Magic Number Thread!

[Curtrain]

Tough loss for Calgary tonight. Saturday should be pretty interesting. If Canucks win vs Calgary, the magic number (in points) will drop from 8 to 4.

 

[Curtrain]

Tonight Edmonton could be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The following needs to happen:

* Dallas wins (or at least loses in overtime)
* LA wins
* Detroit beats Edmonton in regulation

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I'm amazed the Islanders haven't been eliminated yet.

 

[puckhead]

I'm amazed the Islanders haven't been eliminated yet.

- - - LEast joke goes here - - -

 

[puckhead]

St Louis now can't catch us



/yes I will update with every team knocked off.


from passittobulis:
on Jan 1, Canucks had a 6 point division lead on 2nd place Colorado Avalanche.
that lead is now 39 points.

 

[Curtrain]

Magic number for the President's Trophy is now 10 games.

 

[puckhead]

CAL and CBJ now can't catch us

(which also puts Calgary's playoff chances in perspective)

 

[SLY]

St Louis now can't catch us



/yes I will update with every team knocked off.


from passittobulis:
on Jan 1, Canucks had a 6 point division lead on 2nd place Colorado Avalanche.
that lead is now 39 points.

Lmao, thats sad.

 

[mattola]

Magic number for the President's Trophy is now 10 games.

i take it that means 5 wins for us and 5 losses for Philly? or Det?

 

[puckhead]

i take it that means 5 wins for us and 5 losses for Philly? or Det?

10 games over Philly (5W + 5L or whatever), 8 over Detroit, 7 over Wash

 

[BOSSMANPC]

The Oil have scored 172 goals this year. If they can average 19.8 GPG the rest of the way and hit that magical 410 they might have a shot at it.

 

[puckhead]

with so many of the teams battling for 8th getting points today, the Avs are officially out.

 

[sherbert1421]

with so many of the teams battling for 8th getting points today, the Avs are officially out.

what a second half collapse by the avs... 2-20-2 since jan 20

 

[SLY]

what a second half collapse by the avs... 2-20-2 since jan 20

Wow, that is horrible.

 

[Curtrain]

Magic number for the President's Trophy is now 8 games (4 Van wins, 4 Philly losses). A regulation loss for the Flyers tonight would sure help things out

6 games to clinch top seed in the Western Conference.

 

[ELYEAH82]

Not sure the Presidents trophy is something to want. It seems to be bad luck

 

[IPostedWhat]

Not sure the Presidents trophy is something to want. It seems to be bad luck

Not this Myth again:

Over the past six seasons, only one Presidents' Trophy winner – Detroit in 2008 – has gone on to win the Stanley Cup. During that same period, three regular season point leaders have been ousted in the first or second round.

Not a very convincing record of success.

If one takes a longer view, however, leading the NHL in standing points for the regular season is actually a good predictor of success in the playoffs. While it does not guarantee taking home the oldest professional sports award in North America, the odds for the Presidents' Trophy winner to make it to the final round and win the Stanley Cup are still pretty good.

Over the past 10 NHL seasons, the Presidents' Trophy winner has captured the Stanley Cup four times. Over the 23 seasons that the Presidents' Trophy has been awarded there have been seven Cup winners and two losers in the final round.

Both of these stats put the odds of the Presidents' Trophy winner making it to the Stanley Cup finals at around 40 percent.

Conclusion: There is no Presidents' Trophy curse. If history is any guide, the team that leads the NHL in regular season points is four to five times more likely than any other team in the playoffs to make it into the Stanley Cup finals, and seven to eight times more likely to win the Cup.

The Curse of the Presidents' Trophy: Fact or Fiction? | Bleacher Report

 

[puckhead]

Not sure the Presidents trophy is something to want. It seems to be bad luck

that's a fallacy.





/unless you touch the trophy, of course.

 

[ELYEAH82]

I guess I attribute it to the 93 pens team...

 

[mooger_35]

Not sure the Presidents trophy is something to want. It seems to be bad luck

Manny Malhotra may agree with this.