Hopefully Andrew and/or Heather will come on later with a game story -- the Aeros defeated San Antonio 5-3 -- but I've been tasked with the playoff scenario update post. So to quote the band Garbage, "I'm only happy when it rains, I'm only happy when it's complicated."
And yes, I'm happy because it's damn complicated.
With the win tonight the Aeros record moved to 34-25-5-11 (84 points). And with the win the Aeros are in 10th place in the AHL Western Conference playoff standings. Lake Erie's in ninth, also with 84 points. But Lake Erie's season finished tonight, so they're officially eliminated.
Milwaukee, Charlotte, and Rochester all won their games tonight, which means that Peoria is now also eliminated. Oklahoma City is now officially the number one seed, Toronto is two, and Chicago will be the three seed. Abbotsford has clinched the fourth seed.
So much for the certainty.
With the win, Rochester leaped up to the fifth seed with 86 points. San Antonio, even with the loss, is in sixth with 85 points. Milwaukee's in seventh with 85 points, and Charlotte is eighth with 85 points. Lake Erie is in ninth, ahead of the Aeros due to tiebreakers, and then the Aeros in 10th with 84 points.
So can the Aeros still make the playoffs? Yes. Follow...
Step number one: the Aeros have to defeat the Stars tomorrow.
Step number two, one of the following must happen: Oklahoma City beats San Antonio in regulation, or either Milwaukee or Charlotte wins in regulation (the Admirals and Checkers are playing each other).
That would have the Aeros finishing the season with 86 points. They'd get in to the playoffs because San Antonio would finish with 85 points with a loss, and Milwaukee/Charlotte would finish with 85 points the loss. The Milwaukee/Charlotte game starts at 3:00 tomorrow, and the San Antonio/OKC game starts at 3:30, so the Aeros might have idea of their chances by the time they hit the ice for the game at 5:00. And needless to say, if both games go to OT, the Aeros are out.
But no matter what, no matter what happens, the Aeros need to win. If the Aeros don't win, it doesn't matter what happens in the other games.
And to end it, here's Garbage with "I'm Only Happy When It Rains":
Showing posts with label Playoff Scenarios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Playoff Scenarios. Show all posts
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Aeros Lose To Rockford: A Comedy Tonight
Sometimes things get so bad that you want to cry, but instead, you just have the urge to laugh. Like, for instance, now. Things are just so damn bad with the Wild that it's no longer sad, it's funny. And things are just so bad with the Wild that the Aeros have started getting sad. But after today/tonight, it's not sad, it's funny.
The Aeros lost to the Rockford IceHogs tonight 4-1. That's the second loss in a row, and the second on this four game road trip. As Andrew and Heather wrote below, Joe Fallon's injured and Matt Hackett's with the Wild because the brittle twins that play in goal for the Wild are, as you guessed, injured.
The result was that the Aeros threw a guy just literally out of college between the pipes tonight -- he's got just two games of ECHL experience -- named Scott Greenham. Now it would be easy to put the loss on Greenham since Rockford did score four goals. But then you look at this stat: Rockford out shot Houston 41-18, including 16-2 in the second period. Yes, you saw that right, 41-18, and it becomes a wonder that Rockford only scored three times on Greenham -- the fourth goal was an empty-netter.
That leads to the question of what happened to that offense we were bragging about just last week. There have been no roster changes. The lines haven't changed. But the Aeros can no longer score any goals. It's ridiculous, really ridiculous. What makes it more ridiculous is that the Wild's Matt Cullen broke a finger in tonight's loss to Buffalo (shocking, right? The Wild losing, and a Wild getting hurt) which will necessitate the Wild calling up one of the Aeros forwards, which in itself is funny seeing as how the Aeros forwards have forgotten how to shoot the damn puck.
However, despite the loss, the Aeros are still in fourth place. Yes, that's right, they're still in fourth because just about everybody below them in the standings also lost tonight. So for one more day, the Aeros hang on to fourth place with 76 points. The Heat, Americans, and Rivermen are tied for fifth with 75 points, and the Checkers are hanging onto the eighth spot with 74 points. The Rampage and Monsters are tied for ninth with 73 points, and the Admirals are in 11th with 70 points.
Yep, that's right, a total of six points separate the fourth spot from the 11th spot in the standings. And we thought it was ridiculously close last season.
The Aeros play in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. Peoria, Abbotsford, and Charlotte also play on Sunday. So it's conceivable that, come tomorrow night, the Aeros could be sitting in seventh place.
