Last night, one of my most frustrating thoughts was why couldn't number one seeds take care of their business? Well, today, a number two seed breathed just a little bit more life into the Florida Panthers playoff chase.
The Detroit Red Wings, one of the model franchises of all sports, shutout the vaunted Pittsburgh Penguins offense, and did it classy the whole way. I usually hate teams that win all the time. Something about it frustrates me and rubs me the wrong way. Yet I can never find it in me to hate the Red Wings. So here's a big thank you to Hockey Town from Panthersland!
But, of course the focus here is on the Panthers. Just how much more life did Detroit give us today? According to Sports Club Stats, which is a site that gives every team's playoff chances updated daily, Pittsburgh's loss gives the Cats an extra 1.4% shot at the postseason. Florida dropped 8% with last night's loss coupled with other team's victories and overtime losses. So, today we have gone from 60.5% to 61.9%. Things look just a little better than they did last night. If Atlanta can somehow beat Philly toda...hahah nevermind. Sorry folks.
Here's to a Devils regulation victory over the Rangers tomorrow!
Panthers current playoff chance: 61.9% (Trending up)
Playoffs or bust.
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