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Tomorrow is going to be ridiculous.

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. San Jose
2. Detroit
3. Vancouver (CAL)
4. Chicago
5. Calgary (VAN)
6. Columbus (ANA, STL)
7. Anaheim (CBJ, STL)
8. St. Louis (CBJ, ANA)

3 and 5 seeds

If Vancouver gains one point in their final game, they lock up the Northwest Division and finish with a 3 seed, and Calgary is locked into a first-round series with the Blackhawks. (VAN-CHI-CAL)

If Vancouver loses in regulation, and the Flames win, then the Flames win the Northwest and the Canucks are headed to the Windy City. In this situation, both teams finish with 98 points, but the Flames win the first tie-breaker with 46 wins to Vancouver's 44. (CAL-CHI-VAN)

VAN @ COL, April 11, 12 noon PDT, Canucks win 1-0, OT

EDM @ CAL, April 11, 7 pm PDT, Flames win 4-1

 

6, 7, and 8 seeds

Columbus clinches sixth with one point in their final game. If that's the case, then seventh goes to Anaheim or St. Louis based on their final games. Right now they have the same number of points, so whoever does better on the weekend draws the Red Wings in the first round. Anaheim is guaranteed seventh in case of a tie, with 43 or 42 wins vs. 41 or 40 wins. (CBJ-ANA-STL; CBJ-STL-ANA)

But! If Columbus does not gain a point, it's wide open. St. Louis takes sixth with a win and a Ducks loss or OTL (STL-CBJ-ANA).

Anaheim takes sixth with a win and a Columbus loss. St. Louis then takes eighth if they don't win (ANA-CBJ-STL).

If Columbus loses, yet neither Anaheim nor St. Louis win, then sixth is in the hands of the BJ's, with seventh going to Anaheim (CBJ-ANA-STL), unless the Ducks lose and the Blues get an overtime loss (CBJ-STL-ANA).

If all three teams finish with 92 points, i.e. Jackets lose, Ducks and Blues win, then the Ducks take sixth and the Blues finish seventh by virtue of their 4-1-1 regular season record against the Blue Jackets. (ANA-STL-CBJ)

MIN @ CBJ, April 11, 4 pm PDT, Jackets lose 6-3

ANA @ PHX, April 11, 5 pm PDT, Ducks lose 5-4, SO

STL @ COL, April 12, 2 pm PDT

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Boston
2. Washington
3. New Jersey
4. Philadelphia (CAR, PIT)
5. Carolina (PHI, PIT)
6. Pittsburgh (PHI, CAR)
7. NY Rangers (MTL)
8. Montreal (NYR)

Insanity. And it's only four games.

Flyers in fourth:

  • Beat Islanders, beat Rangers (rest of field is open)
  • Beat Islanders, OTL to Rangers (NYR 7th, MTL 8th.)
  • OTL to Islanders, beat Rangers (rest of field is open)
  • OTL to Islanders, OTL to Rangers, Hurricanes lose/OTL, Penguins lose/OTL (NYR 7th, MTL 8th, CAR/PIT in 5th on points, CAR has tiebreaker)
  • Lose to Islanders/Rangers, OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Hurricanes lose, Penguins lose (NYR 7th, MTL 8th, CAR 5th, PIT 6th)

Hurricanes in fourth:

  • Beat Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers (PHI/PIT in 5th on points, PIT has tiebreaker, NYR/MTL in 7th on points, NYR has tiebreaker)
  • OTL to Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers OTL/lose to Islanders/Rangers, Penguins lose/OTL (same as above)
  • Lose to Devils, Flyers lose to Islanders and Rangers, Penguins lose (PIT 5th, PHI 6th, NYR 7th, MTL 8th)

Penguins in fourth:

  • Beat Canadiens, Hurricanes lose/OTL, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers (CAR/PHI in 5th on points, CAR has tiebreaker, NYR/MTL in 7th on points, NYR has tiebreaker)
  • OTL to Canadiens, Hurricanes lose, Flyers lose/OTL to Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers (same as above)
  • Beat Canadiens, Hurricanes lose, Flyers beat Islanders/Rangers, Flyers lose to Islanders/Rangers. (PIT-PHI-CAR-NYR-MTL)

Canadiens in seventh:

  • Beat Penguins, Rangers lose/OTL to Flyers (NYR in 8th, PIT in 6th, CAR/PHI in 4th on points, CAR has tiebreaker)
  • OTL to Penguins, Rangers lose to Flyers (NYR in 8th, CAR/PIT/PHI in 4th on points, CAR>PIT>PHI tiebreakers)

Rangers in seventh:

  • Beat Flyers (MTL in 8th, rest of field is open)
  • OTL to Flyers, Canadiens lose/OTL to Penguins (MTL in 8th, CAR/PIT/PHI in 4th on points, CAR>PIT>PHI tiebreakers)
  • Lose to Flyers, Canadiens lose to Penguins (same as above)
CAR @ NJD, April 11, 10 am PDT, Canes lose 3-2
PHI @ NYI, April 11, 11 am PDT, Flyers win 3-2
PIT @ MTL, April 11, 4 pm PDT, Pens win 3-1
NYR @ PHI, April 12, 2 pm PDT

 

Updated with Saturday's games. The East is set (BOS-MTL, WAS-NYR, NJD-CAR, PHI/PIT), aside from who has home ice in the 4/5 battle between the Flyers and Penguins. The Penguins get it if the Flyers get no points on Sunday, but if the Flyers aren't trailing after sixty minutes of play, the series opens up on Broad Street.

In the West, three different series will be affected by one game tomorrow. If the Blues win, we'll see SJ-ANA, DET-CBJ, and VAN-STL. If they can't improve their goal differential by the end of the season, then get ready for SJ-STL, DET-ANA, and VAN-CBJ. CHI-CAL is guaranteed no matter the outcome tomorrow.

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And for some reason I kept thinking of “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” when I was figuring all this out.

by senor_k on Apr 11, 2009 2:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Really nice work, Senor K. This is going to be one crazy weekend.

resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com

by CTGray on Apr 11, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions  

This looks like an official NHL press release, except they’re too moronic to do such a thing. Really sweet stuff.

Fear The Fin: Where The Second Round Is Overrated

by Mr. Plank on Apr 11, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions  

No Blues

The Sharks don’t need the Blues first round..They have more points since Jan 1 and Chris Mason is a very hot and scary goalie unlike Nabby who has had his worst and most inconsistent year..Eight beats one if the Blues finish eighth..

The Seer is the man!!

by The Seer on Apr 11, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Flyers beat Islanders

Canes are out of the running for 4th, and the Flyers cannot finish sixth. Penguins need to beat the Canadiens and Flyers need to lose to the Rangers for a PIT-PHI-CAR finish, which would then force NYR-MTL in 7th and eighth. If the Pens don’t win tonight, Philly gets fourth, with 5th going to the Pens if they get an OTL, and to the Canes if Pittsburgh loses.

by senor_k on Apr 11, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Updated.

See last two paragraphs for the rundown on tomorrow’s games.

by senor_k on Apr 12, 2009 1:46 AM PDT reply actions  

damn

i don’t want to face the blues or ducks.

"It aint over till the fat lady sings." - Not Yogi Berra

by serrapadre716 on Apr 12, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions  

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