[Rids]

For the Oilers to make the playoffs the number being passed around is 91 points. Currently the Oilers are at 60 points with 26 games left (or 52 points left on the table). Let's use this thread to monitor the race to the playoff pole once again.

26 games left - need 16 wins

 

[panoo]

Lets hope after tonight, they only need 15 wins!!

 

[Rids]

Loss to Boston. Can only give up 9 more losses but going 2-1 on a repeating cycle will be ok too. Just shouldn't have lost to Boston...

Beat SE Division leader Atlanta 5-1 then go to Boston and drop an egg 3-0.

 

[Rids]

Update on the Standings:

Western Conference
Team GP Pts
1. * Nashville 57 79
2. * Anaheim 57 74
3. * Calgary 57 68
4. Detroit 58 78
5. San Jose 56 73
6. Dallas 56 70
7. Vancouver 56 66
8. Minnesota 57 66
9. Edmonton 57 60
10. Colorado 56 58

 

[Rids]

The worst thing happened to Edmonton wasn't the OT loss to Buffalo but the night before when Minnesota and Vancouver went to OT.

24 games left 2-1-1 for 5 points of a needed 30ish to make the playoffs.

 

[imported_shookem]

Vancouver's on the road in Chicago tonight.

 

[Rids]

With St. Louis beating Nashville tonight and Vancouver beating Chicago here's the updated standings.

Western Conference
Team GP Pts
1. * Nashville 59 81
2. * Anaheim 58 76
3. * Vancouver 58 70
4. Detroit 59 80
5. San Jose 58 73
6. Dallas 57 70
7. Calgary 58 68
8. Minnesota 58 67
9. Edmonton 58 61
10. Colorado 57 60
11. St. Louis 59 57

 

[Rids]

Updated again following the Oilers shoot out loss to the Sens.

Western Conference
Team GP Pts
1. * Nashville 61 83
2. * Anaheim 61 80
3. * Vancouver 60 74
4. Detroit 60 82
5. San Jose 59 73
6. Dallas 59 73
7. Minnesota 61 71
8. Calgary 60 70
9. Colorado 60 62
10. Edmonton 60 62
11. St. Louis 61 61

 

[Rids]

20 games to go and 25 points needed to reach the magical 91 that is estimated to earn 8th spot in the West.

Two good wins in a row could spurn this team on!

 

[Rids]

With Brewer re-signing in St. Louis who else should be on the Oiler radar leading up to Tuesday's deadline?

 

[shady82]

I don't think anyone this year. A loss tomorrow and I think they are going to be sellers.

 

[Rids]

I was hoping they would go after Joey MacDonald when he was put on waivers by Detroit. But too slow and Boston got him. Too bad too since Edmonton is higher up on the list than Boston and should've gotten him if double claimed.

 

[Rids]

keep getting farther and farther from the dream. Not mathematically out of it yet.

 

[Rids]

Interview with Andy Murray today and he figures that the 8th seed in the West will need 93 points to make the playoffs. Doing the math and the Oilers and Blues are both within that just can't hardly lose a game from now to the end of the season.