In the unlikely event that they sneak by the Rangers with 2 games left, they're going to be first in the Conference and face Wild Card 2. Tampa is Wild Card 1.
The Bruins need to win their last 3, have the Rangers to lose both of their last two games in regulation and the Canes to get 3 points...
I still can't imagine Dahlin not going first overall, and I'd still take Svech over Tkachuk or Hughes based on what we needed at the time and who we would have lost to Seattle in the expansion draft.
Only way I wouldn't have taken Svech is if the Sabres didn't pick Dahlin.
Definitely a good example of what Brind'Amour was talking about recently when he said that you could be scoring lots of points but not playing well.
Aho reached 30 goals for the fifth time in his career, and will most likely top his personal best 83 point season with 12 games left unless...
That and Glen Wesley's point production dropped off significantly after '02. When he retired, he shared the franchise record for goals scored by a defenseman with 51 with Mark Howe, who had set the bar in 700 fewer games.
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