SENS PLAYOFFS DRIVE: Update!

Ok, admittedly, my original post on the subject of the Sens making the post-season was more of a tongue-in-cheek exaggeration, at best. Haha, what if the Sens run the board and only lose 1 game the rest of the way....

Well, here we are more than one week later, and everything I speculated has come true. The Sens have beaten every single team they've faced, except for one loss I afforded them, to the Boston Bruins. So with my so far spotless "prediction" still in play, let's go over the rules one more time:

The Sens will win every game from now until the end of the season, beginning Wednesday night in Carolina. The remainder of the Eastern Conference will play out like so: If a 3rd place team plays a 6th place team, the 3rd place team wins. If a 4th place team plays a 5th place team, 4th would win, but it'd be in OT or a shootout, so the 5th place team would collect the point. Unless of course, they were playing the Sens, who I've already indicated win all their games. (And if they're going on this kind of a streak, well, they're not taking the Sabres or Leafs into OT!) Also, if an Eastern Conference team plays a team in the West, the team with the most points gains the win.

Anyways, here how things now play out. Breathe a sigh of relief, Habs fans:

1. Bruins 114 pts.
2. Devils 113 pts.
3. Capitals 112 pts.
4. Flyers 106 pts.
5. Penguins 97 pts.
6. Hurricanes 95 pts.
7. Senators 94 pts.
8. Canadiens (somehow) 92 pts.

9. Rangers 91 pts.
10. Panthers 89 pts.
11. Sabres 83 pts.
12. Maple Leafs 73 pts.
13. Thrashers 68 pts.
14. Lightning 65 pts.
15. Islanders 57 pts.

The Rangers only pick up 7 points the rest of the season, with a much tougher schedule than the Canadiens, which resulted in their slide. Otherwise, things go relatively as planned. Should be an interesting stretch going forwards. Should the Sens keep pace over the next week, expect another update next weekend!

Oh, and the Sweat Hogs lost to the North Stars 8-7. Not a great defensive game, hopefully the Hogs can tighten things up for the Playoffs and their first round match-up next Sunday, 7:50 p.m.