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Written by Ryan
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:33 |
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 Tampa Bay 92 points in 2005-06
New York Rangers 92 points in 2006-07
Boston 94 points in 2007-08
Montreal 93 points in 2008-09
Listed above are the 8th seeds from the Eastern Conference for the NHL seasons that came after the lock out. No matter what the other teams in the Conference end up doing, just to make the playoffs it'd be fair to say that this is a decent and precise enough sample for inferring that 94 points will do the job. Which means that the Flyers only need(i) to go 10-7 in their remaining 17 games this season. Now, let it be known, I'm with you and am looking for a 17-0 run into the playoffs. But let's take a minute and put things into perspective.
Did you see that guy behind the bench last night? Do you remember when he wasn't our coach? And then do you remember when he was, and he helped us cap off a 3-13-1 run in November and December? Trades were imminent, the team needed to be broken up, Homer was next to get canned, the Flyers were going to miss the playoffs again. You remember all that? Damn it's a long season. And now we're a team that's gone 20-8-2 since we put that previous streak to rest. I'd say that's a pretty serious turn around. And last night was a great example of how far the Flyers have come.
Down 2-0, then down 2-1, then tied. They just kept coming. Working hard in stubborn silence. Swinging away at that tree until they finally heard a crack, and then it toppled. Even against the Islanders the Flyers of November and pre-Christmas would have taken penalties, been afraid to make risky passes, and in general just hoped that someone else would do it. Last night our big guys stepped up like they needed to and led the comeback.
Yeah Steve Hartnell is still skating directly into the boards, but at least he's not earning minors lately.
And if we take an honest look forward we have 12 games against teams below us in the standings, games against the West's Chicago and Minnesota, and 3 games where we need to send a message to Ottawa, Pittsburgh, and New Jersey. I don't know when it happened but there's only one month left in the NHL season. And to see the Flyers approaching in 4th in Conference - and quotes like the one below even though Claude Giroux might not even be aware of the more general point he was making about coming back as a team, in games - well it just makes me so proud I could eat some crab fries.
"I'm pretty sure everybody in this room, if there is any chance they can come back in a game, they will. We saw it earlier this year when Lappy (Ian Laperriere) got hit in the face. It's part of the game."
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