Boston has been terrible, but pulled one out last night. Either Bos or Det will get the guaranteed spot, and then the odd team out is battling the Flyers for #8.
Flyers have 2 games in hand

cant wait for the Flyers v Redwings game next week

Playoff Math-
Bos plays Det Thur, meaning only one team can win all of its remaining games: Philly needs 3 wins in 5 games to clinch

other news- Fleury is out, which could change the whole playoff picture

Well, it's always warms my heart to beat the Maple Leafs, ... puts DET back in third, ... what a finish to the season, Boston, Philly & Detroit all within a point or so for that last spot and 2 outta' Detroit's next three opponents are Boston/Philly ... Boston has Chicago and Philly has Pittsburgh, so that may help some, #shrug ... still gotta' win head-to-head though ... both Philly & Boston have pretty much had their way with the Winged Wheelers this season, ... Fleury being concussed is a plus, eh Scott? ... now if we could only do something about that Rask guy guarding the pipes in Boston, .

It was looking bad for Detroit...until Sunday. They have Philly Wed and Bos Thurs---no backing in for the Wings. If they get in they will have earned it
Flyers have the game in hand, but play Det, Tor, NYI , and Pitt. No gimmes because Toronto is the second of back-to-backs. (If I was a whiny b**** I might mention here that the Flyers have 6 games in 9 days, including 3 B2B's)
Here's the simple black-n-orange path to the playoffs: win 2 games and have Bos lose 1

Rangers clinched last night

solid game for the Wings--Flyers offense was a no-show again, wasting a stand-on-his-head effort by Mason

Yep, they did waste a couple opportunities to get back in the game, IMO ... Howard's been playing pretty solid as of late, returning to previous form after a rough season. Ain't a done deal yet, still got BOS & NYR, .

Here's hoping Boston is odd man out, ... with the stretch of games Philly finds themselves in, they should rest Mason vs Toronto so he's ready for PIT & NYI, IMO. Give 'em hell!

can't rest him- they have no backup (Emery & Stolarz)
my thought is play balls to the wall against the weak team, Toronto, and then make a weekend decision based on that.
If the Wings win tonight the Flyers will be in much better shape.
They really didn't play too badly- first goal was garbage, and on the second the kid made a phenomenal move and squeezed it in by a half an inch.

Wings are in, ... lost to the Rangers, but the Bruins choked, so they (DET) got the third spot in the Atlantic, ... the playoff streak is now at 25, ... Flyers can eliminate the Bruins with a win over Pittsburgh (PIT is sitting Letang & Crosby), their fate is in their own hand, muuwwaahhh, .

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