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April 6 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas - Clinched playoff spot Colorado - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - Clinched playoff spot Edmonton - 5 St. Louis - 5 Minnesota - 9 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 9 Vancouver- 7 Utah** - 3 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - Clinched playoff spot Florida - Clinched playoff spot New Jersey - 3 Ottawa - 4 Montreal - 9 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 9 NY Rangers - 9 Detroit - 9 NY Islanders- 8 Buffalo - 4 Pittsburgh** - 1 Philadelphia - Eliminated Boston - Eliminated *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Pittsburgh is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Chicago, OR - a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Nashville Buffalo is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Boston AND a Montreal win against Nashville.

I’m frustrated too. They showed no intensity through the first 35 minutes of the game, and blew a golden opportunity with Dallas losing today, which they would have known before the opening faceoff. But Hellebuyck made some huge saves on high danger chances. He was the only reason it wasn’t 6-0 after 2 periods. Jets lost in spite of his play, not because of it. Injuries are not helping either. Completely changes our power play, which did not need extra reasons to struggle.

Are you suggesting he was bad tonight?

Scheifele and Hellebuyck appear to be the only players interested in trying in the first period. Jets go to Sin City and look completely dialled in, then go to Mormon Central and look completely distracted for the second time this year. Go figure.

I was somewhat unsettled after the LA game. Coach Arniel seemed to have had a more positive view of the effort than I did, but last night soothed a lot of my concerns and showed again why coaches are coaches and fans are fans. Team was dialled in from the start, that was a playoff-style effort and game plan. Hopefully the injury bug is not rearing its head now after a fairly clean year, but a result like that renews my good vibes about this team finishing first and making a deep run. Exciting times.

April 5 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - Clinched playoff spot Los Angeles* - 3 Edmonton - 6 St. Louis - 8 Minnesota - 10 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 7 Utah** - 3 Anaheim - Eliminated Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay - 1 Florida - 2 New Jersey - 7 Ottawa - 8 Montreal - 13 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 13 NY Rangers - 13 Detroit - 11 NY Islanders- 10 Buffalo - 6 Pittsburgh - 4 Philadelphia - 3 Boston - 1 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight - Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Buffalo, OR - an OT/SO loss, OR - a loss of any kind by NY Rangers against New Jersey (Tampa Bay holds the tiebreaker advantage with Columbus) Florida clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Ottawa, OR - an OT/SO loss and a loss of any kind by NY Rangers, OR - a regulation loss by NY Rangers and a loss of any kind by Columbus against Toronto (Florida holds the tiebreaker advantage with Columbus) Boston is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Carolina, OR - a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Philadelphia Philadelphia is eliminated with: - a loss of any kind against Montreal Pittsburgh is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Dallas AND a win or OT/SO loss by Montreal against Philadelphia, OR - a loss of any kind AND a regulation win by Montreal (Montreal will hold the tiebreaker advantage in either scenario) Los Angeles clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Edmonton AND a loss of any kind by Calgary against Vegas, OR - an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by Calgary

April 3 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - 2 Los Angeles* - 5 Edmonton - 8 St. Louis - 10 Minnesota - 10 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 7 Utah - 6 Anaheim** - 2 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - Clinched playoff spot Toronto - Clinched playoff spot Tampa Bay* - 2 Florida* - 3 New Jersey* - 8 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 17 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 17 NY Rangers - 15 Detroit - 13 NY Islanders- 12 Buffalo - 8 Pittsburgh - 7 Boston - 5 Philadelphia - 5 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Colorado clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Columbus, OR - a Calgary regulation loss against Anaheim, OR - an OT/SO loss AND a Calgary loss of any kind (Colorado holds the tiebreaker) Anaheim is eliminated with: - a regulation loss against Calgary (St. Louis and Minnesota both hole the tiebreaker) Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with: - a win against Ottawa, OR - a regulation loss by Montreal against Boston, OR - a regulation loss by Columbus against Colorado, OR - an OT/SO loss AND a loss of any kind by either Montreal or Columbus

April 2 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - Clinched playoff spot Colorado* - 4 Los Angeles* - 5 Edmonton - 8 St. Louis - 10 Minnesota - 11 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 10 Vancouver- 9 Utah - 7 Anaheim** - 2 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1 Toronto* - 1 Florida* - 3 Tampa Bay* - 2 New Jersey* - 8 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 17 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 17 NY Rangers - 15 Detroit - 13 NY Islanders- 12 Buffalo - 8 Pittsburgh - 7 Boston - 5 Philadelphia - 5 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage ** Have a tiebreaker disadvantage Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: Toronto clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Florida Carolina clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Washington

