of those matches to happen I'm hoping for Leafs, Sens, Habs to finish in the 4th, 5th, and 6th position.  Don't care how they are ordered.  I think our kid's first playoff experience should be a Canadian rival, it would be extra special to sweep the Sens!
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Yes it is just a matter of time before Boston jumps up to 2nd and Habs fall to 4th.  So it will likely be the Habs or Caps we play.  Love to see the Leafs move into 4th overtaking the Habs and it can still happen as we play them twice but would be hard.  If we drop to 6th certainly looking like the Caps may  be the team we play now as they are just 2 pts back of the Jets with 2 games in hand.  Caps sched looks good for them too but Jets sched looks similar actually.  Jets and Caps play each other one more time.  The Canes have a tough sched as they play Pens and Bruins both twice so I think it is safe to say we wont be playing them now.
 
I say Caps get in and take 3rd, Bruins take the NE division and finish 2nd, Habs fall to 4th and toss up between Leafs and Sens for 5th & 6th.  Rangers are in and likely stay there with a 3-way fight for 8th between NJ, NYI and Wpg. I think Carolina is toast.

So,

1. Pitts
2. Bos
3. Was
4. Mtl
5. Ott/Tor
6. Tor/Ott
7. NYR
8. NJ/NYI/Wpg <-- NJ likely wins out. They always find a way.
 
the question is whether or not Boston and Pitts are good enough to overcome their injury issues.

Bergeron is pretty important to the B's.
 
Is it too much to ask for all our Eastern Canadian teams to make it in?

1. Pittsburgh
2. Montreal
3. Washington
4. Boston
5. Ottawa
6. Toronto
7. New York
8. Winnipeg

??

Ofcourse the 2nd round would be only Canadian teams left....  OK that is too much to ask.  ;)
 
That would be nice, but i think Winnipeg is into a late season swoon that will keep them out.
 
Alright. It seems like a foregone conclusion to me
that we will meet the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. I know it's still early, but doesn't it seem inevitable?
 
RedLeaf said:
Alright. It seems like a foregone conclusion to me
that we will meet the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. I know it's still early, but doesn't it seem inevitable?
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Its pretty likely, doesn't mean it is desirable. Boston is 13-2-2 at home...
 
RedLeaf said:
Alright. It seems like a foregone conclusion to me
that we will meet the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. I know it's still early, but doesn't it seem inevitable?
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It does. Having a healthy Lupul could make a big difference in that eventuality.
 
RedLeaf said:
Alright. It seems like a foregone conclusion to me
that we will meet the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. I know it's still early, but doesn't it seem inevitable?
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99.2% chance Leafs make the playoffs

Chances of first round opponent for Leafs:
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Northeast/Toronto.html
Boston 35.6%
Montreal 28.5%
Washington 16.8%
Winnipeg 7.2%
Pittsburgh 6.2%
Other than the above 5.7%
 
Sure, Boston would be the heavy favorite but imagine the feeling in taking them out? Indescribable, I'd imagine. All things being equal, a first round exit to the Boston Bruins is a heck of a lot further then I thought we'd be this year.
 
Sarrrge said:
Sure, Boston would be the heavy favorite but imagine the feeling in taking them out? Indescribable, I'd imagine. All things being equal, a first round exit to the Boston Bruins is a heck of a lot further then I thought we'd be this year.
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It would put all that Kessel trade crap to rest, and that would be just nice. hey maybe if we play them, Colburne gets to play and just blows everyone away, and him and Kessel take Boston apart.
 
We will play a huge part in whether we play Boston or not so essentially it may end up being up to us.  We play the Habs two more times and if we can take those games I would imagine it assures the Bruins pass the Habs in the standings.  We have some big games coming up even if we all but lock up a playoff spot fairly early.
 
drummond said:
I really don?t want to face Boston.
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I can assure you that no one does.

Maybe if Bergeron misses the series but otherwise, hell no!
 
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