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A path to the postseason
Tuesday,  April 7, 2009 3:06 AM
With three games remaining, the Blue Jackets could finish as high as fifth in the Western Conference, but there still are ways for them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here is a look at possible scenarios, based on the number of points available to the Jackets:

6 POINTS (3-0-0)

• Clinch no worse than No. 6 seed

• Clinch No. 5 seed if Vancouver finishes 1-2-0 or worse

5 POINTS (2-0-1)

• Clinch no worse than No. 6 seed

• Clinch No. 5 seed if Vancouver finishes 0-2-1 or worse

4 POINTS (2-1-0 OR 1-0-2)

• Clinch no worse than No. 6 seed

• Clinch No. 5 seed if Vancouver finishes 0-3-0

3 POINTS (1-1-1 OR 0-0-3)

• Clinch No. 6 seed

2 POINTS (1-2-0 OR 0-1-2)

• Clinch No. 6 seed if Anaheim (two games remaining), Nashville (three) or St. Louis (three) loses any of their remaining games

• Clinch No. 7 seed if one of the following -- Anaheim, Nashville or St. Louis -- wins all of their remaining games

• Clinch No. 8 seed if two of the following -- Anaheim, Nashville or St. Louis -- win all of their remaining games

• Eliminated if Anaheim, Nashville and St. Louis win their remaining games

1 POINT (0-2-1)

• Clinch No. 6 seed if Anaheim loses one game in regulation or both games in overtime or shootout, if Nashville loses one game in regulation or two or more games in overtime or shootout, or if St. Louis loses one game in regulation or two or more games in overtime or shootout

• Clinch No. 7 seed if one of the following scenarios occurs: Anaheim finishes 2-0-0 or 1-0-1, Nashville finishes 3-0-0, or St. Louis finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1

• Clinch No. 8 seed if two of the following scenarios occur: Anaheim finishes 2-0-0 or 1-0-1, Nashville finishes 3-0-0, or St. Louis finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1

• Eliminated if all of the following occur: Anaheim finishes 2-0-0, Nashville finishes 3-0-0 and St. Louis finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1

0 POINTS (0-3-0)

• Clinch No. 6 seed if all of the following scenarios occur: Anaheim loses both games or loses one in regulation and the other in overtime or shootout, Nashville loses one game in regulation, and St. Louis loses two games or loses one in regulation and one in overtime or shootout

• Clinch No. 7 seed if one of the following scenarios occurs: Anaheim wins only one game, Nashville finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1, or St. Louis wins two games or wins one and loses the others in overtime or shootout

• Clinch the No. 8 seed if two of the following scenarios occur: Anaheim wins only one game, Nashville finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1, or St. Louis wins two games or wins one and loses the others in overtime or shootout

• Eliminated if all of the following occur: Anaheim wins only one game, Nashville finishes 3-0-0 or 2-0-1, and St. Louis wins two games or wins one and loses the other two in overtime or shootout

-- Aaron Portzline

aportzline@dispatch.com



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