Like I said, it's so sad, it's funny. Which leads to this video from a classic Broadway musical/movie of the 1960s called A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. So here's the opening song, "A Comedy Tonight."
(By the way, my apologies to Joe Fallon. I wrote about him in the Press on Friday, so of course he was injured.)
The Aeros lost to the Rockford IceHogs tonight 4-1. That's the second loss in a row, and the second on this four game road trip. As Andrew and Heather wrote below, Joe Fallon's injured and Matt Hackett's with the Wild because the brittle twins that play in goal for the Wild are, as you guessed, injured.
The result was that the Aeros threw a guy just literally out of college between the pipes tonight -- he's got just two games of ECHL experience -- named Scott Greenham. Now it would be easy to put the loss on Greenham since Rockford did score four goals. But then you look at this stat: Rockford out shot Houston 41-18, including 16-2 in the second period. Yes, you saw that right, 41-18, and it becomes a wonder that Rockford only scored three times on Greenham -- the fourth goal was an empty-netter.
That leads to the question of what happened to that offense we were bragging about just last week. There have been no roster changes. The lines haven't changed. But the Aeros can no longer score any goals. It's ridiculous, really ridiculous. What makes it more ridiculous is that the Wild's Matt Cullen broke a finger in tonight's loss to Buffalo (shocking, right? The Wild losing, and a Wild getting hurt) which will necessitate the Wild calling up one of the Aeros forwards, which in itself is funny seeing as how the Aeros forwards have forgotten how to shoot the damn puck.
However, despite the loss, the Aeros are still in fourth place. Yes, that's right, they're still in fourth because just about everybody below them in the standings also lost tonight. So for one more day, the Aeros hang on to fourth place with 76 points. The Heat, Americans, and Rivermen are tied for fifth with 75 points, and the Checkers are hanging onto the eighth spot with 74 points. The Rampage and Monsters are tied for ninth with 73 points, and the Admirals are in 11th with 70 points.
Yep, that's right, a total of six points separate the fourth spot from the 11th spot in the standings. And we thought it was ridiculously close last season.
The Aeros play in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. Peoria, Abbotsford, and Charlotte also play on Sunday. So it's conceivable that, come tomorrow night, the Aeros could be sitting in seventh place.
Like I said, it's so sad, it's funny. Which leads to this video from a classic Broadway musical/movie of the 1960s called A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. So here's the opening song, "A Comedy Tonight."
(By the way, my apologies to Joe Fallon. I wrote about him in the Press on Friday, so of course he was injured.)
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Fallon Keeps The Train Rolling
Both the Aeros and the Barons were playing their third game in three nights, and at times, especially in that third period, it looked like it. And of all of the guys who have played in these three games for the Aeros, none has put in the minutes, been under the pressure, as goalie Joe Fallon. And for the third night in a row, Fallon delivered, backstopping the Aeros to their third straight win (the second in two nights to go to the shootout) by the score of 2-1.
Earlier this month, when the Aeros were dying on the road, and Matt Hackett was called up and Darcy Kuemper was too injured to plays, the panic seemed to set in. Especially at the thought that two ECHL goalies were now tending goal for the Aeros. But after this weekend, after this past week, after this six game homestand, is there really any reason to worry?
The Aeros took the early 1-0 lead on Oklahoma City as David McIntyre, fresh off his shoot-out heroics from last night, scored 1:55 into the game on what appeared to be a mistake shot that kind of floated past the Barons' Yann Danis -- I would try to offer up a better description of the goal, but Toyota Center only showed replays of nonsense for the night, when they could be bothered to show replays, but refused to replay any of the goals in the game.
The Barons tied it at the 18:47 mark of the second period when they scored on the power play. That came after the Barons dominated the period, outshooting the Aeros 12-4. John Torchetti attributed that differential to the Aeros being sloppy with the puck.
"Every turnover probably brings you a shot-and-a-half," he said. "So if you have nine, you’re looking at 13 shots. That’s the difference. We’ve got to make sure to get better puck control. You kind of get away with a little bit at home because you’ve got your match-ups, and on the road you don’t. That’s the detail part of the game."
That was also pretty much the story in the third period, yet both teams appeared to have trouble standing on their skates, so tired did they appear to be. But Joe Fallon stood tall, stopping another 12 Baron shots and sending the game into overtime where he made one of those saves that's just so special you can't find the words to describe it, so spectacular was it -- essentially Fallon went one way, the puck went across him to the other side on a pass, the shot was made and looked to be the game-winning goal, but Fallon was able to reach back and grab the puck in the air and save the game (tip of the hat to Drew Bagnall who was able to tip the shot and slow it down).
