Article: The Wild Need To Turn Back the Clock To Fuel A Playoff Run

[Chris Schad]

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With over a month to go, they’ll have to replicate that so they're still in the playoff mix when Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek return.

I don't know that they do need to do this. They would have to replicate this if they want to maintain the 3 seed, but I think we can tread water to get to the playoffs, and, likely, still tread water once the big guns come back. 

That to say that tonight's game might be very similar to Tuesday's game. While the Kraken were pretty much out of contention, they sold after that game. Vancouver sits 9 points back right now. A win tomorrow is like a knockout punch for our spot. Let's face it, we're now playing 4 point games against any WC contender. 

We haven't played great in the past few games, but we've done enough to maintain a 9 point cushion against both Calgary and Vancouver, and, really, that's our main focus at the moment. I fully expect for CO to pass us in the standings, so if we want to make it to the playoffs, we need to keep both of the Canadian teams looking very small in our rear view mirror.