Originally posted by Lucky:
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Originally posted by redraider:
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Originally posted by Lucky:
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Originally posted by redraider:
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Originally posted by Lucky:
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Originally posted by redraider:
One would think that since we're in fourth place at the moment that we stand a great chance of remaining there or even advancing a point.
No way. Unfortunately, this team comes to play irregardless, and that s@#ks for us fans at the moment. What will probably happen is the following: The Penguins will not show up. They're done. They have absolutely nothing for which to play. We will probably win and then watch these illadvised heroes of ours celebrate a meaningless win to "give the crowd something to feel great about" in the off season. Carolina is done. No more games. We will then be tied with them. Columbus is done. They have 79 pts. so we'll trail them. No matter what happens in the Florida v. Tampa scirmish BOTH teams will at least be tied with us if not ahead of us in the standings.
Ergo, due to their shortsighted efforts tomorrow I think the Islanders will wind up tied for sixth which could be seventh, in event of a tiebreaker. As we all know, seventh could be ninth in the lottery *****.
Henceforth we all should brace for the next Tyler Pyatt.
AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
The Pens have nothing to play for? Spell it out for me,Red. They currently are the 4 seed in the East,one point behind Buffalo with the Devils two ahead. Should Buffalo beat NJ tomorrow,they(Pittsburgh) leap frog into a tie for the 3 seed with the later,if they whip the Isles.
If NJ beats Buffalo and the Pens beat the Isles they clinch the 3 seed.
I believe home ice for the first round may be at stake as well as the quality of opponent.
Keep in mind,Crosby has 49 goals,one behind Ovy and Stamkos. I'm with ya now. Last nights performance against NJ was deplorable. One more win at this point doesn't mean squat for growth! If Tampa Bay takes Fla into OT tomorrow and loses either then or in a shootout,they both will pass the Isles in points with the Isles sliding into the bottom lottery 3,provided the Isles spread their damn legs tomorrow!!
The one thing that I believe will act as an impetus is Crosby going for 50. The other scenarios are almost to convoluted.
ALSO, as much as it is an admirable quality to be sure, this club has shown a great deal of heart AND ALWAYS bounces right back from a disgusting effort.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!! These kids haven't comeback in this fashion all year and picked this day to do it??? We'll be okay if we stay in the 5th slot(Connelly,Fowler or Gundrenson),but should a team behind us win the lottery,picking 6th(The worst case scenario)could bring back memories of Scott Scissons!!! Tuesday evening we will know the outcome. Keep in mind,being in the 5th seat,gives us an 8.10% chance of winning the whole shabang,but also a 17% chance of moving down into the 6th.
Its days like this that in one way make you proud that your team played all out until the end. Its also days like today when I think of our erstwhile delusional antagonist, 4D, wondering what kind of kockamamie, irrationale he'd whip out trying to discredit this particular version of the Islanders.
Now back to more pressing matters. What is Columbus' shot at the 4 hole where they currently reside. That spot should have been ours, hell we were down three goals to the second best team in our conference. We should have folded the friggin tents. Guess our team has more character than we.
These are good kids,Red. We only want what is best for the Franchise(Hopefully we aren't caught in an empty LIGHTHOUSE and rooting for the future success of another City's team--I shudder the thought
). Although I highly doubt it,perhaps this game will serve somewhat as growth for Tavares,who was all over the ice during the 3rd period. You gotta love Moulson and his courage. The guy worked his butt off all season and not once slackened off. Being a Cornell grad,you get the impression from his understanding of the game,why!
Now onto tuesday's(8:00PM- Versus) lottery drawing. Previously I presented a scenario where the Rangers at #10 would win the draw and bump us to #6. I stand corrected. A team can only move up four slots should it win the drawing,hence only the 6th - 9th slotted team can bump us down one slot(to 6). Thus we will either pick 1st,5th or 6th overall!! As Mills Lane used to say;"lets get it on!" Based on the top players available-- C/W-Hall C-Seguin, D-Fowler,W-Connelly,D-Gundrenson,we had better stay at #5. There is reportedly somewhat of a dropoff from #6 on!!! Can anyone say Scissons??? PLEASE!!!! Stay away from SIX(Although there are some solid prospects from 6-12)!!!!!! Time to pray(isn't there a Rabbi in the House?).
PS: To answer your question,Red,we lost 2.6% chance of winning the prize as a result of todays OT!!! The bigger deal would be moving from 5th to 6th!!!
