The math says that with any combination of somewhere between two and four losses, the Dallas Stars will be pretty much toast. That would put 90 points out of reach. Mathematical elimination would come a little later- It always takes longer than you think.
Because you already know it's over. The next stop on the perfunctory tour is a trip out West to Western Canada and a swing through Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary. But first, a date with the San Jose Sharks.
The Sharks... the Sharks... Where the hell have the Sharks been all year long?
Had the Dallas Stars been where they expected to be, three games against the Sharks in late March would have been something to anticipate.