"Let’s just hope next time that my feet are working more so I can get over into position better," was Fallon's basic response to the play.
The game went to the shootout where the Barons made their first two shots. But Fallon shut them down from there while the Aeros came to life. Jon DiSalvatore went top shelf in the third round, Jeff Taffe banged it in the fifth round, and Joel Broda sunk the game winner in round seven.
But exciting as that shootout was, it wouldn't have happened without the excellence of Fallon. And here's the thing, Fallon played all three games this weekend, meaning he played 190 minutes of hockey and went a total of 13 rounds in two shootouts.
"I tell you what, he’s come in and given us a lot of confidence," Torchetti said. "He’s played with a lot of confidence. It just goes to show you, that’s what it’s all about, I think. Giving people chances, and he’s taking advantage of it. He’s got experience. He’s come in and done a fantastic job for us. He likes a challenge. I’ll tell you what, he’s done a great job."
And nobody should argue with that fantastic job bit, especially after this weekend. As to why Fallon went back out today and didn't get any rest, well, as Fallon assured us after the game, that's the way he wanted it.
"Torch asked me if I wanted to go again, and I said, yeah, let’s do it, let’s keep the train rolling, and it paid off today," he said.
In this past week, the Aeros have gone from sitting in 10th place to sitting in fourth place with a record of 32-20-3-9 (76 points) with 12 games to play. The Rivermen sit in fifth with 73 points, percentage points ahead of the Heat who also have 73 points, but fewer wins. The Checkers have dropped down to sixth place with 72 points, while the Americans and Monster are battling it out for eighth with both have 71 points, but Rochester having the better winning percentage. The Rampage are now the tenth place, and they have 70 points.
So while the Aeros were able to make up ground and get some slight spacing on the teams behind them, this season's not over by a longshot. They've got the week off from games (but not off from practicing) before a three-in-three this weekend with two games in Rockford and a Sunday game in Chicago -- hopefully our Midwest Bureau Chief, Chris Jerina, will be able to get some photos and make a report for us from there.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
Tyler Cuma was a late scratch from the game. He skated pregame, but had a slight lower body injury. While he could've played, Torchetti said they decided that it was better that he sit out and get the extra rest time....Kris Foucault was a healthy scratch, allowing Nick Palmieri, freshly arrived from the Wild, to play....Also, it is expected that, sometime soon, Matt Hackett will be returning to the team as it's appearing that both Wild goalies will actually be healthy.
Also, I apologize for taking so long to get this posted, but I wanted to post a video honoring Joe Fallon, who had me thinking of Jimmy Fallon, so I went into Hulu watching old Jimmy Fallon skits from Saturday Night Live. And that led me from one video to another to another, and so on, and so on, and so on. Anyway, for your enjoyment, here's one of my favorites, The Barry Gibb Talk Show.
Earlier this month, when the Aeros were dying on the road, and Matt Hackett was called up and Darcy Kuemper was too injured to plays, the panic seemed to set in. Especially at the thought that two ECHL goalies were now tending goal for the Aeros. But after this weekend, after this past week, after this six game homestand, is there really any reason to worry?
The Aeros took the early 1-0 lead on Oklahoma City as David McIntyre, fresh off his shoot-out heroics from last night, scored 1:55 into the game on what appeared to be a mistake shot that kind of floated past the Barons' Yann Danis -- I would try to offer up a better description of the goal, but Toyota Center only showed replays of nonsense for the night, when they could be bothered to show replays, but refused to replay any of the goals in the game.
The Barons tied it at the 18:47 mark of the second period when they scored on the power play. That came after the Barons dominated the period, outshooting the Aeros 12-4. John Torchetti attributed that differential to the Aeros being sloppy with the puck.
"Every turnover probably brings you a shot-and-a-half," he said. "So if you have nine, you’re looking at 13 shots. That’s the difference. We’ve got to make sure to get better puck control. You kind of get away with a little bit at home because you’ve got your match-ups, and on the road you don’t. That’s the detail part of the game."
That was also pretty much the story in the third period, yet both teams appeared to have trouble standing on their skates, so tired did they appear to be. But Joe Fallon stood tall, stopping another 12 Baron shots and sending the game into overtime where he made one of those saves that's just so special you can't find the words to describe it, so spectacular was it -- essentially Fallon went one way, the puck went across him to the other side on a pass, the shot was made and looked to be the game-winning goal, but Fallon was able to reach back and grab the puck in the air and save the game (tip of the hat to Drew Bagnall who was able to tip the shot and slow it down).
