It's yet another near-elimination game, as the Leafs take on the Winnipeg Jets. The Hawks spared the Leafs some trouble by dispatching of Columbus in regular time with under 5 seconds to play, but Columbus, Toronto, and New Jersey are all dogging it out (and the Leafs have the most GP).

Bernier is out 2-3 weeks with an MCL sprain, so James Reimer owns the pipes from here on out. Puck drops at 7.

Some uncategorized links:

Tim Leiweke on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight | Toronto Maple Leafs
Leiweke set the Leafs twitterverse on fire with some really candid answers on Stroumboulopoulos. As always, check out twitter.com/Hope_Smoke for more.

Why Stats Guys Conflate PDO With Luck | mc79hockey.com
Why do people talk about PDO as if it captures luck?

And if you haven't noticed, the Capitals are having some interesting discussions about who takes the fall for, well, the Capitals' fall(s):

Adam Oates is probably going to lose his job this summer
Lambert weighs in for Trending Topics.

Rink Roundtable: Changing Suits
Ja(s)pers' Rink takes a swing at it.

The Arguments For and Against Firing Adam Oates
And RMNB has a pretty authoritative list.

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