CLINCH DAY - Ottawa Senators @ New York Islandddddders, Sunday, April 1, 2012, 3:00 PM EST

It was cool seeing the reaction of some guys to making the playoffs. Turris and Michalek were giddy.

I think is the exact right guy to lead our charge in the post-season. He has shown time and again that he comes up big when it matters most.

Turris heating up now is such a good thing... hopefully he can carry that into the playoffs to give us some sweet scoring depth... Murray is looking like a genius now.

If anyone finds a pre-sale for tix, let's post it here. I usually get one a day early so if and when, I will post it or PM it to anyone that is interested.

shabbs wrote:Turris heating up now is such a good thing... hopefully he can carry that into the playoffs to give us some sweet scoring depth... Murray is looking like a genius now.

Rundblad is -17 in Portland

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:Turris heating up now is such a good thing... hopefully he can carry that into the playoffs to give us some sweet scoring depth... Murray is looking like a genius now.

Rundblad is -17 in Portland

I don't put a lot of stock into +/- but that's pretty bad for a guy many people claimed was the next great thing to come from Europe. He's 2, 3 years away from the NHL.

The Turris trade was an absolute steal and what Murray sold Rundblad at was 100% the peak of his value. He will never be a 1,2 guy in the NHL. Lucky if he ever becomes a 3, 4. He's an awful North American D man.

Anyone know the shootout stats? Just wondering what our chances are of catching Jersey for the 6th seed. I figure there's a good chance they win only 1 of their last 3. If we win all 3 of ours, that leaves us tied. However, they would still have 2 more wins than us, assuming we have an equal amount of shootout wins...

Just curious

Vandelay wrote:Anyone know the shootout stats? Just wondering what our chances are of catching Jersey for the 6th seed. I figure there's a good chance they win only 1 of their last 3. If we win all 3 of ours, that leaves us tied. However, they would still have 2 more wins than us, assuming we have an equal amount of shootout wins...

Just curious

You want to pay attention to the ROWs (regulation / overtime wins). That's the first tie-breaker now.

If OTT catches NJ in points (i.e., ties them), OTT will move ahead into sixth. But for that to happen, we need NJ to start losing some games (and in regulation).

NJ's magic # right now is 3 -- 3 more points, and they lock up 6th. Considering that the alternative to FLA is BOS, you have to think that NJ will take this seriously, and that they may well grind out those 3 points before we even get a chance to face them on Saturday.

If not, however, and if OTT wins its next two games, then Saturday's game will be a very meaningful one.

Vandelay wrote:Anyone know the shootout stats? Just wondering what our chances are of catching Jersey for the 6th seed. I figure there's a good chance they win only 1 of their last 3. If we win all 3 of ours, that leaves us tied. However, they would still have 2 more wins than us, assuming we have an equal amount of shootout wins...

Just curious

If the Devils pick up 3 points... they lock in to 6th. We're 4 points back, both teams have 3 games remaining, and as it stands today, we have two more ROWs than they do. That last game of the season could be interesting.

EDIT: I see Rooney beat me to it. What he said.

so...this is incorrect:

NHL By-Law 27.3 now reads as follows (with the approved revision in underlined italics):

At the conclusion of the regular Schedule of Championship Games the standing of the teams in each Conference shall be determined in accordance with the following priorities in the order listed:

a) First place in each of the three divisions seeded 1, 2 and 3.

b) The higher number of points earned by the Club.

c) The greater number of games won by the Club (excluding games won in the Shootout).

Vandelay wrote:so...this is incorrect:

NHL By-Law 27.3 now reads as follows (with the approved revision in underlined italics):

At the conclusion of the regular Schedule of Championship Games the standing of the teams in each Conference shall be determined in accordance with the following priorities in the order listed:

a) First place in each of the three divisions seeded 1, 2 and 3.

b) The higher number of points earned by the Club.

c) The greater number of games won by the Club (excluding games won in the Shootout).

That's not the whole by-law... it now reads:

NHL By-Law 27.3 now reads as follows (with the approved revision in underlined italics):

At the conclusion of the regular Schedule of Championship Games the standing of the teams in each Conference shall be determined in accordance with the following priorities in the order listed:

a) First place in each of the three divisions seeded 1, 2 and 3.

b) The higher number of points earned by the Club.

c) The greater number of games won by the Club (excluding games won in the Shootout).

d) The higher number of points earned in games against each other among two or more Clubs having equal standing under priorities (b) and (c).

e) The greater differential between goals scored for and against by clubs having equal standing under priority (d).

Never mind....I just realized I'm an idiot.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:Turris heating up now is such a good thing... hopefully he can carry that into the playoffs to give us some sweet scoring depth... Murray is looking like a genius now.

Rundblad is -17 in Portland

Holy Dung! Didn't realize that.

shabbs wrote:Turris heating up now is such a good thing... hopefully he can carry that into the playoffs to give us some sweet scoring depth... Murray is looking like a genius now.

He's hit like 10,000 posts since he went cold after the ASB. Good to see him have a multi-point game.

wprager wrote:Rundblad is -17 in Portland

Remember when got off to a shaky start and everyone was all over him? And then he miraculously got better? Yeah, that pretty much coincided with Rundblad getting traded. Rundblad was (and still is, apparently) a defensive liability.

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:Rundblad is -17 in Portland

Remember when got off to a shaky start and everyone was all over him? And then he miraculously got better? Yeah, that pretty much coincided with Rundblad getting traded. Rundblad was (and still is, apparently) a defensive liability.

Yah, not a big shock everything got better after Rundblad left. He was awful. Not an NHLer by any stretch at this point.

You can't really judge Rundblad yet, he doesn't have elite speed or elite hockey sense like Karlsson, so he'll have to be babied for a while in the AHL. He has excellent puck moving/passing skills though - and that's something Ottawa may find itself lacking in years to come on the 2nd pairing.

That guy shouldn't have been in the NHL as long as he was, we all knew it, he had/has a lot to learn before he can make a positive impact.

SpezDispenser wrote:You can't really judge Rundblad yet, he doesn't have elite speed or elite hockey sense like Karlsson, so he'll have to be babied for a while in the AHL. He has excellent puck moving/passing skills though - and that's something Ottawa may find itself lacking in years to come on the 2nd pairing.

That guy shouldn't have been in the NHL as long as he was, we all knew it, he had/has a lot to learn before he can make a positive impact.

So does Corey Locke.

Rundblad's game doesn't translate to the NHL. He wants to play like Karlsson but he doesn't have anywhere near the speed.

Turris is the kind of player we need right now, and he's already contributing a lot and will only get better. The deal is a win, regardless of what Rundblad becomes.