Going into the final week of season 17 of the LGHL, possible matchups are changing quite fast. Here is what last week it looked like compare to today [TABLE="class: grid, width: 100%, align: center"] [TR] [TD]Before[/TD] [TD]After[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]NHL Western Central (wc1) vs (c1) [/TD] [TD]NHL Western Central (wc1) vs (c1) (same)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] (c3) cs (c2) [/TD] [TD] (c3) cs (c2) (home ice switched)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Pacific (wc2) vs (p1) [/TD] [TD]Pacific (wc2) vs (p1) (SJ went from 3rd in the division to WC2)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] (p3) vs (p2) [/TD] [TD] (p3) vs (p2) (ANA leaped WC1 & 2 and SJ to take 3rd in their division)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]NHL Eastern Atlantic (wc1) vs (a1) [/TD] [TD]NHL Eastern Atlantic (wc1) vs (m1) (Pits drops from 1st to 3rd, CBJ enter the playoff race, NYI go from 3rd to 1st)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] (a3) vs (a2) [/TD] [TD](m3) vs (m2) (pits goes from 1st to 3rd, NJ also passes PIT)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]East (wc2) vs (e1) [/TD] [TD]East (wc2) vs (a1) (Rangers slipped from WC2 and WAS dropped from wc1 to wc2)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] (e3) vs (e2) [/TD] [TD] (e3) vs (e2) (same matchup but MTL is only 3 points behind buf)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
:hla: Kings (50-22-2) Their only rival for the Presidents is the Panthers(102 pts), the kings will Take the #1 spot in the west. Their Opponents could be 1 of many in the first round, who are they hoping for? What is it going to take to knock these guys off? :hwin: Jets (44-21-7) and :hmin: Wild (43-23-6)… these guys have had the most public rivalry of the season #WhenUgonnaBeatTheWild?. The Jets have gotten it done against everyone else, and they will have one more shot at them, Tuesday @10. They won’t see each other again until the 2nd round of playoffs. :hstl: Blues (43-24-5) Nice guys don’t finish last, Boring guys do. Blues excite with their 4th in league Goals total (249). They do have the potential to finish on top of the Central if the right teams stumble. :hedm: Oilers (43-23-6) Quickly recovered from their seasons worst week with an impressive 7-1-1 tour of the east, narrow loses to playoff teams, they appear to be firing on all 3 lines. After the Oilers nothing in certain in the Pacific. :hdal: Stars (39-24-9) At the very worst they stay exactly where they are (wc1), They may be in danger of being a 1 line wonder, recent success has not been spread out across their bench. It is a big week for the top 4 in the Central, either way these teams are shuffled its going to be interesting. :hana: Ducks (33-29-10) “QUACK” “ssssssss” The Mosh Pit for (wc2) :hsj: Sharks(32-32-8 ) have a 1pt head start on :hchi: Blackhawks(33-34-5) and :hcal: Flames (31-32-9). This could be decided in the round robin they play this week. Flames should get the easiest schedule, Hawks have been playing do or die hockey all season, Sharks don’t even remember having a winning week. Only one of these teams enter the Playoffs: My favourite is the sharks, they are due for a big week. Who is best suited for the round 1 meeting with the Kings? Didn’t bother with East, again. The Western Conference Champion wins the Cup.
