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Fixed it for you, always love a good Hemingway reference!

Boy, I wish someone had posted this information somewhere, like maybe in this thread last Sunday at 9:40 pm. 😉

Game time - 7:00 pm on TSN 3 The story - Jets would clinch 2nd place with anything other than a regulation loss

Playoff positions and potential match-ups entering April 16 (all match-ups could be settled as early as end of night tonight) Dal could play LA, Nas, or Veg with home ice Wpg plays Col, home ice to be determined Van could play LA, Nas, or Veg with home ice Edm could play LA, Nas, or Veg with home ice LA could play Dal, Van, or Edm Nas could play Dal, Van, or Edm Veg could play Dal, Van, or Edm NYR could play Was, Det, Pit, or Phi with home ice Carolina will play NYI with home ice Bos could play Tor or TB with home ice Fla could play Tor or TB with home ice Tor could play Bos or Fla TB could play Bos or Fla Was, Det, Pit or Phi will play NYR To get in: Was needs a win, OR an OT/SO loss and an OT/SO loss by Det and Pit, OR regulation losses by Det, Pit, and Phi Det needs a win and a loss in any fashion by Was, OR an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by Was and a loss in any fashion by Pit Pit needs a win and losses by Was and Det in any fashion, OR an OT/SO loss and regulation losses by Was and Det and a loss by Phi in any fashion Phi needs a win and regulation losses by Was, Det, and Pit

Number of points required (combination of Jets points gained and other teams' points lost) to clinch (Jets hold the tiebreaker against every other team): April 16: 3 days left in the regular season. Jets can still earn 4 points (110 total)- Jets have guaranteed no worse than a 9th place finish (ahead of Toronto) and have clinched no worse than 3rd in the Central Division. Magic number of 1 to clinch 2nd in Central (ahead of Colorado) and 8th in the league Magic number of 2 to clinch 7th in the league (ahead of Edmonton) Magic number of 4 to clinch 6th in the league (ahead of Florida) Magic number of 5 to clinch 5th in the league (ahead of Vancouver) Magic number of 5* to clinch 4th in the league (ahead of Boston - magic number of 2 to eliminate Jets from contention) Jets eliminated from President’s Trophy, Western Conference top spot, and Central Division title contention. Can finish no better than 4th in the NHL (behind NYR, Dal, Car) (*do not control their own destiny to achieve) Based on current points percentage, projected final points for each team - teams in bold have completed their season (Jets current total of 106 points has them already securing 2nd in the Central, 4th in the West, 8th in the league, and projected to finish 2nd in the Central, 3rd in the West, and 6th in the NHL) y - Dal - 112 (guaranteed 1st) x - Wpg - 109 (guaranteed to play Col) x - Col - 106 (guaranteed to play Wpg) x - Van - 110 x - Edm - 107 x - LA - 98 x - Nas - 99 x - Veg - 98 —————- Eliminated from playoff contention: St.L, Min, Sea, Cal, Ari, Ana, Chi, SJ x - Bos - 110 x - Fla - 109 x - Tor - 105 (guaranteed 3rd) p - NYR - 114 (guaranteed 1st, will have home ice and face wildcard #2 in round 1) x - Car - 112 (guaranteed 2nd, will have home ice vs NYI in round 1) x - NYI - 93 (guaranteed 3rd, will start round 1 in Carolina) x - TB - 97 (guaranteed 1st wildcard, will face Atlantic champion in round 1) Was - 90 —————- Det - 90 (tragic # of 2) Pit - 89 (tragic # of 2) Phi - 88 (tragic # of 1) Eliminated from playoff contention: Buf, NJ, CBJ, Mon, Ott x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division z - clinched conference p - President’s Trophy April 15 story: In the Central, Nashville’s loss keeps open the possibility that they finish 8th In the Pacific, LA’s loss means they will finish 6th (3rd in the division) or 8th in the conference as they cannot pass Nashville. And Edmonton keeps its division title hopes alive with their win In the Atlantic, Boston’s loss keeps the division title in play, and Detroit’s huge comeback win in OT keeps them alive for the final playoff spot. In the Metro, the Rangers sew up the President’s Trophy and home ice throughout the playoffs, while the Islanders clinch a playoff spot and the 3rd seed in the division. They will open the playoffs in Carolina. Meanwhile, there are still 3 teams alive for the final playoff spot as Washington and Pittsburgh both win. April 16 key match-ups: 8 games, 7 of which could affect the standings. Sea @Wpg - Jets need to win or get to OT to clinch 2nd and home ice against Colorado in Round 1 Ott @ Bos - a Bruins’ win clinches the Atlantic title Det @ Mtl - Wings are eliminated with a regulation loss, eliminate Philly with an OT point, eliminate Pit with a win, and need a Washington loss to have a chance at the playoffs Was @ Phi - Caps have the clearest road to the final playoff spot - win and they are in. An OT loss still eliminates Philly but opens the door for the Wings and the Pens. The Flyers need a regulation win and all 3 teams above them to lose in regulation to make the post-season Tor @ Fla - a Panthers loss in regulation would relegate them to 2nd and hosting a playoff meeting with the Leafs Veg @ Chi - a loss in any fashion and the Knights will finish 8th in the West Cal @ Van - Anything other than a regulation loss and the Canucks wrap up the Pacific division title, but they need a win to keep their conference top spot hopes alive If the stars align, the entire playoff picture could be in place by night’s end.

