Hey so last week was Matt Cooke Week and then I was in a wedding over the weekend, but a lot has happened that was Positive, from a Hockey Perspective!
We just keep on winning hockey games, first of all. We're 6-0-1 in our last 7, and we're 8-1-1 in the last 10. Meanwhile, the Canadiens have lost a couple, and the Devils have lost enough that even Kovalchuk admits they're probably done for the season. As we keep winning and the right teams keep losing, we're now tied in points and games remaining with Montréal, in 6th (admittedly, Buffalo is 2 points behind us with a game-in-hand). So if Buffalo wins that game-in-hand, 6th, 7th, and 8th are all tied in points and games remaining.
More importantly, we've got a growing gap between us and the 9th-place Hurricanes, and the other teams that we previously considered to be in the race are becoming less and less likely. Here's where things stand right now:
5. Tampa Bay - 91 pts, 7 GR
6. Montréal - 87 pts, 6 GR
7. NEW YORK RANGERS - 87 pts, 6 GR
8. Buffalo - 85 pts, 7 GR
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9. Carolina - 80 pts, 7 GR
I'm leaving Toronto, Atlanta, and New Jersey off from now on, barring miracles.
Tonight, nothing of import. Tomorrow night: Sabres at Toronto and Hurricanes at Washington at 7:00, Thrashers at Montréal at 7:30, and in case anyone is thinking about trying to catch Tampa (highly unlikely), the Senators are there at 7:30. Go Leafs, Caps, Thrashers, and Sens.
And as for our remaining schedule, not a lot of travel left: we're in Buffalo, on Long Island, and then in Philly before coming to play the Bruins, Thrashers, and Devils to finish the season. If I have time in the next day or two, I will try to post something more interesting than a standings update, but for now, this is good news!
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