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Here's what they've done in the East against teams with more points so far this season:
vs. Boston - 3-2
vs. New Jersey - 2-1
vs. Washington - 1-2
vs. Montreal - 2-1-1
vs. NY Rangers - 2-0
vs. Philly - 0-1
So they're 10-8-1 with 21 points so far in 19 games.
If they, and I think they will, get into the playoffs, you have to like their chances to make some noise. The East is a logjam right now in the 4-8 spots with only 2 points separating all those teams. Florida and Philly both have multiple games in hand on us, but since we play Philly 3 times still, we can easily negate that and both games against Florida that remain are at home, which is a slight advantage as well.
Hopefully we weather the next month without Vanek and he comes back for the last 18-20 games and gets back on top of his game. If Miller can get hot at the right time, it could be an exciting postseason.
I said a few days before Vanek went down that I thought we were poised to go on a run and start climbing the standings right now, not as sure about that without him in the lineup now, but I think now is the time Lindy finally gets this team focused and they start playing up to their potential.
vs. Boston - 3-2
vs. New Jersey - 2-1
vs. Washington - 1-2
vs. Montreal - 2-1-1
vs. NY Rangers - 2-0
vs. Philly - 0-1
So they're 10-8-1 with 21 points so far in 19 games.
If they, and I think they will, get into the playoffs, you have to like their chances to make some noise. The East is a logjam right now in the 4-8 spots with only 2 points separating all those teams. Florida and Philly both have multiple games in hand on us, but since we play Philly 3 times still, we can easily negate that and both games against Florida that remain are at home, which is a slight advantage as well.
Hopefully we weather the next month without Vanek and he comes back for the last 18-20 games and gets back on top of his game. If Miller can get hot at the right time, it could be an exciting postseason.
I said a few days before Vanek went down that I thought we were poised to go on a run and start climbing the standings right now, not as sure about that without him in the lineup now, but I think now is the time Lindy finally gets this team focused and they start playing up to their potential.
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