Some playoff facts

So, following a discussion on Twitter (What? Don't you judge me.) yesterday, I started to look at some playoff stuff. Not "if the season ended today..." - those articles are bullshit; we all know how the standings work, and we can just go look at them to find out. If the season ended today, for example, we'd rematch the Caps, the Pens would play the Flyers, and Boston would get to prove just how bullshit Ottawa is. Tomorrow, it may be different. This is not interesting until it cements a little further. Did you notice our lead on the Penguins is down to 4 points and no games-in-hand? I noticed that. Anyway. What I did look at is what is definitely true, because some things have already taken shape.