chicago doesn't have 8th locked down because of the whole new way they decide if teams are tied. it goes by wins in regulation so basically even tho chicago has more wins from the look of it they seem to have less regulation wins than dallas. same thing for nyr and carolina for 8th in the east i think. then if they are tied in that its decided by season series

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Yeah, lol. In the Dallas Stars website, on the first page, there's a link explaining it.
Although they don't mention the 3rd tie breaker. Which is what you just stated.

Honestly, it gets worse. I'll quote from NHL.com

... too complicated, TL;DR. I won't get it anyway. I'll let NHL figure it out :)

cant they both just play for the 8th seed :troll:

Problem is... a game in which city? :fullofwin:

it is a safe bet that buffalo will win tomarrow because the habs doesnt want to play the bruins first round

^ that sounds right to me. oddly enough, chicago plays detroit again then dallas plays minnesota. by the end of sunday, we will know who our first round opponent is.

ie. At the end of the season lol!

GO CANUCKS!

This whole shootout point thing is getting too stupid.

But yeah, that's probably how it will all play out. Chicago needs to lose and Dallas needs to win in regulation or OT. One point clinches for the Blackhawks.

I know you're not supposed to "want to play someone", but I really hope we get Dallas.

thats only if you are actually playing on the vancouver canucks and are reporting to the media.

Can't wait to find out who we play. LA, Anaheim, Chicago, or even Dallas. The suspense is killing me.

I hope we don't play Anaheim.
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heard this at the game last night between periods, caught my attention was wondering what it was called !! thanks!

If we play the Blackhawks first round, and we lose? Then what? Seriously! The last Chicago Canuck game was a nail bitter! I don't know if I can handle a Chicago Vancouver series...

Lets go STARS!!!!

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edit* not the hottest girls out there...but... what the hell!

If we can't beat CHI we don't deserve the cup.

Who knows what would've happened had daniel been injured. People thought the penguins were done without Sid and Malkin but look at them now. Like some of the tsn analysts said, they really should change the award to Most Outstanding Player - give it to the best player in the league and take out the question of value.

NO! if that happens, we dont deserve a team in Vancouver. Gillis should be fired, sedins should be traded, luongo should be traded!

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cut ur balls off while they at it?
i can agree to that LOL
nhan can do the honors with fifi observing HAHAHAHA

You know you would destroy any one of them at the drop of a hat :D

Its not about proving a point by beating chicago, its about hoping to find the easiest path to the cup. Just like the presidents trophy doesnt mean a whole lot, winning a grudge match means even less. the goal is to win the cup.

Would a hard fought 7 game with overtimes series against chicago where we lose 3 guys to injury really be better than a 4 game sweep of Dallas?


Im glad at least a couple people are getting on the playing Dallas bandwagon. Ive been hoping and posting about that matchup for the last 3 weeks!

Don't forget to consider travel when discussing the easiest path to the cup. There's so much parity in the league that any team can beat any other team on any given night. You'd think over a 7 game series the superior team would come out on top, but a well rested team could take out a better team after a long series with heavy travel involved.

All I know is I really like our chances no matter what.

PLAYOFFS BABY!! GO CANUCKS!!!
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But it is, in a way... they may need to prove to themselves that they can beat Chicago, after being smacked down by them in the second round the last two years. Sure, both teams have changed (Chicago especially), but there's still that little niggling thing in the back of the head... yes, they're highly-paid professionals; no, it SHOULDN'T affect them... but I guarantee you, in spite of what they say to the press, some of them will still have that little mental question that needs to be overcome.