In all fairness, the Florida Panthers have been good as of late, winning their previous two games by a margin of four or more goals.
Forwards Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau have produced out of their minds, while the rest of the team have followed them in command.
But much like last season, this type of play is purely worthless now; they needed this type of run from the very start of the season.
The Cats sit seven points out from the final wild-card spot, owning no games in hand on Philadelphia, Montreal, or even Columbus.