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This is crazy! Saw this at NHL.com today…

#3 Buffalo Sabres would clinch a playoff berth…

* if they defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning

OR

* if they get one point against the Tampa Bay Lightning AND the Atlanta Thrashers lose (in regulation or overtime/shootout) to the Carolina Hurricanes AND the New York Rangers lose (in regulation or overtime/shootout) to the Toronto Maple Leafs

OR

* if the Atlanta Thrashers lose in regulation to the Carolina Hurricanes AND the New York Rangers lose in regulation to the Toronto Maple Leafs

Got it? 🙂

The good part of all that is, the Sabres are—in all likelihood—returning to the playoffs after two seasons watching “from the sidelines”. (If I may mix my sports metaphors…)