"Let’s just hope next time that my feet are working more so I can get over into position better," was Fallon's basic response to the play.
The game went to the shootout where the Barons made their first two shots. But Fallon shut them down from there while the Aeros came to life. Jon DiSalvatore went top shelf in the third round, Jeff Taffe banged it in the fifth round, and Joel Broda sunk the game winner in round seven.
But exciting as that shootout was, it wouldn't have happened without the excellence of Fallon. And here's the thing, Fallon played all three games this weekend, meaning he played 190 minutes of hockey and went a total of 13 rounds in two shootouts.
"I tell you what, he’s come in and given us a lot of confidence," Torchetti said. "He’s played with a lot of confidence. It just goes to show you, that’s what it’s all about, I think. Giving people chances, and he’s taking advantage of it. He’s got experience. He’s come in and done a fantastic job for us. He likes a challenge. I’ll tell you what, he’s done a great job."
And nobody should argue with that fantastic job bit, especially after this weekend. As to why Fallon went back out today and didn't get any rest, well, as Fallon assured us after the game, that's the way he wanted it.
"Torch asked me if I wanted to go again, and I said, yeah, let’s do it, let’s keep the train rolling, and it paid off today," he said.
In this past week, the Aeros have gone from sitting in 10th place to sitting in fourth place with a record of 32-20-3-9 (76 points) with 12 games to play. The Rivermen sit in fifth with 73 points, percentage points ahead of the Heat who also have 73 points, but fewer wins. The Checkers have dropped down to sixth place with 72 points, while the Americans and Monster are battling it out for eighth with both have 71 points, but Rochester having the better winning percentage. The Rampage are now the tenth place, and they have 70 points.
So while the Aeros were able to make up ground and get some slight spacing on the teams behind them, this season's not over by a longshot. They've got the week off from games (but not off from practicing) before a three-in-three this weekend with two games in Rockford and a Sunday game in Chicago -- hopefully our Midwest Bureau Chief, Chris Jerina, will be able to get some photos and make a report for us from there.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES:
Tyler Cuma was a late scratch from the game. He skated pregame, but had a slight lower body injury. While he could've played, Torchetti said they decided that it was better that he sit out and get the extra rest time....Kris Foucault was a healthy scratch, allowing Nick Palmieri, freshly arrived from the Wild, to play....Also, it is expected that, sometime soon, Matt Hackett will be returning to the team as it's appearing that both Wild goalies will actually be healthy.
Also, I apologize for taking so long to get this posted, but I wanted to post a video honoring Joe Fallon, who had me thinking of Jimmy Fallon, so I went into Hulu watching old Jimmy Fallon skits from Saturday Night Live. And that led me from one video to another to another, and so on, and so on, and so on. Anyway, for your enjoyment, here's one of my favorites, The Barry Gibb Talk Show.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
If The Playoffs Started Now
With the All-Star Game over, and being past the halfway mark of the season, I thought I would give you an idea of how the Western Conference playoff seedings would look, as of now. It needs to be remembered that the first three seeds will consist of the division winners, then the final five spots will go to the teams with the most points. So...
1. Oklahoma City
2. Charlotte
3. Toronto
4. Houston
5. Abbotsford
6. Chicago
7. San Antonio
8. Peoria
The first round matchups would be:
Oklahoma City versus Peoria
Charlotte versus San Antonio
Toronto versus Chicago
Houston versus Abbotsford
So that's where we stand as we come out of the break. The West Division is, as always, pretty tight, and four of the division's five teams would make the playoffs under this format. And with the Aeros about to go on the road for a month, this is all subject to change.
1. Oklahoma City
2. Charlotte
3. Toronto
4. Houston
5. Abbotsford
6. Chicago
7. San Antonio
8. Peoria
The first round matchups would be:
Oklahoma City versus Peoria
Charlotte versus San Antonio
Toronto versus Chicago
Houston versus Abbotsford
So that's where we stand as we come out of the break. The West Division is, as always, pretty tight, and four of the division's five teams would make the playoffs under this format. And with the Aeros about to go on the road for a month, this is all subject to change.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
A Brief Playoff Update (Saturday Night Edition)
As noted in the comments to the post below, Milwaukee defeated Peoria tonight. That means that the Admirals are officially the West Division's number one seed. And since they'll finish the season with the most points in the Western Conference, they'll have the home ice advantage throughout the Western Conference rounds of playoffs.
