lordstanley

With Caps, Flyers, Wings and Pens still having hope.

Maybe I'm just especially attuned it the last few games because the stakes have been so high, but it seems like there has been an unusually high amount of turnovers by Red Wings defensemen this week in their zone. Not just Petry. Also Seider, Edvinsson.

Wings tied 1-1 after 1. Caps up 1-0 after 1 on a late deflected goal by Ovechkin

Seider rocket ties it.

Habs open the scoring in a well-executed 2 on 1. Nothing is easy.

And definitely Dan in the radio booth should go solo. Monroe joining him on Sunday like he does occasionally was brutal. Nails on the chalkboard.

The entertainment value this season has been a 9 out of 10. Just in the last week alone, fighting back from 2 down late to take the Pens to OT, blowing a big lead to Toronto but winning in OT, falling into a big hole to Montreal but winning in OT. Before that, being in the top 5 in the NHL for goals scored and starting 2024 with a 16-4-2 stretch which showed that for awhile the Wings could play with anyone. The ups and downs are what make being a sports fan memorable. But I'm not going to let them off the hook for a 4-11-2 stretch, and if the Wings miss the playoffs Lalonde should be on the hot seat. I just think there's a bit of tendency for the Red Wings brass to say stuff like "no one dreamed we'd be in position" when in reality they're neither outperforming not underperforming expectations for this season - as shown in the preseason thread, most of us expected them to be around 90 points and on the playoff bubble. Which at 89 points and tied for the last playoff spot with 1 game to go is exactly where they are.

Reminded me of Roman Wilson on the tying drive in the Rose Bowl. Gostisbehere not only did a great job of jumping to catch it, but then the quick deft pass that if at all careless could have been intercepted for an easy empty netter.

Et on francais...

Sloth and Buddha and 1984 could hit their points predictions exactly AND be right about just the playoffs, with a Wings OT loss tomorrow. I won’t get my 92 point prediction bang on but could still be right about 9th place.

The opponent for whoever gets the 2nd wildcard will be the Rangers, who clinched both the President’s Trophy and #1 seed in the East tonight.

NYI has clinched 3rd in the Metro. So only one spot up for grabs, the 2nd wildcard. Detroit has to beat Washington’s result by at least a point tomorrow. Ideally by winning. Because if the Wings lose in overtime and the Caps lose in regulation to Philly, the Wings will finish ahead of Philly and Washington but Pittsburgh would be able to beat out the Wings by defeating NYI Wednesday. If the Wings win tomorrow, Pittsburgh can’t catch them. The tiebreakers are what they are. But too bad that the Wings lead Washington in RegulationOvertimeWins, Total Wins and goal differential but wll lose the tiebreaker due to fewer RegulationWins.

Here you go. Raymond’s Winner.m4a

I love seeing that line on HFBoards because invariably a European or under-40 year old who doesn’t get the reference will go off on a rant about how stupid is the poster.

Yes, not ideal. I thought tonight was a great chance for the Caps to drop a point. Good news though the game is in Philadelphia and I think the Flyers might still be mathematically alive (if the Flyers win in regulation those teo teams will be tied in points, RWs and ROWs. Don’t know to be honest. Edit: Sounds like Flyers are still alive, if this accurate. Good! Want them to be motivated.

Ken Kal’s call of the tying goal. Wings Tie Habs Late.m4a

Ken Kal’s call of fhe winning goal. Raymond Beats Habs It In OT!.m4a

Crossbar!

Wings finally playing with urgency but only 6 minutes to go and still down a goal.

Lyon made some big saves early in the 2nd, and the Wings are making turnovers especially on the 4th goal. But 4 goals on 13 shots doesn't cut it.

Trail 4-2. 20 minutes to save their season.