Caps @ Canes 3-18-2010 Wrap Up

Caps "Magic Numbers" (Caps Points Earned+Lost by team named) to clinch:
Playoff Spot: Clinched 3/11
Southeast Division Championship: Clinched 3/11
Eastern Conference #1 Seed: 8 New Jersey (Ottawa and Philadelphia eliminated, 10th and 11th of 14)
President's Trophy: 16 Chicago and San Jose (18 of 29 eliminated)

The Local Yokels:

(Com)Post.  Caps.com.

The Neutral Observers:

NHL.com AP Wire.

The Other Side:

Raleigh News & Observer.  Canes.com.

Final Thoughts:

Darn it, it wasn't a hallucination...

71 down, 11 to go.