Magic # update (for the Leafs to finish ahead of each team):

Tampa: 11

Washington: 6

Detroit: 2

Islanders: 1

Philly: 1

Please note: this assumes that in each case, the tie-breaker would go to the other team.
- Atomic Wedgie

Detroit did the Leafs a solid last night against the Lightning.

Detroit did the Leafs a solid last night against the Lightning.
- GalacticStone

I switched to the game after the Leafs' game ended.

Was a pretty exciting last few minutes.

Detroit did the Leafs a solid last night against the Lightning.
- GalacticStone

well yes and no.
yes - they beat TB to give the Leafs a little more breathing room in the standing
no - if they lost, the Leafs would be this much close to punching their ticket to the postseason.

well yes and no.
yes - they beat TB to give the Leafs a little more breathing room in the standing
no - if they lost, the Leafs would be this much close to punching their ticket to the postseason.
- dmnted

True, and I guess it depends on who you want as a first round matchup. Honestly, I don't think any match up looks great for either team. Whether you end up with Florida, Boston, New York, or Tampa, it's gonna be a dog fight. I think I'd rather NYR.

well yes and no.
yes - they beat TB to give the Leafs a little more breathing room in the standing
no - if they lost, the Leafs would be this much close to punching their ticket to the postseason.
- dmnted

I'm the most pessimistic Leafs fan on earth, but even I believe that the Leafs will win one of their remaining games, or the Islanders and Philly won't win all of their remaining ones.

Count Floyd!
- drexel

aka Guy Caballero

I'm the most pessimistic Leafs fan on earth, but even I believe that the Leafs will win one of their remaining games, or the Islanders and Philly won't win all of their remaining ones.
- Atomic Wedgie

Isles and Philly have zero chance. They might not be mathematically eliminated yet, but it would take a plane crash for them to qualify.

aka Guy Caballero

- dmnted

Ross Atkins is trending...i clicked and read some post ... are jays fans worse than Leaf fans? its go to be a close race

Isles and Philly have zero chance. They might not be mathematically eliminated yet, but it would take a plane crash for them to qualify.
- GalacticStone

The Islanders are in particularly tough, in that they need to win all their games in regulation (and have the Leafs lose every game in regulation).

Anything less than that and the Leafs win the first tie-breaker.

Isles and Philly have zero chance. They might not be mathematically eliminated yet, but it would take a plane crash for them to qualify.
- GalacticStone

Do you mean Pitt, because I think Philly has a good chance in that they currently are in a playoff spot.

Do you mean Pitt, because I think Philly has a good chance in that they currently are in a playoff spot.
- Zezel

The Penguins cannot catch the Leafs.

Ross Atkins is trending...i clicked and read some post ... are jays fans worse than Leaf fans? its go to be a close race
- senstroll

- AdamFrench

not entirely. Get Vanny peeps added to the mix

- AdamFrench

she is way more sexier when she doesn't use an American accent but her true British voice.

The Penguins cannot catch the Leafs.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yeah but he's talking about qualifying.

- AdamFrench

yeah a lot of overlap for sure. but also a lot of other teams fans

she is way more sexier when she doesn't use an American accent but her true British voice.
- dmnted

Just watched Pride and Prejudice the other day and she was (and still is) hawt.

The Penguins cannot catch the Leafs.
- Atomic Wedgie

Right now everything is close to sealed up, but there are 2 wild card spots being chases by Detroit, Philly and Washington. Washington is the favourite and then depending on which odds maker you ask, it's Detroit or Philly. Philly is up by 1 point with 6 games to go, and 4 of those against teams below them in the standings; Detroit has 7 games remaining and 4 of those are against teams blow them in the standings.

A 6 point lead on Tampa with 8 games to go between us? We play each other twice? I'd say Wednesday's game goes a long way towards determining how tight your sphincter is going to feel over the next two weeks.

Ross Atkins is trending...i clicked and read some post ... are jays fans worse than Leaf fans? its go to be a close race
- senstroll

The Blue Jays are where the Leafs were a couple of years ago - they should be ahead of the pace given all of their prospects maturing at once. They have a very solid starting rotation - but have had a glaring problem in the bullpen for years. Unlike the Leafs and the hunt for the great unicorn RHD, fixing up the bullpen is the easiest thing to do in all of baseball. Relievers aren't that expensive and they aren't that hard to get in trades. Instead they go out and overspend on 39 year old DHs, has-been players, or trade offensive players and promising prospects for a guy who's good in the field but can't hit - like trading stars for John McDonald. It has been a horrid two years for the Shatkins group and they deserve the vitriol they are receiving.

They spent this offseason courting the hot chick who was a 10 and they're a 4 at best, and when they didn't land her - everyone else at the dance had gone home.

Ross Atkins is trending...i clicked and read some post ... are jays fans worse than Leaf fans? its go to be a close race
- senstroll

Probably any fanbase that had aspirations of their team having post season success or "change" would post the same crap if they continued to fail.

Do you mean Pitt, because I think Philly has a good chance in that they currently are in a playoff spot.
- Zezel

Philly currently sits in a spot, but if you had to pick one current playoff team to crash and burn before qualifying, I think it would be Philly. Torts has managed to admirably polish a turd, but there aint no way that roster and goalie are punching a ticket. I gotta think the spiral is coming for them. Maybe I am wrong.

Philly currently sits in a spot, but if you had to pick one current playoff team to crash and burn before qualifying, I think it would be Philly. Torts has managed to admirably polish a turd, but there aint no way that roster and goalie are punching a ticket. I gotta think the spiral is coming for them. Maybe I am wrong.
- GalacticStone

None of the the teams seem too eager to grab that last spot anyway!

Intriguing Tampa vs. Bruins first rounder is a possibility...

The Blue Jays are where the Leafs were a couple of years ago - they should be ahead of the pace given all of their prospects maturing at once. They have a very solid starting rotation - but have had a glaring problem in the bullpen for years. Unlike the Leafs and the hunt for the great unicorn RHD, fixing up the bullpen is the easiest thing to do in all of baseball. Relievers aren't that expensive and they aren't that hard to get in trades. Instead they go out and overspend on 39 year old DHs, has-been players, or trade offensive players and promising prospects for a guy who's good in the field but can't hit - like trading stars for John McDonald. It has been a horrid two years for the Shatkins group and they deserve the vitriol they are receiving.

They spent this offseason courting the hot chick who was a 10 and they're a 4 at best, and when they didn't land her - everyone else at the dance had gone home.
- Monkeypunk

hmm i dont see the bullpen as an issue. they drastically improved that over the last few seasons. not top of the league or anything but 5-10th

my comment is more on...its 5 games ..way to early to have a hissy fit

she is way more sexier when she doesn't use an American accent but her true British voice.
- dmnted

I'm so damn old I thought that was Tina Louise.