We with an Ottawa win, I guess they just clinched their playoff spot

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Man no one caresolina sucks. 8 seconds. Someone move that team already.

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Ottawa and the Islanders play at 2 PM. Once again, a Senators loss and a Sabres win clinches the division.

Pittsburgh plays Atlanta at 1 PM. Sabres are a single point ahead of Pittsburgh and New Jersey for second place in the East. Have no games in hand against either team.

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Isles up 3-0, 17 minutes left in the 3rd. If they hold on, we'll only need to win 1 of our last 5 to clinch the division. If we can't do that, we don't deserve the division...

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

Islanders up 4-0 with 8 minutes left. I think we may be able to close the books on this game soon.

Also, Pittsburgh won, so the Sabres need a win tonight to retain second place.

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THAT IS ALL.

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

Sabres with 98 points, Devils with 99, Penguins with 97, each team with three games remaining. A win against the Devils at the end of the year will be a fulcrum in taking second place.

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There is a new magic number:

8

The magic number to get 2nd place in the conference!

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Sabres Hockey: Commitment to Mediocrity

The Sabres can only put up six more points. Math fail.

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mechaphil

The game against New Jersey is a four point game. If the Sabres pick up that win, they're in much, much better position to take 2nd place.

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Stop spoiling everyone's fun.

jk again.

If the Sabres win out, they clinch 2nd.

If they win two, they need the Devils to get no more than two points and for Pittsburgh to pick up no more than four points.

If they win a single game, it needs to be against the Devils with New Jersey dropping their other two games in regulation and Pittsburgh needs to gain no more than two points.

They aren't dependent on having a single team that they don't play lose. In total control of their fate.

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You obviously don't know how the magic number thing works.

The Sabres need the # of points they get and the number of points that NJ don't get to add up to 8 to clinch 2nd in the conference.

Like has been stated, the Sabres can clinch 2nd if they win out and there win over NJ is in regulation. They would get to 8 as they would get 6 points and NJ would miss out on two with the regulation loss to Buffalo.

And the Sabres magic number to finish ahead of the Pens is 6.

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Sabres Hockey: Commitment to Mediocrity

To me, 2nd or 3rd doesn't mean too much to me. In second you're guaranteed home ice in the first two rounds, so that is nice, but I can't get myself to care about that enough because I can't fathom looking past the first round to the second.

I think it's much more important that Ottawa plays Pittsburgh in the first round as the Sabres have trouble with both those teams, so it would be nice to see one of them gone early.

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Keep your eyes focused this time. Keep us infront of your sights. I've waited long for this; our time to shine, I just hope we have the time.

It's possible that Buffalo can decide who wins the atlantic division, therefore we may decide who we will face in the second round if we get there....
Let's assume Buffalo and NJ win their next game and Pitt. wins out: If we lose against NJ the Devils will stay 2nd, if we win Pittsburgh will get the 2nd seed.

I would prefer NJ in the second round (assuming we win the first round, knock on wood etc.), but I don't really know why, therefore I won't be sad if we lose against the Devils on Sunday.

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