Tweet of the day:

April 16 update below.

My understanding of the draft rules is that as a US college eligible player aged 18, the team holds his draft rights until August 15 after he graduates from college, provided he does not leave school early. If he does, then they hold his rights until June 1, 4 years after his draft year. So the Jets should have his rights until 2026. Different rules than for CHL players (two years) and college players drafted at age 20 (two years).

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@FrostyWinnipeg Toronto is also locked into the 3rd spot in the Atlantic 😁

Problem is you put him in today even for 30 seconds and Hellebuyck does not get credit for a shutout.

This is for Helle, but also for LB who I owe it to from Thursday: Jets now 4 goals ahead of Florida (and counting, 2-2 game vs Buffalo in the 2nd) with an extra game to play in the Jennings chase. Sadly, if they pull it off, Brossoit will not get his name on the trophy as he will fall short of the 25 game threshold to qualify.

Took a quick listen to Avs radio. I get not being rah-rah when the visitors score, but even at 1-0 they make it sound like a funeral. At 7-0 they sound like they are prepping for self immolation. And Avs Twitter losing its mind. At least this guy has a sense of humour about it. Wonder how many of those Jets fans who were “so done with this team” two weeks ago are quietly slinking back today? Only downside so far is that Dallas officially clinched top spot in the Central with their win today. Then again, given the season series result, Jets should be fairly happy to draw the Avs in Round 1, which is now a certainty.

Colorado fans not very happy with their squad.

Season high goal total. Not bad for a bunch of frauds.

Make it 6!

And Georgiev gets the hook.

And now 3-0 with 2/2 power play. And before I can even type that it’s 4-0! This is about as perfect a period as you could imagine in Colorado (knock wood)

If: Jets win in regulation, their magic number is 2 Jets win in OT or shootout, their magic number is 3 Avs win in regulation, their magic number is 3 Avs win in extra time, their magic number is 4

No idea how reliable this is, but here it is:

No. First tiebreaker is purely regulation wins, Jets have more than any team in the NHL there with 43 (tied with Carolina). Next adds in OT wins as well, but not shootout wins. The Jets’ total of 49 is second best (tied with the Canes, only one behind the Rangers’ league leading total of 50). Third tiebreaker is total wins (this includes shootout wins as well). Only the Jets, Canucks, Flames, and Devils have yet to win a shootout contest this year.

Today’s update below.

The head-to-head results are actually the 4th tiebreaker. The first is wins in regulation, then regulation and OT wins, then total wins. Jets actually hold the tiebreaker over Dallas, so the Stars need 2 points to clinch first place. Jets are leading Colorado by 2 wins in the first tiebreaker, so there is no mathematical way that the Jets and Avs end up tied in points at the end of the year and the Jets lose the tiebreaker at this point. Tonight’s game is huge for both teams if they want to finish second, but bigger for Colorado not to lose, as they have less room for error in that they have to finish ahead of Winnipeg in points to claim second. Jets get there if they finish tied.

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