Pens Playoff Push 11-12

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 95pts 71gp 44 20 7
4 PIT 94 71 44 21 6
5 PHI 92 72 42 22 8

3/17
PHI 2 BOS 3 so
PIT 5 NJD 2
COL 3 NYR 1

3/18
PIT 2 PHI 3 ot

3/19
NJD@NYR

Yes, we all know what the Pens are doing right now, and it's pretty effing sweet. 11-0-0 in the last 11, in case you're living under a rock. This weekend is as much about putting the phlys away as catching the Rangers, though.

edit:  Picked up another point on the Flyers today.  And two on the Rags.

edit:  Motherfuck.  Team looked to be skating with concrete in their skates in the third and overtime.  Blown opportunity.

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 97pts 72gp 45 20 7
4 PIT 94 71 44 21 6
5 PHI 92 72 42 22 8

3/19
NJD 2 NYR 4

3/20
FLA@PHI
WIN (or is it WPG?  dunno.)@PIT

3/21
DET@NYR

3/22
WAS@PHI
NAS (or is it NSH? dunno.)@PIT

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 97pts 72gp 45 20 7
4 PIT 96 72 45 21 6
5 PHI 92 73 42 23 8

3/19
NJD 2 NYR 4

3/20
FLA 2 PHI 1
WIN (or is it WPG?  dunno.) 4 PIT 8

Effing tremendous bounceback.  Monster nights from Geno and Neal.

The phlys do what you absolutely cannot do if you're going to catch teams ahead of you at this time of year-- lose in regulation.

3/21
DET@NYR

3/22
WAS@PHI
NAS (or is it NSH? dunno.)@PIT

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 99pts 73gp 46 20 7
4 PIT 98 73 46 21 6
5 PHI 94 74 43 23 8

3/19
NJD 2 NYR 4


3/22
WAS 1 PHI 2 (SO)
NSH 1 PIT 5

Radu-who?

3/23
BUF@NYR

3/24
NYR@TOR
PIT@OTT
MON@PHI

[Captain Chaos]

You can't ask for a better played game than last night.  Nashville is a very good team and they seemingly backed down against the  Penguins.  I really don't care where the finish in the standings, I'll take my chances with this team against anyone in the east.

[Y2Joyce]

I don't wanna see Pens vs Flyers in the first round. Not scared of the matchup. It's just that Id prefer anyone else to the Flyers eventual lack of restraint over a long series. Cheapshots and injuries could really take a toll over the long playoff haul.

[pensodyssey]

Y2Jouster has a point.  Let's give someone a chance to soften up Bryzgalov first.

[msdmnr2002]

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I don't wanna see Pens vs Flyers in the first round

It's also why I think in all major sports the division concept should be scrapped, just have conferences.  Play balanced schedule and best teams get in, seeded by record.  Right now top 4 teams In East by record are in Atlantic; even more impressive since they still play each other.  Yet they'll be seeded 1,4,5, and 6, with two of them playing each other.  Whoever doesn't win division could potentially finish second in record and end up playing 1st and 3rd best teams to make conference final (or 1 and 2 for 3rd place team).  But 4th in division (and record) could get to conf. finals by playing 5th and 6th best teams by record.

Travel isn't the burden it used to be, so the regional groupings are obsolete.

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 101pts 75gp 47 21 7
4 PIT 98 74 46 22 6
5 PHI 96 75 44 23 8

3/19
NJD 2 NYR 4


3/22
WAS 1 PHI 2 (SO)
NSH 1 PIT 5

Radu-who?

3/23
BUF 4 NYR 1

Ouch. Pens need to make this pay off just by winning tomorrow.

3/24
NYR 4 TOR 3 so
PIT 4 OTT 8
MON 1 PHI 4

What a stinker.  I still maintain Shero should have gone after a decent backup at the deadline.

[pensodyssey]

1 NYR 101pts 75gp 47 21 7
4 PIT 100 75 47 22 6
5 PHI 96 75 44 23 8

3/25
NJD 2 PIT 5

Good bounce back.  I don't think anything less than 112 points will win the east.

3/26
TB@PHI

3/27
NYI@PIT

3/28
NYR@WPG