Winnipeg Jets are looking a lot like the Toronto Maple Leafs as they struggle their way to the playoffs Globe_Sports
. While the Habs easily dumped the Jets 3-1 on Saturday night, it is the Columbus Blue Jackets who are firing on all cylinders in that race, which means the Canadiens will have to wrest the other wild-card slot from the Carolina Hurricanes.Before Sunday’s games, the Canadiens were on the outside with 92 points in 79 games. They also had the fewest non-shootout wins of the three teams with 40, which is the first tiebreaker in the standing.
“Ever since we’ve clinched [a playoff spot], it seems like we’re taking it a little bit more lightly, which we shouldn’t,” Perreault said. “I don’t really know how to explain that, it’s just maybe human nature. You know, you feel maybe a bit more comfortable knowing you are going to make the playoffs, so you don’t have to try as hard.
The Jets are on the road for all four of those games, finishing up against the Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche and Arizona Coyotes. Only Colorado is in a playoff position.But the Predators and Blues also get a diet of likely also-rans. The Predators will meet the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and the Blackhawks. The Blues will play the Avalanche, Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and the Canucks.
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