Oklahoma City meanwhile, defeated the Stars. This clinched the last remaining playoff spot in the Western Conference for the Barons. And since the Stars lost, there is no way for them to catch the Aeros in points, so the Aeros are officially the number two seed in the division, and will have the home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
What is not yet known for sure, is just who it is the Aeros will be playing in the first round. Peoria's season is done. They'll finish with 92 points. Right now, they're the fourth seed, and will face Milwaukee. With one game left, Texas is in third with 92 points, and Oklahoma City is crossing over to the North Division since they're in fifth with 91 points.
If the Barons beat the Aeros tomorrow, and if the Stars lose to San Antonio, then the Barons will leap frog Texas and Peoria and become the third seed, and they will be the team that Houston faces in round one. But if Texas gets the win tomorrow, they'll be the number three seed, no matter what, and they'll face Houston. If both Texas and Oklahoma City lose, then Peoria should have the tie breaker on the Stars which makes them the number three seed, which would mean the Aeros would face the Rivermen in round one.
And if Texas loses in OT or the shootout and OKC wins, that causes a tie between those two teams. And if Texas loses in regulation and the Barons lose in the shootout, then there's a three-way tie between Peoria, Texas, and Oklahoma City, and, well, frankly, my brain hurts.
All you need to know is that the Aeros are officially the number two seed and will be hosting two playoff games next week, probably on Wednesday and Friday.
Oklahoma City meanwhile, defeated the Stars. This clinched the last remaining playoff spot in the Western Conference for the Barons. And since the Stars lost, there is no way for them to catch the Aeros in points, so the Aeros are officially the number two seed in the division, and will have the home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
What is not yet known for sure, is just who it is the Aeros will be playing in the first round. Peoria's season is done. They'll finish with 92 points. Right now, they're the fourth seed, and will face Milwaukee. With one game left, Texas is in third with 92 points, and Oklahoma City is crossing over to the North Division since they're in fifth with 91 points.
If the Barons beat the Aeros tomorrow, and if the Stars lose to San Antonio, then the Barons will leap frog Texas and Peoria and become the third seed, and they will be the team that Houston faces in round one. But if Texas gets the win tomorrow, they'll be the number three seed, no matter what, and they'll face Houston. If both Texas and Oklahoma City lose, then Peoria should have the tie breaker on the Stars which makes them the number three seed, which would mean the Aeros would face the Rivermen in round one.
And if Texas loses in OT or the shootout and OKC wins, that causes a tie between those two teams. And if Texas loses in regulation and the Barons lose in the shootout, then there's a three-way tie between Peoria, Texas, and Oklahoma City, and, well, frankly, my brain hurts.
All you need to know is that the Aeros are officially the number two seed and will be hosting two playoff games next week, probably on Wednesday and Friday.
Friday, April 8, 2011
A Brief Playoff Update
The Stars and Rivermen won their games tonight. With those wins, both teams clinched playoff spots. Texas defeated Milwaukee, which means that Milwaukee has yet to clinch the one seed in the playoffs, which means that it's still possible for the Aeros get to spot.
The Aeros have yet to clinch home ice for the first round because it's still possible that the Stars can tie them when it comes to total points. And there's still one final playoff spot to be decided as Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and Chicago are still battling with Abbotsford for the crossover spot into the North Division.
A Barons win over the Stars tomorrow night cements the number two seed, and home ice for the first round, for the Aeros. The Oklahoma City win would also guarantee that they get the cross-over spot. Milwaukee goes to Peoria tomorrow night, and if the Rivermen can defeat the Admirals, then the Aeros, amazingly, would still be in the fight for home ice throughout the Western Conference playoffs. The win would also guarantee that Peoria would be at least the four seed and not crossing over to the North. And the Rampage and the Wolves will be playing each other and hoping that OKC and Abbotsford lose.
Confused? I am. Kind of. But know this. If the Aeros can find a way to win on Sunday, then no matter what happens the rest of the weekend they will be the number two seed and have home ice for the first round.
The Aeros have yet to clinch home ice for the first round because it's still possible that the Stars can tie them when it comes to total points. And there's still one final playoff spot to be decided as Oklahoma City, San Antonio, and Chicago are still battling with Abbotsford for the crossover spot into the North Division.
