A week to go. Her's how it sits:
Columbus ...89 pts...78 games...chic, chic, stl, min
Anneheim....88pts....79 games...SJ, dal, pheonix
Nashville....86 pts...79 games...chic, det, minn
STL.........86 pts....79 games...pheonix, columbus, colorado
Minn........83 pts....78 games...det, dal, nash, columbus
Edmon....83 pts....79 games...LA, calgary, calgary
There's 5 different ways to look at this but with a game in hand and 88pts Columbus should be in unless Chicago decides to start playing hockey. Anneheim has 2 pts on us and an easy way to get 4 more...they SHOULD BE in. That leaves one slot open with Nash and STL tied up for it....the schedule is in our favor IF Chic and Detroit can play to win against Nash!! Minn has a game in hand...(I hope they are still in it when they play Nashville) but they have a tough schedule and sit 3 pts back right now. Edmonton too 3 pts back and has to play Calg twice ...not good odds.
Now all this is based on the better teams winning their games....last night the exact opposite happened with all of 'em and we lost ground. Will SJ, Chic and Det play hard to win or lay down??
Blues need to win 'em all and grab whatever falls off the table....there are no more gimmies left.
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