Playoff Update

By: Jeff Little • March 9th, 2009

Here is the most recent playoff update, through the games of yesterday. This is based on every team playing at their overall pace for the remainder of the year, so that this takes ups and downs along the way into account. Division winners get top 3 seeds.

1. San Jose 120 points
2. Detroit 117 points
3. Calgary 104 points
4. Chicago 104 points
5. Vancouver 97 points
6. Columbus 89 points
7. Edmonton 88 points
8. Minnesota 87 points
9. Nashville 87 points
10. Dallas 87 points
11. St. Louis 83 points
12. Anaheim 83 points
13. Los Angeles 82 points
14. Phoenix 76 points
15. Colorado 73 points

Picture remains pretty close to last week, with the top four falling a little, Vancouver surging, and the bottom few falling a bit. Under this scenario, 88 is a lock and 87 gets 8th, subject to tiebreakers. Based on 88 points, the CBJ would have to just play .500 hockey from here on in to qualify. 9 – 7 gets us to 90 points, which is much safer!

Go Jackets!

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A native of the SF Bay Area, my first exposure to hockey was the SF/Oakland/California Golden Seals, including Charlie Finley and the white skates. Fast forward to the late 1980's when Gretzky and the Kings came up to the Bay Area for an exhibition game at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, for which we had glass seats. I was at the first San Jose Sharks game in the Cow Palace, and followed them for their first few pathetic years, before moving to Columbus in 1994. I attended the first pro-NHL rally downtown, and have been a season ticket holder since Day 1, wife & I are active in the Jacket Backers, and son is an avid fan as well. I cover the Jackets for Inside Hockey, and contribute regularly to a variety of hockey sites. I maintain contact with the Jackets organization, and like to dig into stories, bringing a fresh, and sometimes irreverent perspective to hockey.

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  1. Comment by Rick on 9 March 2009:

    This team is playing like a classic “Hitch” team; built for the playoffs. I’m starting to hear that quite a few teams are not looking forward to having to possibly play us in the playoffs. I like it!!!

    Carry The Flag!!!

  2. Comment by roadman on 9 March 2009:

    Agreed, have heard/read several comments now that indicate NO ONE wants the CBJ in the playoffs. Even heard the guys on NHL Live today just before interviewing Nash talking about how the CBJ with a hot Mason could do some damage.

    That being said, let us not put the cart ahead of the horse. We are not here yet, still need to stay the course and earn another 20 points. As I have mentioned before lets hope the Dead Wing trashing launches us on another run just like the Washington win did. Then we can discuss who it is that doesn’t want to face us.

    Carry the Flag!!!

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