Well, this is it. Last three games of the year for the Flyers, and I think it goes without saying that this is the wrong week for the boys to let up. The O&B have gone 5-0-1 in the past two weeks, with their only blemish being the URSO loss to New Jersey. It looks like R.J. Umberger will be back in the lineup this week after being out with a sprained knee. I don't think he'll see a lot of ice time, but it's nice to get him back.
After last night's games, here are the latest standings for the Eastern conference:
1. Pittsburgh* 100 pts.
2. Montreal* 100 pts.
3. Carolina 90 pts.
4. New Jersey* 95 pts.
5. NY Rangers 93 pts.
6. Ottawa 92 pts.
7. Boston 91 pts.
8. FLYERS 91 pts.
9. Washington 90 pts.
10. Buffalo 88 pts.
I'm thinking that Washington is going to end up winning the Southeast division, which will knock the Hurricanes back into either the 7th or 8th spot. The Flyers, assuming all goes well, should end up at no. 6, with Boston and whoever finishes second in the Southeast getting the last two spots. I tell ya what, it wouldn't surprise me to see Ottawa crash out of the playoffs. This was a team that people had penciled in to head back to the Cup finals, and now they're setting up for the biggest choke job since the '07 Mets.
The Flyers have to come out with some jump tonight. Pittsburgh would love nothing more than to make life difficult for us, so if we can get a quick lead, push some people around, and make the Penguins worry more about keeping their players healthy than winning the game, I think we got it.
UPDATE - According to the always trustworthy news scroll on ESPN (I shouldn't be watching TV, but the Arsenal-Liverpool Champions League match is on), if the Flyers can beat Pittsburgh and Carolina loses to Tampa Bay tonight, we clinch a playoff spot. I'm not too certain about Carolina losing to the Lightning, but the Flyers should beat the Penguins on the road. If we can get in tonight, it'll make the rest of the week much better.
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