With 7 Games to Go (and one less sleep)

26-Mar-11 @ 8:00

Last Night: Canucks were idle in Columbus last night. Getting ready for Rick Nash and the BJ's. We have 107 points. The Ducks beat the Hawks last night to swap 7th and 8th spot. More about that in a moment. The Flames and the Oil had a wild Battle of Alberta with Iggy and crew eventually winning in a Shoot Out. Still Calgary remains 3 points back of 8th spot and has Dallas ahead of them in 9th.

Teams are starting to be eliminated. The following teams can book team times for 10-Apr-11; Colorado, Edmonton, Islanders, Panthers and Ottawa.

If the playoffs were to start tomorrow we would face the oh oh Chicago Blackhawks in the first round. We look to be a far better team this year. They look to be no quite as good a team this year. May as well dispatch them early. We do have to beat San Jose, Detroit and Chicago or a hot team that just beat one of the west's top teams. The sooner the defending champs are out of this the better.

The other west matchups are: Detroit vs. Anaheim; San Jase vs. Nashville; and Phoenix vs. LA Kings.

The east matchups are: Philly vs. Buffalo; Washington vs. Rangers; Boston vs. Montreal (owwwah); and Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay.

We are 16 wins away from the Holly Grail and none of those 16 games will be played before 13-Apr-2011.

Ciao,

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With 7 Games to Go

26-Mar-11 @ 8:00

Last Night: Canucks 3 Atlanta 1 for their 24th road win of the year. We have 107 points. The remaing games three are at home and four are on the road. We need to visit Columbus and Nashville to complete the current road trip. LA Kings will be at Rogers Arena on the last day of March. Then it is a few tussels with the other North West Divsion rivals, Edmndon twice, Minny once and close out the season in Calgary on 9-Apr-11.

On the individual front.

Points - Daniel 1st with 95. Henrick 2nd with 88.
Goals - Daniel 3rd and 3 behind Steven Stamkos. Ryan Kesler 4th with 40.
Plus / Minus - Dan Hamhuis 5th at Plus 29. Toni Lydman of the Ducks leads at Plus 32.
Wins - Luongo 1st with 35.
Save Percent - Luongo 3rd just behind Pekka Rinne and well behind Tim Thomas of Boston.
Goals Against Average - Luongo 3rd again just behind Pekka Rinne and well behind Thomas.

If the playoffs were to start tomorrow we would face the Disneyland Ducklings in the first round. We could get Calgary, Dallas, Anaheim or Chicago. At this point Detroit get's Chicago in the first round and based on recent history I like that idea best. The sooner the defending champs are out of this the better.

We are 16 wins away from the Holly Grail and none of those 16 games will be played before 13-Apr-2011.

Ciao,

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With 8 Games to Go

25-Mar-11 @ 16:00

Tonight: Canucks Get Atlanta. We have 105 points and are up on everyone else. The Division is secure. The Conference is likely and magic would have to happen for the Canucks to not win the President's Trophy.

If the playoffs were to start this morning we would face the LA Ducklings in the first round.

We are 16 wins away from the Holly Grail and none of those 16 games will be played before 13-Apr-2011.

Ciao,

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