Playoff races heating up

Have you seen the western conference in the NHL? There are 11 teams going for 8 spots. Now San Jose and Detroit are in. But the other spots are wide open. As of this moment the current matchups are #8 Anaheim at #1 San Jose, #7 St Louis at #2 Detroit, #6 Columbus at #3 Vancouver and #5 Calgary at #4 Chicago. Nashville is tied for 8th with Anaheim, Minnesota and Edmonton are 3 points out. The NHL playoffs start a week from Wednesday night. In the East, #8 NY Rangers at #1 Boston, #7 Montreal at #2 Washington, #6 Pittsburgh at #3 New Jersey and #5 Philadelphia at #4 Carolina. Florida is a point back of New York and Buffalo still is alive but 6 points back with only 6 games left. How great would it be if the Rangers didn't make the playoffs? The Flyers have two more games left than Carolina, and hold a 3-1 season series lead, so we would get home ice if they ended up tied with them.