Remaining schedules for Winnipeg and their 3 main rivals for the division, conference, and league titles (Dallas, Vegas, and Washington). No matter which way you slice it, Jets have the biggest disadvantage (and fairly significant at that) schedule-wise in April. Winnipeg: @LA, @Vgs, @Uta, St.L, @Dal, @ Chi, Edm, Ana Home/Road - 3/5 Playoff/Non-playoff - 5/3 West/East - 8/0 Opponent winning % - .567 Back-to-back - 1 (@Chi/Edm) 2+ days off - 1 Time zones - 3 (2 Pac’, 1 Mtn*, 5 Cen***^) ‘9:30pm start (1), *6pm start (4), ^6:30pm start (1) Travel distance - 9,292 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April) Dallas: Nsh, Pit, @Min, Van, Wpg, Uta, @Det, @Nsh Home/Road - 5/3 Playoff/Non-playoff - 2/6 West/East - 6/2 Opponent winning % - .524 Back-to-back - 1 (Pit/@Min) 2+ days off - 1 Time zones - 2 (7 Cen**, 1 Est) *2pm start (2) Travel distance - 7,792 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April) Vegas: Edm, Wpg, @Cal, @Van, @Col, Sea, Nas, @Cal, @ Van Home/Road - 4/5 Playoff/Non-playoff - 3/6 West/East - 9/0 Opponent winning % - .560 Back-to-back - 2 (@Cal/@Van twice) 2+ days off - 1 Time zones - 2 (6 Pac, 3 Mtn*^) *9pm start (1), ^8:30pm start (1) Travel distance - 10,016 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April) Washington: @Bos, @Car, Chi, @NYI, Car, @Cbs, Cbs, @NYI, @Pit Home/Road - 3/6 Playoff/Non-playoff - 2/7 West/East - 1/8 Opponent winning % - .514 Back-to-back - 2 (@Bos/@Car and @Cbs/Cbs) 2+ days off - 1 Time zones - 1 (9 Est) includes 11:30am start (2), 5pm start (1), 6:30pm start (1) and 7pm start (1) Travel distance - 4,758 km (including travel from last game in March to first game in April)

April 1 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas* - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - 2 Colorado* - 6 Los Angeles - 10 Edmonton - 12 Minnesota - 13 St. Louis - 14 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 14 Vancouver- 11 Utah - 8 Anaheim - 4 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1 Toronto* - 1 Florida* - 4 Tampa Bay* - 4 New Jersey* - 8 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 19 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 19 NY Islanders- 16 NY Rangers - 17 Detroit - 16 Buffalo - 10 Boston - 9 Pittsburgh - 9 Philadelphia - 7 *Hold the tiebreaker Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Vegas clinches a playoff spot with: - a win - a Calgary regulation loss - an OT/SO loss and a Calgary OT/SO loss - an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by St. Louis Anaheim is eliminated with: - a regulation loss and a St. Louis win Toronto and Carolina each clinch a playoff spot with: - a loss of any kind by either Montreal OR Columbus Florida clinches a playoff spot with: - a regulation win over Montreal - a win and a regulation loss by Columbus Tampa Bay clinches a playoff spot with: -a win and a regulation loss by either Montreal OR Columbus

March 31 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas* - Clinched playoff spot Vegas* - 2 Colorado* - 7 Los Angeles - 10 Edmonton - 12 Minnesota - 14 St. Louis - 14 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 14 Vancouver- 11 Utah - 8 Anaheim - 4 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 1 Toronto* - 1 Florida* - 4 Tampa Bay* - 4 New Jersey* - 10 Ottawa - 12 Montreal - 19 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 19 NY Islanders- 16 NY Rangers - 17 Detroit - 16 Buffalo - 10 Boston - 9 Pittsburgh - 9 Philadelphia - 7 *Hold the tiebreaker Today’s clinching/elimination scenario: Vegas clinches a playoff spot with a regulation loss by Calgary against Colorado.

Amazing consistency by the Jets all year. They have had 3 big win streaks (7, 8, and 11) and only one significant losing streak (4 games), but here are their monthly records: 9-1-0 October 9-5-0 November 9-5-1 December 9-3-2 January 6-1-0 February 9-4-1 March

Sorry to burst your bubble of hate-on for Stanley, but that was Schenn’s man to cover. Stanley was playing the puck carrier as he should have.

March 30 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoffs Dallas* - Clinched playoffs Vegas* - 2 Colorado* - 7 Los Angeles - 12 Edmonton - 12 Minnesota - 14 St. Louis - 14 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 14 Vancouver- 13 Utah - 7 Anaheim - 6 Seattle - Eliminated Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 3 Toronto* - 3 Florida* - 4 Tampa Bay* - 4 New Jersey* - 10 Ottawa - 13 Montreal - 21 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 21 NY Islanders- 20 NY Rangers - 19 Detroit - 18 Buffalo - 12 Boston - 11 Pittsburgh - 11 Philadelphia - 9 *Hold the tiebreaker advantage Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Florida clinches a playoff spot with a regulation win over Montreal and a loss of any kind by NY Islanders (Florida would hold the tiebreaker over both) Carolina clinches a playoff spot with a win of any kind over NY Islanders and a loss of any kind by Montreal (Carolina holds the tiebreaker over both) Toronto clinches a playoff spot with a win over Anaheim and a loss of any kind by Montreal OR an OT/SO loss, a regulation loss by Montreal, and a loss of any kind by NY Islanders (Toronto holds the tiebreaker over both)

