Who are we supposed to root for today?

[Michael82]

I saw that Pittburgh is playing against Philadelphia. So that is a no-brainer. Go Pens!!! Now, on the other hand, you have Boston @ Washington. I know that we want Boston to keep losing, but if Washington wins, they edge even closer to us and would only be 1 point behind. So, I'm thinking we want Boston to win. But I'm not sure. :feedback:

[PcA125]

That second part of the question is hard... I guess it depends on if you are an optimist or not. You could say that either way we benefit, whether its closer to boston or putting more space between washington. But then again, I guess you could say we are ****ed either way

[Michael82]

That second part of the question is hard... I guess it depends on if you are an optimist or not. You could say that either way we benefit, whether its closer to boston or putting more space between washington. But then again, I guess you could say we are ****ed either way
:rofl: Exactly!

[Meathead]

you defenly should want the caps to win

remember were trying to get the last spot thus its better to have boston closer to you from the top than it is for washington to be farther from the bottom

if philthy loses then you have both them and boston within reach which is better than having just philthy

get it

[raphael120]

Well you want the people above you to keep losing and you hope the Sabres keep winning so the teams like the Caps can win all they want because they're the ones chasing you, not the other way around.

[Jan Reimers]

As Satchel Paige once said, "Don't look back - something might be gaining on you."
So root for the Caps.

And if you have to ask who the Satch is, I probably have socks older than you.

[chernobylwraiths]

Regardless, you need the Sabres to keep winning and the teams above them to keep losing. If both of those things don't happen, they aren't going to make the playoffs. Who cares what teams behind them are doing? You have to want the teams above them to lose.

And you gotta hope they they lose outright too! These crappy 1 point losses are going to kill them.

[PUCKER]

I hope they all beat each other to the point where they start dropping like flies.

[hydro]

As Satchel Paige once said, "Don't look back - something might be gaining on you."
So root for the Caps.

And if you have to ask who the Satch is, I probably have socks older than you.

Pitcher that played at one time for the Indians! :up:

[Meathead]

you need the Sabres to keep winning and the teams above them to keep losing. If both of those things don't happen, they aren't going to make the playoffs.
brilliant!

thank you lord wizard of logic lmao


And you gotta hope they they lose outright too! These crappy 1 point losses are going to kill them.
howard simon has been pimping that three points per game idea where win = 3 ot win = 2 ot loss = 1. i like it because right now teams like boston and philthy that play each other actually have little incentive to try to win a tie game late in regulation. its kinda like they silently agree to just play it safe and take the point then roll the dice for who gets the second point in ot. if teams knew they could actually get TWO more points for a win in regulation then they would likely try harder to win outright

[BlackMetalNinja]

I just want games where we have two teams of interest playing to stop going to OT so both teams get points like yesterdays Philly/Boston game!

[OpIv37]

I just want games where we have two teams of interest playing to stop going to OT so both teams get points like yesterdays Philly/Boston game!

Or today's Boston/Caps game?

[Michael82]

I just want games where we have two teams of interest playing to stop going to OT so both teams get points like yesterdays Philly/Boston game!
And the Washington/Boston game didn't help us tonight. :sigh:

[LtFinFan66]

You apparently did a good job rooting for the Pens though Mikey :up:

[Michael82]

You apparently did a good job rooting for the Pens though Mikey :up:
yeah, they definitely helped us out. :up:

[LtFinFan66]

Rep me *****:mad:

[Michael82]

Rep me *****:mad:
Done! :snicker:

[LtFinFan66]

better

[Mitchy moo]

Rep me *****:mad:

funny!:respect:

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Well Mikey, seeing that you quit on the Sabres I would guess that you should root for your new favorite team.

[RockStar36]

Thrashers and Preds tonight

[Michael82]

Thrashers and Preds tonight
:mad:

[RockStar36]

Yeah, it was about as bad of a night as the Sabres could have without playing.