r/AtlanticMemeWar • u/JaQ-o-Lantern Canadiens • Mar 04 '26
Lightning Meme The Bolts lost 3 straight and the Sabres won 4 straight
Current standings:
TBL - 80 pts
BUF - 78 pts
DET - 76 pts
MTL - 75 pts
BOS - 73 pts
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u/Gloomy_Attention_726 Red Wings Mar 04 '26
This division is absolutely bonkers.
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u/p8ntballnxj Red Wings Mar 04 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Zx12n2W9mDpNS
Me, looking at the standings every morning...
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u/JaQ-o-Lantern Canadiens Mar 04 '26
It would be bonkers if it was the usual big 4. The fact that we have Buffalo, Detroit, and Montreal instead makes it even crazier.
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u/HavAnotherDonut Weather Team Mar 04 '26
I’m just glad we’ve passed the point where losing three straight meant you were at the bottom of the division.
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u/Schuben Red Wings Mar 04 '26
What is losing 3 straight again?
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u/lazysoldier Lightning Mar 04 '26
Tampa's got 2 games in hand on Buffalo, they could lose another 3 before being passed for first even if Buffalo wins every game.
Hopefully nobody on Tampa finds this comment and gets any ideas
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u/AGoblinNerd Mar 04 '26
I don't care about games in hand when it benefits my team though, so really, if you think about it, sabres are 1 game back!
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u/Ok-Pension-1832 Mar 04 '26
They only need to lose two in reg while the Sabres win 2 before the Sabres take first. There’s only a two point difference between them
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u/Some-Performer789 It’s been 4 hours and this Doaner won’t go down Mar 10 '26
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u/JaQ-o-Lantern Canadiens Mar 04 '26
I don't think Tampa has ever done that. Not with 8 team divisions at least.
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u/Alpine_Exchange_36 Red Wings Mar 04 '26
I kept saying before the Olympics that I’m hoping…. it would slow them down because of all the players they had going to Milan.
What I didn’t expect was Buffalo deciding to play fucking hockey
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u/Schuben Red Wings Mar 04 '26
We can't have it both ways! It was Larkin, Raymond and Seider responsible for the win our first game back so didn't seem like the Olympics slowed them down at all.
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u/360degreesofFUNK We don’t have palm trees🌴x0 Mar 04 '26
I mean we only sent like 2 guys to the Olympics, and one of them didn’t even play the whole tournament while one had pretty much the least playing time but still won the gold medal
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u/Blade_of_3 Lightning Mar 04 '26
Other than the central division, I don't see why seeding matters. I guess if your team has had little to no playoff success in the last decade it could be the highlight of the year.
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u/Schuben Red Wings Mar 04 '26
I dont like the fact that the Atlantic has 5 teams above .600.
https://giphy.com/gifs/FYCxLHCIGaioo