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This story may explain things a bit. Not sure who is too young here to remember:

Penultimate day of the regular season, the 16 playoff teams are now set but the match-ups are almost all still to be decided. 15 games tonight, 7 have playoff implications. After tonight 6 for certain, and maybe all 8 playoff match-ups will be determined. East: Boston is #1 seed and has home ice advantage through the playoffs. They will play either NYI or Florida in round 1. Toronto is #2 in the Atlantic, Tampa Bay is #3, and they meet again in round 1 with the Buds holding home ice advantage. NY Rangers are the #3 seed in the Metro and will open on the road against either Carolina or New Jersey. The other 4 positions are still up for grabs, so 3 of 4 first round match-ups are yet to be determined. All will be settled after tonight. The key games: Carolina at Florida - the Canes need a win to guarantee top spot in the Metro without relying on outside help, NJ holds the tie-breaker against them. Florida needs a win to leapfrog NYI into 7th spot (Isles hold the tie break there). A Panthers loss in any fashion means they face Boston in Round 1. A Hurricanes loss means they need help to still finish atop the Metro, but it is possible that this game tonight could be a preview of a Round 1 match-up between these two teams (this would require a Florida win and a Devils loss where the Devils get zero points or Carolina gets at least a loser point). NJ at Washington - the Devils need a win and a Hurricanes loss (in any fashion) OR an OT/SO loss and a Canes regulation loss to take top spot in the Metro. Otherwise they will face NY Rangers in Round 1. None of the other East games have any bearing on playoff standings. Columbus is still primed to finish last in the league (they play tonight and tomorrow) and claim the best lottery odds for Connor Bedard. West: Only Minnesota at #3 in the Central and Winnipeg at #8 are the playoff positions set in stone. Vegas and Edmonton are still in the running for the “Predators conference title” as Frosty so eloquently put it, and the chance to face the Jets in Round 1. LA and Seattle are still fighting it out for the #3 Pacific spot, with the loser falling into the #7 wildcard seed to meet the Central champ. Colorado and Dallas are sorting out who will win the Central and who will host the Wild in Round 1. This is the only race that may not be settled after tonight’s games, but it could be. 5 key games - Winnipeg at Colorado - St. Louis at Dallas - the Avs and Stars results may tell us everything or nothing about the Central race. All that is certain is that if Colorado ends the night ahead of Dallas in points, they win the Central, and if they end the night 2 or more points behind Dallas, they finish 2nd (Dallas holds the tie break). Bottom line, Colorado must match or better Dallas’ result tonight to stay in contention for top in the Central. But a Dallas regulation loss and a Colorado win could also settle the division in the Avs favour tonight. San Jose at Edmonton - Oilers need a win and a Vegas regulation loss to win the Pacific (and the West), any other result and they finish #2. Oilers hold the tie break against Vegas. LA at Anaheim - the Kings need a single point or a Seattle loss in any fashion to claim 3rd in the Pacific (Seattle holds the tie break). Vegas at Seattle - the last game of the night could determine 3 playoff match-ups. Vegas claims the West title and a match-up with Winnipeg with a single point, or an Oiler loss in any fashion. Seattle needs a win and a Kings regulation loss to steal 3rd in the Pacific and avoid a first round match-up with the Central champ.

This from a couple of days ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/michael-lerner-dead.html

“Evanson is Creed from ‘The Office’ “. 😂😂😂

FIFY. Try looking at the Bomber roster page. That seems to stimulate a lot of “growth” around here.

His long term future with the club must be resolved this off-season. More important than Dubois’, more important than Scheifele’s. His is the first contract that should be settled. Every other move the club makes hinges on this.

Yep. Teams with the biggest goaltending question marks in the West.

I want to see if Reaves gets a fine for the boarding that went unpenalized, or gets fined or suspended for the late staged fight. If my reading of the rule is correct (or unless they have changed it) it required an instigator penalty to enforce the rule that any fight started in the last 5 minutes of the game where an instigator gets called nets an automatic league review that could lead to a one game suspension for the player and the coach. It was clear as day what happened out there, refs blew another call. I am not sure that there is an automatic suspension. He gets an automatic game misconduct (which applies to last night’s game).

First tie break is “regulation wins” only, not overall wins. Vegas has 37, Colorado has 34 with only 2 games left. Tie breaker goes to Vegas. Only Edmonton can catch Vegas for the #1 seed (they have 44 regulation wins so they own the tie break over Vegas). Love the “Predators title” reference, BTW.

Where things stand: In the West, Minnesota is locked into the #3 spot in the Central, Winnipeg is locked into the #8 seed. Winnipeg will play either Vegas or Edmonton in Round 1. Vegas clinches the top seed with a win or OT/SO loss OR any type of loss by Edmonton. Edmonton holds the tie breaker if they finish tied. LA clinches 3rd in the Pacific with a win or OT/SO loss OR any type of loss by Seattle. Seattle holds the tie breaker if they finish tied. Whoever is the #7 seed will play the Central division winner. Colorado can clinch the Central with any combination of 4 points earned or Dallas points lost, Dallas holds the tie breaker if they finish tied. In the East, Boston is the #1 seed. Toronto will host Tampa Bay in Round 1 as the #2 and #3 seeds in the Atlantic. NY Rangers are locked into the #3 seed in the Metro. Carolina clinches the Metro with a win, a NJ regulation loss, or if both lose in OT/SO. NJ holds the tie breaker if they finish tied. Florida has clinched a playoff spot, and can clinch the #7 seed with a win, OT/SO loss, or any type of loss by NYI. Pittsburgh can finish no better than 8th and is eliminated with a loss in any way OR a NYI win or OT/SO loss. Florida has the tie breakers over both NYI and Pittsburgh, and NYI holds the tie breaker over Pittsburgh should there be ties. Only 3 games tonight, NYI can clinch a playoff spot with a single point.

I know Willard Reaves a little bit and he has always been a good guy, but his kids are punks.

BEAUTY!!!!!!

Only reason Reaves doesn’t get a boarding call there is because DeMelo luckily got up. Totally dirty hit. League always punishes the result, not the act. Bush league.

Haven’t listened to him in a while so I’ll reserve judgment, but I was not a fan when he started out. Too wordy for hockey PBP, always behind on the play.

Minny rested a bunch of stars last night.

Sentimentality aside, there’s not really anything wrong with that logic if accurate.

Had a director ever made a bigger name for himself off of so few films? In over 50 years he has directed only 6 films.

We need a shoutout song. A few thoughts, please submit suggestions: Zero from the Smashing Pumpkins Shut Out by Paul Jabara with Donna Summer The Happiest Days of Our Lives/Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd

With an extra 12 seconds of new CGI enhancements for all the nerds out there!!!!!!!!!!!! Lucas has sucked on the teat of this emaciated cash cow so much her name has gone from Bessie to Baggy.

I guess that’s an apology? Not needed, football is a business and he made a business decision.