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Could never figure out HOW he KNEW that! (Couldn't believe an adult would just make something like that up. He had to have been psychic! (D'oh!))

Not a center. Doesn't count. 😉

Bernie Nicholls. Several good seasons surrounding 1 TRUE meteoric 1st Line C season. And depending upon how you're defining "sustain" it, Jimmy Carson. Would argue Ciccarelli fits the bill as well.

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If he can do it for a full year next year, will say he's a 1C. But speaking as 1 who believes there's only ~10-15 TRUE #1's in the league, can't put him there yet. Hope he gets there. But no shame in being 1 of 3 (or dare we say 4? Can dream/hope, right?) 2C's which they very well could have starting next year or the year after.

Figured they would get named to it. Nice to see it actually happen. 🍺

Realize that you're just spitballin' right now, but IF Vegas being essentially eliminated & Chicago still has a bad taste in their mouth from their last game in Vegas allows Vegas to drop tonight's game, 15 is still very much in play. Vegas ends in St. Louis & the 'Nucks have a Gretzky Trade Series preview working and those 2 only have a question as to who will host that series left to be decided. The 'Nucks could still get past Vegas. Wouldn't have any money on it, but it is possible. And, if the Sabres beat the Bruins, could see them pass one of SJ or Anaheim as well. Which is better? 9 & 16 or 10 & 15? Personally hoping for 10 & 15 w/ a little lottery ball magic.

Ballparking it, would say there's ~14,000 seats sold at present. (Somewhere between 13-16,000 are not available eyeballing it on the website.) So, since the game is in 2 days and people will get FOMO disease watching the Bruins game, will guess final tally will be anywhere from 18k to a sellout.

True, and it is OK to do so. But still expect them to run 13-8 on the big roster when all are healthy for logistics reasons. They won't lose Peterka to waivers starting him in Ra-cha-cha, so unless he absolutely forces a spot from day 1 (possible, but still expect they want him to work a little more on a couple of things down on the farm), he'll start the year as an Amerk (but likely be up by Thanksgiving). And if Bjork gets waiver claimed, no huge loss.

Been saying for a while that there's a very real possibility he starts the year in Ra-cha-cha. Would be surprised if the Sabres carry 14 healthy Fs next season. Teams keep up 8 D-men & only 1 spare F because it is easier to organize drills w/ 4 full D-pairings & only rotatingn1 F through than to have 3 pairs rotating an extra D through & 2 Fs through. The standard has been 13-8 for several seasons now.

They've been doing the Mixhalo thing most, if not the entire, season.

Draft order goes pretty much off RS points w/ the reverse of RS tie Breakers for when 2 teams tie for a draft pick slot. I.e., The team w/ fewer RS wins gets the better pick if they both have the same # of points. Picks 1 & 2 go to the lottery winners (if they were in slots 1-11 or 1-12 prelottery - teams can only move up 10 slots max). The rest of slots 1-16 go in reverse order of points for the 16 non-playoff teams. Slots 17-28 go to the losers of rounds 1 & 2 in reverse order of finish with any of the 4 division winners slotted at the back of the order. Slots 29 & 30 go to the semifinal losers. Slot 31 goes to the SC loser. Slot 32 goes to the SC winner.

Nashville IS in the playoffs because the 9th place team in the West can only at best tie them in the standings and tie them for the 1st end of season tiebreaker. They both can get to 95 points and 35 regulation wins. But Vegas can only get to 40 R/OT wins & Nashville has 41. R/OT wins is the 2nd EoS tiebreaker, so the Preds are in. (They MIGHT win on total points &/or RWs, but they DO win on R/OT Ws.) I've simply been explaining WHY Nashville can correctly claim they've clinched a playoff spot when a casual glance at the standings says Vegas can still catch them. (They can, but they can't. 😉 )

The post you quoted was made while the Vegas game was still being played. They lost in a SO, so ... And yes, they have at least the 2nd tie breaker on Vegas. Vegas can catch them on the 1st.

You sure about that? According to NHL.com Vancouver is beating Seattle at the end of 2 tonight. They can still get to 93 while Vegas is only at 91.

Not necessarily. Dallas can still pass Nashville.

Yep. HtH is the 4th tie breaker behind Regulation Wins, R/OT Wins, & plain old wins.

Yes, they are. 1 spot left. Those 2 points left in Buffalo are going to haunt them.

Could say the same of Vegas. 😉

Nashville is out of reach. They've got at least the 2nd tiebreaker clinched. (They currently have the 1st one too, but Vegas can tie that.) Vegas needs to take all 4 remaining while Dallas never even makes it to OT.

Never would've made it past the 2nd shooter. Nobody shot wide. 😉 Never would've made it past the 2nd shooter. Nobody shot wide. 😉

1 more point won by Dallas or 1 more point lost by Vegas & the Sabres have either the 15th or 16th pick minus a wild lottery draw.

Nasty move by Heiskanen!

Thompson certainly isn't Lehner. 😞

If Vegas loses in OT, Nashville & LA are in. Dallas would need 1 more point to clinch. If Vegas wins in OT, Nashville & LA each need 1 point or Vegas to lose 1 to clinch. Dallas would be 2 points up w/ both teams having 2 to play and Vegas w/ the tiebreaker. So, they'd need 3 of the 8 available points to go their way. Vegas would need 6 of the available 8 to go their way.