The Hanging Jowl
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- Apr 2, 2017
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If we care about home ice, tonight's game is crucial. This is our game in hand. Supposing we lose tonight like Sunday night's debacle, we're left with 4 games:
- Boston (nothing needs to be said)
- Montreal (always an interesting game)
- Florida (fighting for their playoff lives)
- Tampa (4 point swing match)
- Rangers (good team but with not much to play for)
Not a single one of those games will be easy. Tampa has an almost identical situation to finish the season. Again, if Tampa manages to match us in points, it will have meant they have the first tie breaker with RWs. All it would take is them going 4-1 to close out and us going 2-3. I see that as a real possibility with us resting players and playing with line combos. Again, this all assumes we lose tonight. The entire dynamic changes if we win. Win this game and even if we do go 2-3, Tampa would have to win out to take home ice. I sure hope Keefe understands this.
- Boston (nothing needs to be said)
- Montreal (always an interesting game)
- Florida (fighting for their playoff lives)
- Tampa (4 point swing match)
- Rangers (good team but with not much to play for)
Not a single one of those games will be easy. Tampa has an almost identical situation to finish the season. Again, if Tampa manages to match us in points, it will have meant they have the first tie breaker with RWs. All it would take is them going 4-1 to close out and us going 2-3. I see that as a real possibility with us resting players and playing with line combos. Again, this all assumes we lose tonight. The entire dynamic changes if we win. Win this game and even if we do go 2-3, Tampa would have to win out to take home ice. I sure hope Keefe understands this.