A Barons win over the Stars tomorrow night cements the number two seed, and home ice for the first round, for the Aeros. The Oklahoma City win would also guarantee that they get the cross-over spot. Milwaukee goes to Peoria tomorrow night, and if the Rivermen can defeat the Admirals, then the Aeros, amazingly, would still be in the fight for home ice throughout the Western Conference playoffs. The win would also guarantee that Peoria would be at least the four seed and not crossing over to the North. And the Rampage and the Wolves will be playing each other and hoping that OKC and Abbotsford lose.
Confused? I am. Kind of. But know this. If the Aeros can find a way to win on Sunday, then no matter what happens the rest of the weekend they will be the number two seed and have home ice for the first round.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Aeros Officially In The Playoffs
Milwaukee defeated San Antonio 3-2 in the shootout tonight. That clinched a playoff spot for the Admirals. And with the Rampage loss, the Aeros are officially in the playoffs as well, so we're not all going to have to stress out during that long break between games next week. Now it's all about seeding and figuring out the opponent. The Aeros want the home ice advantage, so don't expect them to let up, though the Admirals have the edge on getting home ice in round two.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Aeros Lose To Texas
Aeros got beat up on by Texas tonight, losing 3-0. Matt Hackett was bombarded, facing 36 shots while the Aeros were only able to get off 20. Meanwhile, Milwaukee beat Oklahoma City in the shootout, so...
Standings as of now...
1. Milwaukee 38-19-5-8 (89 points)
2. Houston 41-26-1-5 (88 points)
3. Texas 37-24-4-6 (84 points)
4. Oklahoma City 36-26-2-9 (82 points)
Chicago, Milwaukee, and San Antonio were off tonight.
That's a nice set up for this weekend when the Aeros host the Barons for three games.
Standings as of now...
1. Milwaukee 38-19-5-8 (89 points)
2. Houston 41-26-1-5 (88 points)
3. Texas 37-24-4-6 (84 points)
4. Oklahoma City 36-26-2-9 (82 points)
Chicago, Milwaukee, and San Antonio were off tonight.
That's a nice set up for this weekend when the Aeros host the Barons for three games.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Playoff Contemplation
I saw this buried in the comments to one of the below posts, and thought it deserved it's own post. And hopefully, Mr. Playoff Scenario, Andrew, can follow through with some more at some point. But I think it's a good look at the playoff scenario, though, frankly, I just can't imagine Abbotsford sneaking into the third spot. But otherwise, nice work Forecheck.
And thanks for the Onion link.
Ready for a little extrapolation?
As per last week's method, here is the projected finish. Main thing is that Chicago has cooled off a little, the Aeros remain just as hotas before. In the North, Grand Rapids is just as red hot, but Lake Erie is tearing things up too.
(Strange, since I just saw where Cleveland has banned all pro sports...)
OK, here;s the West :
Milwaukee Admirals 99
Houston Aeros 98
Chicago Wolves 93
Texas Stars 92
Peoria Rivermen 91
OKC Barons 90
San Antonio Rampage 89
Rockford IceHogs 76
And the North since it is important for Peoria in this scenario:
Lake Erie Monsters 95
Grand Rapids Griffins 95
Abbotsford Heat 94
Manitoba Moose 91
Hamilton Bulldogs 89
Toronto Marlies 86
Rochester Americans 75
Soo too bad for the Rivermen, they would need 92 points in this scenario to cross over.
Oh, yes for more on Cleveland's decision to ban all pro sports - see
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/suffering-cleveland-bans-all-professional-sports,19701/
And thanks for the Onion link.
Ready for a little extrapolation?
As per last week's method, here is the projected finish. Main thing is that Chicago has cooled off a little, the Aeros remain just as hotas before. In the North, Grand Rapids is just as red hot, but Lake Erie is tearing things up too.
(Strange, since I just saw where Cleveland has banned all pro sports...)
OK, here;s the West :
Milwaukee Admirals 99
Houston Aeros 98
Chicago Wolves 93
Texas Stars 92
Peoria Rivermen 91
OKC Barons 90
San Antonio Rampage 89
Rockford IceHogs 76
And the North since it is important for Peoria in this scenario:
Lake Erie Monsters 95
Grand Rapids Griffins 95
Abbotsford Heat 94
Manitoba Moose 91
Hamilton Bulldogs 89
Toronto Marlies 86
Rochester Americans 75
Soo too bad for the Rivermen, they would need 92 points in this scenario to cross over.
Oh, yes for more on Cleveland's decision to ban all pro sports - see
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/suffering-cleveland-bans-all-professional-sports,19701/
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