10-1-1 puts them at .500 on the season (or 16-19 if you put shootout losses into the loss column because the standings are screwed in the NHL)...
Anyway - they are approximately 8 points out of the 8th seed in the playoffs (Currently Washington) and they are better than Washington overall with the way they have been playing recently. If you look at the stats, one trend you'll see is they are back to beating the dogshit out of everyone they play. Sometimes that doesn't work (the Trashville game) but for the most part, they turned up the physical part of the game in December and the results followed.
If Atkinson is only out a week, you get Letestu back sometime around mid-January and then Anisimov back at the end of Feb.
The next three games are @Arizona @Colorado and @Dallas. Arizona and Colorado both suck and are must win games. Dallas is going to be a challenge, being the 3rd game in 4 days on the road, but if they can win 2 out of 3 they are right on track.
Anyway - they are approximately 8 points out of the 8th seed in the playoffs (Currently Washington) and they are better than Washington overall with the way they have been playing recently. If you look at the stats, one trend you'll see is they are back to beating the dogshit out of everyone they play. Sometimes that doesn't work (the Trashville game) but for the most part, they turned up the physical part of the game in December and the results followed.
If Atkinson is only out a week, you get Letestu back sometime around mid-January and then Anisimov back at the end of Feb.
The next three games are @Arizona @Colorado and @Dallas. Arizona and Colorado both suck and are must win games. Dallas is going to be a challenge, being the 3rd game in 4 days on the road, but if they can win 2 out of 3 they are right on track.
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