23-24 Detroit Red Wings Playoff Race

[DelHowLich]

Flyers are going to healthy scratch their captain to try to get a spark!
"This is the first healthy scratch designation that Couturier has carried in quite some time, though it calls back to John Tortorella’s scratching of Kevin Hayes in December of last season. Philadelphia experienced a 6-3 loss without Hayes in the lineup, returning him to his usual role in the subsequent game. The Flyers will hope for better fortunes this time, as Tortorella is once again leaving a seemingly top-name out of the lineup."

[Pop Zeus]

Flyers are going to healthy scratch their captain to try to get a spark!
"This is the first healthy scratch designation that Couturier has carried in quite some time, though it calls back to John Tortorella’s scratching of Kevin Hayes in December of last season. Philadelphia experienced a 6-3 loss without Hayes in the lineup, returning him to his usual role in the subsequent game. The Flyers will hope for better fortunes this time, as Tortorella is once again leaving a seemingly top-name out of the lineup."

Flyers just gotta play reasonable for the next 4--5 games. Torts is a madman.

[Machine]

Never know what Torts is up to
But jeez time to send that message I guess
I haven’t seen much of the Flyers though so maybe it’s deserved

[Pop Zeus]

Only a couple years removed from winning the Selke.
Not a lot of Selke guys are healthy scratches at 31
Not a lot of Selke guys who are captains are scratches at 31.

[Pop Zeus]

I don't get it.
Are these guys not privy to the teams' schedules?

[Pop Zeus]

[Pop Zeus]

Detroit gets 2.
NJ ends Pittsburgh for all intents and purposes
Flyers with a big win.
The Islanders lose big. THey have to be beat Detroit to have a shot.
Buffalo loses at Vancouver.
Pretty much all the games went as expected except the Flyers and maybe the NJ-Pittsburgh game.

[DelHowLich]

Detroit gets 2.
NJ ends Pittsburgh for all intents and purposes
Flyers with a big win.
The Islanders lose big. THey have to be beat Detroit to have a shot.
Buffalo loses at Vancouver.
Pretty much all the games went as expected except the Flyers and maybe the NJ-Pittsburgh game.

It is up to Detroit to win. They win over half of the games left and that alone could give them a spot. Washington and NYI have a tougher schedule. Torts has the Flyers overachieving, they will be hard to budge out of their spot.

[Pop Zeus]

Stick a fork in Pittsbugh. They lose tonight. 9 points back. 13 to go.
The Isles aren't totally out - despite their pretty ugly performance.

Flyers 70 games 79 points
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Tampa 69 games 82 points
Detroit 70 games 78 points
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Washngton - 69 games 77 points
Islanders 69 games 73 points
Devils - 70 games 72 points
Sabres - 71 games 71 points

Detroit
@ Nash OTL
@ Washington !! L
@ Carolina L
@ Florida L
@ Tamoa OTL
Rangers Loss
Buffalo Win
Washington Win
@ Pittsburgh Loss
@ Toronto LOSS
Montreal Win
@ Montreal Win
- 88 points 29
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Flyers

Boston - OTL
FLA - LOSS
@NYR - LOSS
@MTL - WIN
Chi - WIN
NYI - WIN
@Buff OTL
@CLB WIN
@mTL WIN
@NYR LOSS
NJD WIN
WAS WIN

Flyers - 95 POINTS

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Capitals

WPG- Win
DET 0 Win
@ TOR Loss
Bos Loss
@Buf OTL
Pitts WIN
@Caro LOSS
Ott WIN
@Detroit LOSS
@ Buff OTL
Tampa LOSS
Bost OTL
@ Philly LOSS
88 Points 31 RW

Devils
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OTT - Win
@ NYI - Win
@ TML -Loss
@ Buff OTL
Pens - Win
@NYR - LOSS
@OTT - OTL
Nsh - Win
Tor Win
@Tor LOSS
@ Philly LOSS
@Isles WIN
86 points

Buffalo
@ CAK - Win
Ott Win
NJD - Win
Tor - OTL
Wash - Win
Phi - Win
@Det - LOSS
@Dall - LOSS
Wash - Win
@FLA - LOSS
@TB - OTL
86 points

Tampa
@ LA - Loss
@ Ana - Win
Boston Win
NYI - Win
Detroit - Win
@ Tor - Loss
@ MON - Win
@PIT - Win
Clb Win
Ott Win
@ Wash Win
Buff Win
Tor Win

TB 104

Atlantic -
3, Flyers 95
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Wildcard
1/ Tampa 104
2. Wash 88 31 Regulation wins
3. Detroit 88 29 regulation wins
4. Huff 86
5. NJ 86

[Pop Zeus]

If Detroit can go somewhere even close to .500 on this road swing, they'll get in.