You sure about that? Looks like 28 to me.
- Lunaion

32-8 teams remaining -=24

32-8 teams remaining -=24
- homiedclown

I thought the 4 Div Champs are slotted at the end with the SC Winner in last.
I believe Lunaion is right

32-8 teams remaining -=24
- homiedclown

As far as I know, NHL doesn't care about the getting knocked out 1st vs 2nd round.

32-8 teams remaining -=24
- homiedclown

Guaranteed to be the best of the 1st round losers too.

As far as I know, NHL doesn't care about the getting knocked out 1st vs 2nd round.
- Lunaion

Crap, I didn’t know that.

You sure about that? Looks like 28 to me.
- Lunaion

If regular season standings re-alignment doesn’t happen till after second round than you are correct.

I didn’t think of that

I thought the 4 Div Champs are slotted at the end with the SC Winner in last.
I believe Lunaion is right
- IonSabres

Yeah I think Lunaion got that one too, I thought it was after first round not second

Here is link to Okposo letter to fans. I like the way he ended it.

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/fans/letter-to-the-fans

Tage or Dahlin have to be MVP.

I don’t like trading up for a thought to be better unproven player. I’d rather trade it for a known commodity if they’re gonna trade it. Like Scheifele.

As far as I know, NHL doesn't care about the getting knocked out 1st vs 2nd round.
- Lunaion

just looked it up

looks like 28 is the best we can hope for




Here is an outline of the NHL Lottery:
1 All teams missing the playoffs are in a weighted-lottery

2 Teams with the least points get more chances at winning the lottery

3 Two teams will be selected through the lottery and will move up a maximum of 10 spots

4 Remaining lottery teams, sorted by team records with the worst record being first, fill out picks 3-16

5 Playoff teams that did not win their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks

6 Playoff teams that won their divisions and did not make the conference finals, sorted by points, are assigned the next picks

7 Conference finals losers sorted by regular season points are assigned picks 29 and 30

8 Stanley Cup runner-up is assigned pick 31

9 Stanley Cup champion is assigned pick 32

jimmy's spray tan from earlier this week

Evander Kane has been a revelation in Edmonton

Here is link to Okposo letter to fans. I like the way he ended it.

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/fans/letter-to-the-fans

Tage or Dahlin have to be MVP.

I don’t like trading up for a thought to be better unproven player. I’d rather trade it for a known commodity if they’re gonna trade it. Like Scheifele.
- Hatboro_Swords

Rumors are he isn't great in the locker room ... not sure if true.
If they are true, KA isn't doing it I'd guess.

Rumors are he isn't great in the locker room ... not sure if true.
If they are true, KA isn't doing it I'd guess.
- IonSabres

grab dustin brown for a year if he wants to continue playing

With Mitts out and no Krebs, we're looking at 1C Cozens and no clue who else even fills in. Strong case for Tage.

It's him or Dahlin.
- Lunaion

Easily.

grab dustin brown for a year if he wants to continue playing
- homiedclown

He already announced he is going to retire

He already announced he is going to retire
- BeadyEyedDouche

Someday we will be in a best of 7 again.

Could be one year from now if this team actually tries

Rumors are he isn't great in the locker room ... not sure if true.
If they are true, KA isn't doing it I'd guess.
- IonSabres

He isn't great in his own end either. If Winnipeg is cleaning house, Ehlers is the guy I'm calling about.

He isn't great in his own end either. If Winnipeg is cleaning house, Ehlers is the guy I'm calling about.
- Wanchuk

Pionk is a RD. He’s worth a flier.

Been up and down the last two years

He isn't great in his own end either. If Winnipeg is cleaning house, Ehlers is the guy I'm calling about.
- Wanchuk

He isn't great in his own end either. If Winnipeg is cleaning house, Ehlers is the guy I'm calling about.
- Wanchuk

There's no way they clean house. They are still a very young team and weren't bad this year, they just weren't good.

They can move Hellebuyck and Scheiffele and get a really good return and be a dangerous team next year.

I would take Hellebuyck in a heartbeat. I'd give up Florida's 1st, too. And the rights to one of those goons who won't sign here.

He isn't great in his own end either. If Winnipeg is cleaning house, Ehlers is the guy I'm calling about.
- Wanchuk

The one time the guy back checked in his entire career he put Evans on a stretcher and got suspended for the entirety of the playoffs.

Isn’t great in his own end is a vast understatement.

I’ve been impressed by Washington this series.

They are giving Florida more of a fight then I thought they would.

Someday we will be in a best of 7 again.

Could be one year from now if this team actually tries
- sbroads24

Not with Anderson and UPL in net. They simply won’t hold up for 82…

Not with Anderson and UPL in net. They simply won’t hold up for 82…
- Gr8daygo

Well, no goalie holds up for 82. Now, a solid 40-50 plus playoffs?

UPL can pull it together for a couple of years, I think.