Slim Jim Phantom Call wrote on Sun, 17 April 2022 11:00

Adam wrote on Sat, 16 April 2022 17:24 watchman wrote on Sat, 16 April 2022 16:45 ...call me crazy, but all of a sudden OIL goaltending could be a difference maker in the playoffs. Don’t for a second begin to believe in this tandem. They’ll just let you down the second you start. Low expectations is key! Meanwhile, our magic number is down to 5 points. Can be 4 if the Blue Jackets do us a favour versus the Kings tonight… While technically right now it’s 5, that game against Dallas on weds flat out bones both Vegas and Vancouver- no matter the outcome. So the magic number is actually 4

How? If we were only to win 2 games, and the Knights were to sweep their remaining games, then they finish with 99 and we finish with 98. It is conceivable that if we only go 2-4 or worse, that Dallas, Nashville and Los Angeles could all pass us too. We're probably in with as little as a 97 points, but if gets close in a hurry.

There's a Dallas/Vegas game yet, so one of them will lose 1-2 points there but if Vegas wins that, Dallas still has enough other games remaining to pass us if we really falter.

Vancouver is already virtually toast. I think Winnipeg becomes officially out in the next day or so.

Worst schedule to finish the year is Nashville - Calgary, Tampa, Minny, Calgary, Colorado, Arizona. They could easily lose 4-5 of those games assuming teams don't rest their good players.

I think the Oilers are virtually in. Next most likely is the Stars, and then it's a three-sided coin toss between Vegas, LA and Nashville.

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