Bob

So minimum one.

But to me, if you get two, you really hurt the Islanders who after that have to play the hurricanes twice a

Carolina has two against the Hurricanes as well the schedules ramp up for each of those teams where slightly ramps down for the Penguins so if you could put them out on a regulation loss which again is the first tiebreaker you also add to that in your pocket that would be big so if you do that you make a big statement but it's not going to be easy the Islanders

They beat Dallas the other day, and when Dallas came to Pittsburgh on Saturday, I thought this is a bad time for the Penguins to play Dallas.

Not only did you not have your two top players, they also had lost two in a row.

They had a miserable road trip, but they were due to take it out on somebody, and they did.

So, yeah, I think this is important, and equal as important as tomorrow.

You're coming home against Detroit, which is right behind points.

They're trying to get in.

Last week, Joe, we sat here and said, well, the Flyers are not going to be a factor.

I didn't say that.

Didn't we say they're down?

They were.

The Flyers have jumped to 86.

The Penguins, back-to-back games.

It's crazy how it's gone.

And there are years where

The Western Conference has all these teams in the same situation, getting 95 to 100 points and not qualifying for the playoffs.

Well, in the East this year, that's exactly what we have.

Everyone around them is winning.