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 inverno76
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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| Babaganoosh2.0 wrote on Fri, 20 January 2023 10:57 |
| inverno76 wrote on Fri, 20 January 2023 10:53 |
| Mike wrote on Fri, 20 January 2023 07:10 |
A 5th .900+ game in a row for Jack, and another game where we come out on top at 5-5 (though our top guys finish -2 on the night)
Nice little run here has us within a point of 3rd place, and only 3 back of the division leading Kraken  (hands up everyone who had Seattle in 1st place past the midway point of the season)
I know it won't happen as they're bound to put up a stinker in there somewhere, but if they play even close to how they've played the last couple of games, there's really no reason they can't win the next 8 (VAN, CBJ, CHI, DET, PHI, OTT, MTL, DET)
Anyway - good little run. Hope they can keep it going.
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I need to temper my expectations, but I can't. The next 8 are completely winnable games, but in reality every game is winnable, and it comes down to consistent effort. This next block needs the same energy as the games against the Ducks and the Sharks. Get ahead early, and rest the top lines in the third.
I am confident we will have a stinker or two in there and if we somehow only manage 10 of 16 points in the next 8 it is a fail on the team. A stinker against CBJ, or Chicago should still get you a point. They are on a different level of bad. It is time to run with the Pacific Division leaders instead of fighting it out with the wild card teams.
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So by all odds we should be well within a playoff spot come March. Biggest challenge could be keeping the adrenaline levels up for the playoffs and not picking up bad habits along the the way. I hope Woody has a plan for that.
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I thought you were speaking to me, and not about the team. I caught that with the Woody comment. In my head as I was reading this:
"Biggest challenge could be keeping up the adrenaline levels up for the playoffs" - I will switch from beer to rum for games.
"and not picking up bad habits along the the way' - Crud ...drinking is a bad habit.
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