Team GP W L OTL PTS
1 New Jersey 68 39 23 6 84
2 Montreal 68 37 22 9 83
3 Carolina 70 36 29 5 77
4 Pittsburgh 69 38 24 7 83
5 Ottawa 69 37 25 7 81
6 NY Rangers 68 35 24 9 79
7 Boston 67 35 25 7 77
8 Philadelphia 68 34 26 8 76
via sportsnet.ca as of Saturday afternoon [8 March 2008]
I'll save you Toronto fans the embarrassment of seeing the bottom of the table.
Montreal, which in the last few weeks has been at or near the top of the Eastern Conference - not bad for a team that's in a rebuilding phase.
Toronto, on the other hand (notice once again that they are currently out of a playoff spot) was guaranteed by coach Paul Maurice to make the playoffs and compete for the Stanley Cup. Let me guess - he won't be coaching in Toronto next year. I say that, even though I think he has done a pretty good job with what he had.
A proposal: I wonder what the NHL would be like if they followed the example of the English Premier League [football / soccer] i.e. the lowest 2/3 teams were relegated to say the AHL, and the top 2/3 AHL teams took their place. I have a feeling the quality of play would increase considerably.
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