On The Outside Looking In?

It looks as though the Oshawa Generals will be on the wrong side of the standings once the OHL playoffs begin. They have 6 games left, half of which against the top two teams in the East (2 vs Brampton and 1 vs Belleville) and only 2 games against teams with a worse record than them (Kingston and Peterborough). In the past ten games Oshawa has only two wins, including a 5-4 overtime victory in Peterborough. They are 4-16 in their last 20 and 6-17 since the trade deadline.

The team chasing them, the Peterborough Petes, only have one game against Belleville remaining and only one game against a team below them in the standings (Kingston). They do face the always dangerous Ottawa ‘67’s team twice though so their last six games are not going to be easy. Peterborough is 5-5 in their last ten games, 7-13 in their last 20 and 8-13 since the trade deadline. Peterborough is currently one point behind Oshawa for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

March 8 could be the deciding day as Peterborough travels to the GMC in Oshawa. For both teams just making the playoffs would benefit them as they would get their young kids some post season experience, even if only four games worth.