from Luke Fox of Sportsnet,

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. We're finding things out: I don't have a clue how to write.

- The wildest stat, in a season full of them, might be the New York Islanders blowing 22 third-period leads through their first 74 games. Lock up half of those, and they cruise to a postseason berth.

Can you really look at the goal differential of the clubs just outside the wild-card cut line and argue with a straight face that they deserve to be part of some expanded playoff tournament?

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