NHL Observations

What a crazy year.

* Western conference playoff positions 2-8 are separated by 3 points.
* Eastern conference positions 2-11 are separated by 4 points.
* Only 2 teams in the West have a record below .500
* Only 3 teams in the East have a record below .500
* Both in the southeast conference, and 2 of the teams are only 2 games
below .500.
* One of those teams (Atlanta) just beat the BEST team in the east.

Parity is alive and well in the NHL.

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:21:58 -0600, Golfox <golfisfun.TakeThisOut@golfdom.com>
wrote:

>What a crazy year.
>
>* Western conference playoff positions 2-8 are separated by 3 points.
>* Eastern conference positions 2-11 are separated by 4 points.
>* Only 2 teams in the West have a record below .500
>* Only 3 teams in the East have a record below .500
>* Both in the southeast conference, and 2 of the teams are only 2 games
>below .500.
>* One of those teams (Atlanta) just beat the BEST team in the east.
>
>Parity is alive and well in the NHL.


Yes. And it is really noticeable during games. The Wild have been
playing very well this season, and their opponents all seem to be
fairly evenly matched with them.

Well, except for the Wings, who are really in a class of their own.
It's a steep drop-off from the Wings down to everyone else, IMO.

Hopefully Lemaire will have the guys take a tough stand at home
tomorrow night against the Wings. That would be a sweet holiday
gift for the Wild and their fans if the Wild could pull off that upset
at home!

Go Wild!!!




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