St. Louis gets a wild win over Detroit tonight, 5 - 4, with Backes getting 4 of the Blues' tallies. Conklin was in goal for the Wings, and now how dumb does the Detroit organization look for not picking up a goalie at the trade deadline? Osgood and Conkline are not going to get Detroit out of the first round, at the current rate. St. Louis is now back in 7th place, pending the outcome of the Anaheim/Vancouver game, which is currently tied at 5 in the 3rd.
Edmonton lost a tough one tonight, 2 -1 against San Jose, reducing the CBJ magic number for Edmonton to 1. If Vancouver can beat Anaheim, the MN against Anaheim goes down to 2.5.
A Chicago win over Nashville on Friday, combined with a Calgary win over Minnesota puts us in the position where a win over Nashville on Saturday would effectively clinch for us. Technically, the clinch would come with at least an OTL on Sunday vs. Chicago, but as a practical matter, it is over.
If it makes everyone feel better, consider that the NHL media and related pundits are not concerned about us being in the playoffs. They may not understand the paranoia that 7 years of missing the playoffs breeds, but I trust their judgment.
More tidbits tomorrow . . . Go Jackets!
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I also want to point out that if the Jackets win Sat and Sun we are in. I like not having to count on the chips falling perfectly and I would rather clinch at home than in Nashville(as awesome as that would be considering the history).
I'm going to be out of town this weekend. If we clinch, I want to hear the champaigne corks popping from -new york-, guys.
(OK, OK, this is Columbus. I suppose it could be beer bottlecaps. But still.)
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