March 29 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas* - 3 Vegas* - 5 Colorado* - 8 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 15 St. Louis - 17 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 23 Vancouver- 15 Utah - 9 Anaheim - 8 Seattle - 2 Nashville - Eliminated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 3 Florida* - 4 Toronto* - 5 Tampa Bay* - 6 New Jersey - 13 Ottawa - 15 Columbus - 21 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 22 Montreal - 21 NY Rangers - 19 Detroit - 18 Buffalo - 14 Boston - 13 Pittsburgh - 11 Philadelphia - 9 *Hold the tiebreaker Clinching/elimination scenarios today - Dallas clinches a playoff spot with a win and a loss of any kind by either St. Louis or Calgary OR an OT/SO loss and a regulation loss by either St. Louis or Calgary Seattle is eliminated with a regulation loss OR a win by St. Louis, OR an OT/SO loss for both.

March 28 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas* - 3 Vegas* - 7 Colorado* - 8 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 15 St. Louis - 17 ——————— Tragic # Calgary - 23 Vancouver- 16 Utah - 11 Anaheim - 8 Seattle - 2 Nashville - Elimknated Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina* - 7 Toronto - 8 Tampa Bay* - 8 Florida - 9 New Jersey - 15 Ottawa - 17 Montreal - 23 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 23 NY Islanders- 22 NY Rangers - 20 Detroit - 18 Buffalo - 14 Boston - 13 Pittsburgh - 11 Philadelphia - 9 *Hold the tiebreaker Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None Next clinching/elimination date: March 29

Only way the Oilers are a first round match-up is if they utterly collapse and either Calgary or Vancouver pass them for third in the division. This also assumes St. Louis misses the playoffs.

So what do people think is the best first round opponent scenario for the Jets? Right now I would rank them as follows: 1. Minnesota falls to 8th behind St Louis and we meet them as the #1 seed - if Kaprizov comes back that may change my view, but I think this is our best match-up and easiest travel load 2. Calgary - they can’t score much, only X factor is Dustin Wolf on net stealing a game or two. 3. Vancouver - Demko’s return changes things a bit, and they have always had more talent than they have shown, but it would be surprising if they played this badly and had so many psychological issues all year to suddenly shrug them off in the playoffs and be a threat again. 4. St. Louis - I think we can take them, but they are on a roll like they weee in 2019 and I don’t wish to repeat that first round match-up if we can avoid it. 5. We fall to second and face Dallas who fall to third- would suck to blow the division lead now and have to run the gauntlet of Stars - Avalanche in two rounds 6.We finish 2nd and face the Avs, I think we have a better teams but they have the better stars who can dominate for one round. Thoughts?

Good job by the Jets to let Schenn go home for a day or two.

“Playoff contenders for 72 games!”

March 27 update: Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - 6 Vegas - 8 Colorado - 11 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 23 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 19 Vancouver- 18 Utah - 15 Anaheim - 10 Seattle - 4 Nashville - 2 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 15 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # Columbus - 23 NY Islanders- 22 Detroit - 20 NY Rangers - 20 Buffalo - 14 Boston - 13 Pittsburgh - 13 Philadelphia - 9 Tonight’s clinching elimination scenarios: Nashville eliminated if they lose in regulation to St. Louis Seattle eliminated with a regulation loss to Edmonton and a win by St. Louis over Nashville

March 26 update Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - Clinched playoff spot Dallas - 8 Vegas - 8 Colorado - 11 Los Angeles - 13 Edmonton - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 23 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 23 Vancouver- 18 Utah - 15 Anaheim - 10 Seattle - 4 Nashville - 2 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 18 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 24 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 20 Boston - 15 Pittsburgh - 15 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 11 Clinching/elimination scenarios tonight: None Next possible clinching/elimination date: March 27

The Priestley, Brandon, MB. highway #1 location.

March 25 update Magic/Tragic # West - Magic # Winnipeg - 1 (hold tiebreaker over St. Louis) Dallas - 8 Vegas - 10 Colorado - 13 Edmonton - 15 Los Angeles - 15 Minnesota - 17 Calgary - 25 ——————— Tragic # St. Louis - 25 Vancouver- 20 Utah - 17 Anaheim - 12 Seattle - 7 Nashville - 4 Chicago - Eliminated San Jose - Eliminated East - Magic # Washington - Clinched playoff spot Carolina - 9 Florida - 10 Toronto - 12 Tampa Bay - 14 New Jersey - 18 Ottawa - 20 Montreal - 24 ——————- Tragic # NY Islanders- 24 Columbus - 23 Detroit - 22 NY Rangers - 22 Boston - 15 Pittsburgh - 15 Buffalo - 14 Philadelphia - 11 Clinching/elimination scenarios today: Winnipeg clinches a playoff spot with a win or OT/SO loss against Washington OR a loss of any kind by St. Louis against Montreal Nashville is eliminated from playoff contention with a regulation loss against Carolina and a win by St.Louis against Montreal.