T.Low 1,011 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) How late into the season were the Rangers still in 1st? Seems they went from 1st to 7th in record time. Ottawa and Buffalo were so hot a couple of seasons ago, now they probably won't make the playoffs. Sheesh. Montreal? Ouch. Dallas? I'm sure they golf most of the year down there anyway so they really have nothing to look forward to. Ryan Smith enjoying his time in Colorado? Can you for a second imagine the Colorado Detroit rivalry a few years back, then to have Detroit in last place now with Colorado in first! I'd be sick to my stomache. Canuck games are like a box of chocolates. They're hot now, but who knows? No wonder Hossa wanted to come to Detroit. The Wings have basically been 7-2-1 in every ten games. For years!. Man, are we lucky. DIV GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away L10 Streak 1 y - Boston Bruins NE 73 46 17 10 102 243 171 25-6-6 21-11-4 4-5-1 Won 1 2 x - New Jersey Devils ATL 73 47 23 3 97 225 181 26-10-1 21-13-2 6-4-0 Lost 2 3 x - Washington Capitals SE 75 45 23 7 97 240 219 26-9-2 19-14-5 5-3-2 Lost 2 4 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 72 40 22 10 90 233 206 22-10-4 18-12-6 6-4-0 Won 3 5 Carolina Hurricanes SE 76 41 28 7 89 218 213 23-13-1 18-15-6 7-1-2 Won 5 6 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 75 40 27 8 88 235 222 22-13-3 18-14-5 7-1-2 Won 1 7 New York Rangers ATL 74 39 27 8 86 189 199 23-11-4 16-16-4 7-3-0 Won 1 8 Montréal Canadiens NE 73 37 27 9 83 220 223 22-8-6 15-19-3 3-5-2 Won 1 9 Florida Panthers SE 74 35 28 11 81 203 211 19-11-7 16-17-4 2-5-3 Lost 3 10 Buffalo Sabres NE 73 35 30 8 78 217 211 21-13-3 14-17-5 4-5-1 Won 1 11 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 74 31 30 13 75 222 259 14-13-9 17-17-4 6-4-0 Won 2 12 Ottawa Senators NE 73 32 31 10 74 194 209 20-12-6 12-19-4 8-2-0 Lost 1 13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 74 30 38 6 66 226 255 14-19-2 16-19-4 7-3-0 Lost 1 14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 73 24 33 16 64 191 241 12-15-11 12-18-5 3-3-4 Won 1 15 New York Islanders ATL 73 24 41 8 56 184 240 16-15-5 8-26-3 4-5-1 Lost 3 LEGEND › DIV GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away L10 Streak 1 y - San Jose Sharks PAC 73 48 14 11 107 238 182 30-3-4 18-11-7 6-3-1 Lost 1 2 x - Detroit Red Wings CEN 74 49 16 9 107 276 219 26-5-4 23-11-5 7-2-1 Won 1 3 Calgary Flames NW 73 42 25 6 90 238 223 24-9-4 18-16-2 4-6-0 Lost 1 4 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 72 39 22 11 89 239 196 20-8-7 19-14-4 3-5-2 Won 2 5 Vancouver Canucks NW 72 39 24 9 87 219 198 22-11-4 17-13-5 7-2-1 Won 1 6 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 73 38 28 7 83 202 202 23-11-2 15-17-5 7-2-1 Lost 1 7 Anaheim Ducks PAC 74 37 31 6 80 212 211 18-16-3 19-15-3 6-3-1 Won 5 8 Edmonton Oilers NW 73 35 29 9 79 209 222 16-13-6 19-16-3 4-3-3 Lost 2 9 Nashville Predators CEN 73 35 30 8 78 185 201 21-12-4 14-18-4 4-2-4 Lost 3 10 Minnesota Wild NW 74 35 31 8 78 190 182 20-11-6 15-20-2 4-3-3 Won 1 11 St Louis Blues CEN 73 34 30 9 77 201 212 20-13-5 14-17-4 6-3-1 Won 2 12 Dallas Stars PAC 73 33 32 8 74 206 227 19-14-4 14-18-4 3-6-1 Lost 4 13 Los Angeles Kings PAC 73 30 33 10 70 187 215 16-14-8 14-19-2 4-5-1 Lost 3 14 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 73 30 36 7 67 181 225 19-14-3 11-22-4 3-5-2 Lost 1 15 Colorado Avalanche NW 74 31 41 2 64 191 239 18-18-0 13-23-2 3-6-1 Lost 5 http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=...id=NAV|STN|Main Edited March 26, 2009 by T.Low Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 I don't remember the Rangers being in first for months now...in fact, weren't they out of a playoff spot for a week or so? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunkylover 26 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 How late into the season were the Rangers still in 1st? Seems they went from 1st to 7th in record time. I don't remember the Rangers being in first for months now...in fact, weren't they out of a playoff spot for a week or so? Yeah, that was written in a confusing way, but I remember that the Rangers were first in their division for half the season until everyone else caught up to them in games played. It makes me nervous for next year though. If the Wings have a deep playoff run, then turn around and start the season in Europe, and come out of the gate in the same way they did this season..., it could be a tough going next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 This thread confuses me. I thought New Jersey and Boston have been battling for the top spot in the East for the majority of the season...plus I thought the Avs have been near or at the bottom for a good portion of the season as well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyMountainWingGal 108 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 This thread confuses me. I thought New Jersey and Boston have been battling for the top spot in the East for the majority of the season...plus I thought the Avs have been near or at the bottom for a good portion of the season as well... I don't pay any attention to the East - I thought NJ and Boston were in the same division until a few days ago! All those places are so congested close together I get confused who is where....like why are both NY teams in the same division? Anyhow Boston clinched because their division sucks....kind of like San Jose. Heck the West Central might be the best division in the league (possible 4 PO teams) - who would have thought a few years ago? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scotzman 29 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Ummm... forget it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveyzerman 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 I think the topic title could use some work... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T.Low 1,011 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) It makes perfect sense to me! I agree with the original poster , its amazing to just look at how much the standings can change in a relatively short time span. The Rangers got out of the gate with a fury and were in first place for a relatively long time. Hell, at New Years they were first in the division. Now look at them. 7th in the conference. Then take the wider time frame of a couple of seasons and look how much the standings have changed. Some teams looked to be on an upsing (Montreal, Buffalo) but then not to be. Look at how good Dallas was last year, and then this season...not so good. But Detroit has remained consistant. Thats all I'm saying...oops, I mean the original poster was saying. Oh fuggit, here's a link. http://www.wvec.com/cams/eagle.html Edited March 26, 2009 by T.Low Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Someone mentioned the thing with the Rangers. They start fast because whoever makes the schedule gives them a lot of games early on. So more games = more points, usually, and when the races are tighter earlier on, it means the Rangers are given an advantage and some people falsely assume they are kicking ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitneydatsyukrox 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 I don't remember the Rangers being in first for months now...in fact, weren't they out of a playoff spot for a week or so? Yeah, I believe they were out of a playoff spot for a bit. Until about when Avery returned, naturally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
