Well all they need is timely goal scoring from Skinner and Staal if the Warden is standing on his head. I never count out teams with good goaltending. And since Ryan Miller is day to day this could be a setup for the perfect storm, i.e. Hurricane.
staal is overplayed lately. since the team is low on skill and hes more or less the only legit first-liner (up until recently his season has been ok) he's getting double shifted a lot, but hes clearly too tired to do much, and at times plays with some desperation.
cole and skinner are probably more reliable, i wish jokinen was having a better season, but i think the injuries hes had and that they keep moving him around on lines has kept him behind.
i figure the sunday game is probably the key for buffalo and carolina, and expect the winner of that to be the team in the playoffs. i have a ticket to the game, but i wont be going, all the fans get so riled up at *each other* that i dont feel like dealing with it.