An optimist's guide to the non-playoff teams

"C'mon ref, you're taking forever. Step on it!Oh... uh, sorry Taylor, poor choice of words."The all-star break is typically seen as a good time to start look ahead to potential playoff scenarios. And while no team has officially clinched a spot, several are all but locked in and others are slowly but surely starting to cement their post-season invitations.Of course, that also means there are 14 teams on the outside looking in - some more outside than others. And while it would be tempting to kick those teams while they're down, that's not our style around here. We prefer the power of positive thinking.So instead let's focus on some good news for each of the 14 teams that found themselves outside of the playoff picture heading into Monday night's action.Edmonton Oilers - Could end up picking first overall in this year's draft for the third straight year but there's absolutely zero chance of it happening again in 2013, according to the league&...