The regular season is closer to the end, and already some teams are trying to make a push to get into the playoffs. One of the interesting contests will be the teams trying to get that eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Those teams are the Boston Bruins, Atlanta Thrashers, and New York Rangers. So far, Boston has a hold on the eighth seed, but Atlanta and NY Rangers are not too far behind. All of the teams won their games last night, Boston over New Jersey, Atlanta over Toronto, NY Rangers over NY Islanders. It seems like any of those teams could be a lock for sure, but who will ultimately win it all? Well, I'll give you my take. First, I don't think the NY Rangers will get that eighth seed because their offense and power play have not really been that good this season. Sure they've had a few wins then and again, but they've had a lot of bad losses, including one to the Canadiens in which they were shut out 5-0 a few months ago. So the competition will be between Atlanta and Boston. I would like to see Atlanta get that eighth seed, because of their recent chances to try and get into the playoffs. Boston has been pretty good this season but their goaltenders Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask have been problems for this team, resulting in many goals against both of them. To be in all honesty, I don't know who will the eighth seed. It will either be Boston or Atlanta. Both have equal positives and negatives, so it just seems like I can't make a good choice on either of them. It's a toss-up. We'll see as we get closer to the end of the regular season. Who wins the eighth seed? Only time will tell.
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