Only two teams seem to be playing with any kind of momentum right now - the Rangers and the *gasp* Panthers.....
(though I think it's very much a "too little, too late" situation for Florida)
What the heck is going on here?
Tampa is in for now, but don't appear to be worried about playing too well.
Carolina is stumbling along....missing Cam Ward?
The Islanders....well they are missing DiPietro for sure ....maybe Simon too.
Montreal and Toronto both seem to not want to make a run.....okay the Habs are missing Huet, the Leafs Kaberle.
Boston just keeps shooting themselves in the foot.....(and like Florida they appear to be dead)
But while we are making excuses for some teams about missing players, the Rangers are missing Shanahan fer cryin' out loud.....
Right now there are only 4 points separating 6th place from 11th place:
6 Tampa Bay 72 39 29 4 82 4-5-1
7 Carolina 73 36 29 8 80 5-4-1
8 NY Rangers 72 35 28 9 79 6-1-3
9 NY Islanders 71 34 27 10 78 4-4-2
10 Toronto 72 34 28 10 78 4-5-1
11 Montreal 73 36 31 6 78 4-6-0
Any thoughts on who will finally take the last 3 spots in the East?










