Oh wow playoff races

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Midway through the season it looked like there would be a couple races to end the season – Moscow's battle against Vancouver for the Victory Cup and maybe a European playoff race if Malmo got their shit together. Fast forward a couple weeks and it's all a whole lot more interesting.
 

Victory Cup

The main midseason race is actually looking more like a non-event. With a 10-point lead with 8 games to go, the Menace would have to lose 5 of their remaining games (almost a third of their total losses all season to date) to give the Wolves a chance to sneak into the lead. Vancouver should however get home ice throughout the North American playoffs.

 

NA playoff race

D.C. seemed to be drifting to another season outside the playoffs throughout S70 until a recent surge (7-2-1 in their last 10) put the Dragons not just within 1 point of fourth but within touching distance of second place as both Calgary and Seattle fell away from Vancouver and back into the mix.

EU playoff race

Malmo did get their shit together. A 6-game winning streak sees them in a playoff spot for the first time all season, but it's not just Prague, 1 point behind in fifth, who need to worry. At least the Phantoms are a respectable 5-5-0 in their last 10. Riga and Helsinki looked set to renew their rivalry in the first round but are in freefall, especially the Reign who have won just once in their last 10 games. Only 4 points separate Riga in second from Prague in fifth and it's all to play for. At least some certainty is provided by Davos who became the first team to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

 

 

This article has nothing to with HOF, guess another one will be coming later this week. I wrote it yesterday, sue me.

 

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