I don’t even want to devote any time to Chris Henry. He doesn’t deserve the time of the unemployed, a group he is now a member of, as the Cincinnati Bengals have discarded their biggest tumor in a locker room full of cancers. Henry, in his most recent run in with the law, presuming he hasn’t been arrested since I clicked “New Post” thirty seconds ago, confronted an 18 year old and smashed the window to the teenagers car with a bottle. It’s a shame that talent is wasted on people like Chris Henry.

We’re nearing Friday morning and I have only one MLB Season Preview in my INBOX. This can be as simple as picking the World Series game or as thorough as the one email I’ve received, which you will see tomorrow. I’m just trying to make Mid-Atlantic Bias more interactive, without watering it down with ESPN-like polls that ask you, “Which picture do you like the most?”

The Kansas City Royals are an inning away from being 3-0. I really hope that this isn’t just one of those first week of the season stories that we forget about by mid-April.

From the ask and you shall receive department, Matthew requested my breakdown of the final 4 days of the NHL season. Here it is:

Eastern Conference:
As it stands, only 3 teams have clinched a playoff spot in the East (Penguins, Canadiens, and Devils) however, lets just go ahead and put the Rangers in the playoffs. That leaves us with the 3 seed, currently Carolina and the 6, 7, and 8 seeds. Currently, the Senators, Bruins, and Flyers occupy those spots, with the hottest team in the NHL, the Washington Capitals, in 9th, one point back of the Flyers, two points back of the Sens and B’s. The Sabres also find themselves only 3 points out, but for lack of a better argument, they’re done, as they have 2 fewer wins than Boston and Ottawa (wins are the first tiebreaker as it pertains to playoff seeding). There are two races here: The race for the Southeast Division between Washington and Carolina became very interesting on Tuesday night when the Caps beat the Canes at the Verizon Center. They find themselves two points behind Carolina. The Hurricanes have one game remaining (home on Friday against the Panthers). The Capitals have two (home tonight to Tampa Bay and home Saturday against the Panthers). The Capitals need Carolina to lose to Florida on Friday and win both of their games to win the Southeast. In any other sport, that would be completely feasible. Not, however, in the NHL, where the Hurricanes will play the most defensive hockey possible against Florida, to get into overtime, get their point and move on. CAROLINA WINS THE SOUTHEAST.

In terms of the race for the final spot, I do believe that Washington will win both of their remaining games. The Flyers will not win either game, against New Jersey and Pittsburgh. WASHINGTON WINS THE FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT. (The Bruins will continue to play no offense and sneak in to the playoffs as the 7 seed.

Your Final Eastern Conference Standings:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. Montreal Canadiens
3. Carolina Hurricanes
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Ottawa Senators
6. New York Rangers
7. Boston Bruins
8. Washington Capitals

WESTERN CONFERENCE:
The Western Conference race sees Chicago chasing Vancouver and Nashville ahead of them with a crucial game between the Predators and Blackhawks on Friday night in Chi-Town. The Blackhawks are one of the best stories in the NHL this year, contending for the playoffs a few seasons before they should be. I don’t see the Hawks, however, making the playoffs, as they’re 3 points behind Nashville. So the race for the 8th spot comes down to the Predators and Canucks. Nashville’s other game is against the St. Louis Doormats. Vancouver gets the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers in their final two games. The teams are separated by one point currently. Vancouver has the better team, frankly, and a far better goalie in Roberto Luongo. I’ll take Vancouver to win their remaining two games and the Preds to lose one of theirs. VANCOUVER WINS THE FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT

Your Final Western Conference Standings:

1. Detroit Red Wings
2. San Jose Sharks
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Anaheim Ducks
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Dallas Stars
7. Calgary Flames
8. Vancouver Canucks

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