Solid win, good rebound from the Jets game. Guys like Fox and Zibanejad should see what Panarin has done and realize if they shoot more their games would raise to another level. You saw it on the Fox goal, he surprised Swayman by actually shooting, he should do more of that. If they can beat Florida on Saturday night, the top seed in the East is right there. If they lose to Florida Saturday night, 2nd place in the Met is right there given how well the Canes have played. It is very tight right now, and how it finishes is still very much TBD. It does look like TB will be the top WC, and the Flyers/Caps will finish 3rd in the Met. The 2nd WC, top spot in the East, winner of the Met and Atlantic all TBD.
Outside of Florida and Colorado their schedule is pretty easy. Beat Florida they have a great chance at first overall in the league.
Agreed, the Florida game is the key game. They win that game and it's a very real possibility they get top seed in the East. The winner of that game actually sits in a great spot to be top seed in the East.
The Rangers have 12 games left and 5 of them are against teams in playoff positions and 3 others against non-playoff teams in their division. The Hurricanes also have 12 left, with just 3 against playoff teams. Florida plays Boston twice and 5 other playoff teams in their last 13. The Rangers could run circles around Florida on Saturday and it will have very little to do with who gets the top seed in the East. With this many games left there is no point talking about seeding or potential matchups, it is a waste of time.
