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Panthers lost game 3 huge.

View from the upper deck after 1: very sloppy period by the Jets. Lots of passivity in their own end, both goals on missed assignments and turnovers in their own end. Refs don’t seem to have a handle on the game yet, tossing players on the faceoffs, no clear indication of what they will let go and what they will call. All that said, the Jets showed how quickly they can flip the switch and take over the game. I think they will get the jitters out of their system and start to take over from here. Perfetti has come to play.

6 years $42 million.

April 17 update: The playoff brackets are complete: West - Winnipeg (C1) vs St. Louis (WC2) Dallas (C2) vs Colorado (C3) Vegas (P1) vs Minnesota (WC1) Los Angeles (P2) vs Edmonton (P3) East - Washington (M1) vs Montreal (WC2) Carolina (M2) vs New Jersey (M3) Toronto (A1) vs Ottawa (WC1) Tampa Bay (A2) vs Florida (A3)

Yeah. Nothing.

April 14 update: Winnipeg Jets - Everyone else - Eliminated

Wonder if this will be in the building tonight with Bill Daly?

April 15 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - Clinched playoff spoke Minnesota* - 1 St. Louis - 3 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 3 Vancouver - Eliminated Utah - Eliminated Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - Clinched playoff spot Montreal - 1 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 1 Detroit - Eliminated NY Islanders- Eliminated NY Rangers - Eliminated Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Remaining clinching/elimination scenarios: Montreal clinches playoff spot and Columbus is eliminated if: - Montreal gains a single point or better against Carolina April 16, OR - Columbus does not earn regulation wins in both their games against Philadelphia April 15 and against NY Islanders April 17 Minnesota earns a playoff spot with: - a single point or better gained against Anaheim April 15, OR - a loss of any kind by St. Louis against Utah April 15, OR - a loss of any kind by Calgary in either game against Vegas April 15 or Los Angeles April 17 St. Louis earns a playoff spot with: - a regulation win against Utah April 15 (would hold the tiebreaker against Calgary), OR - a win of any kind and a regulation loss by Minnesota against Anaheim April 15 OR anything less than two regulation wins by Calgary, OR - a point gained against Anaheim and anything less than two wins by Calgary, OR - a regulation loss by Calgary in either game, or losses of any kind in both games Potential playoff match-ups: Washington (M1) vs. Montreal/Columbus (WC2) Carolina (M2) vs. New Jersey (M3) Toronto/Tampa Bay (A1) vs. Ottawa (WC1) Tampa Bay/Toronto (A2) vs. Florida (A3) Winnipeg (C1) vs. St. Louis/Minnesota/Calgary (WC2) Dallas (C2) vs. Colorado (C3) Vegas (P1) vs. Minnesota/St. Louis/Calgary WC1) Los Angeles (P2) vs. Edmonton (P3)

With the Oilers as the late game no doubt. Winnipeg will no doubt be shuttled to the “west coast” time to accommodate either Toronto or Montreal being the early game. Get ready for 8:30 pm start times.

Divisional races as of April 12: Central: Winnipeg has clinched a top 2 spot and home ice advantage in the opening round. Have also guaranteed home ice advantage in round 3 over the Pacific champion. Will clinch top spot in the Conference and home ice through the first 3 rounds with a single point gained or lost by Dallas, or if any Dallas game is not won in regulation. Will clinch home ice throughout the playoffs with a combination of 6 points gained or lost by Washington. Dallas has clinched a top 2 spot and home ice in round 1 Colorado is guaranteed to finish 3rd in the division Minnesota and St. Louis can each finish anywhere from the top wildcard spot to 9th in the Conference and out of the playoffs. Pacific: Vegas has clinched top 2 in the division and home ice in the first round LA can finish anywhere from 1st to 3rd in the division. Edmonton can still finish 2nd or 3rd in the division Metro: Washington has clinched top spot in the Conference and home ice advantage through the first 3 rounds. Carolina and New Jersey are guaranteed to finish 2nd and 3rd in the division respectively and will face each other in round 1 with Carolina having home ice advantage Columbus, NY Rangers, and NY Islanders can finish anywhere from bottom wildcard spot to 12th in the conference Atlantic: Toronto and Tampa Bay can finish anywhere from 1st to 3rd on the division Florida can finish anywhere from 1st on the division to the top wildcard spot Ottawa can finish anywhere from 3rd in the division to the bottom wildcard spot Montreal can finish anywhere from top wildcard spot to 12th in the conference Detroit can finish anywhere from bottom wildcard spot to 12th in the conference

April 12 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - Clinched playoff spot Minnesota* - 3 St. Louis - 4 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 4 Vancouver - Eliminated Utah - Eliminated Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - Clinched playoff spot Montreal - 3 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 3 Detroit - 1 NY Islanders- 1 NY Rangers - 1 Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Today’s clinching/elimination scenarios: Montreal clinches a playoff spot with: - a regulation win against Toronto (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker against Columbus), OR - anOT/SO loss and a loss of any kind by Columbus against Washington Columbus is eliminated with: - a regulation loss, OR - a regulation win by Montreal, OR - an OT/SO loss and an OT/SO loss by Montreal (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker advantage in any of these 3 scenarios) Detroit is eliminated with a Montreal win or OT/SO loss NY Rangers are eliminated with: - a Montreal win or OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind against Carolina NY Islanders are eliminated with: - a Montreal win or OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind against Philadelphia

Got my pair to game one today at noon. Resale market. Very pricey but that is to be expected.

If you ignore the quotes and merely answer the bolded part, the answer is always “no”, regardless of the article or issue at hand. The Hockey Writers are hackS, IMO. Just write “provocative” hot takes for click bait.

If you go to the “NHL Playoff Chase” thread I have outlined on nauseating detail the tiebreaker rules for ranking teams. Won’t regurgitate it here, but to explain it quickly: Dallas is 6 points behind Winnipeg with 3 games each left to play. If Winnipeg loses all 3 and Dallas wins all 3, they would end up tied in points, so the tiebreaker would take effect. First tiebreaker is “regulation wins”. Jets currently have 43, Dallas 41, so Dallas could still finish with 44 and pass the Jets. If they ended up tied in regulation wins, the next tiebreaker is “regulation and overtime wins” where the Jets lead 53 to 48 and cannot be caught. So the upshot is that if the Jets gain one more point or Dallas loses any possible points, Jets finish with more points and win the division. But even if Dallas wins out and the Jets lose out, if any of Dallas’ games go to overtime, the Jets will have the tiebreaker edge and get first place.

April 11 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton* - 1 Minnesota* - 3 St. Louis - 4 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 4 Vancouver** - Eliminated Utah - Eliminated Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot Ottawa - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - Clinched playoff spot Montreal - 3 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 3 Detroit - 1 NY Islanders- 1 NY Rangers - 1 Buffalo - Eliminated Pittsburgh - Eliminated Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Tonight’s clinching/elimination scenarios: Montreal clinches a playoff spot with a regulation win against Ottawa (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker against Columbus) Columbus is eliminated with a Montreal regulation win against Ottawa (Montreal would hold the tiebreaker) Detroit, NY Islanders, and NY Rangers are all eliminated with a Montreal win or OT/SO loss against Ottawa Detroit is also eliminated with a loss of any kind against Tampa Bay Edmonton clinches a playoff spot with: - a win or OT/SO loss against San Jose, OR - a loss of any kind by Calgary against Minnesota Minnesota clinches a playoff spot with a win in any fashion against Calgary