It may seem like a daunting task to get back into the MJHL playoff picture, but the 'No Quit' Natives aren't ready to pack in their season just yet. As of Friday, with 14 games left in their season, the Neepawa Natives sit 11 points back of the fourth and final playoff spot in the Sher-Wood Division, a position currently held by the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. The Natives didn't help their own cause in January, putting together only three wins in 11 games, but they finished off the month by winning two of their last three matches. It's that kind of effort of late that can keep the team's playoff hopes alive, assistant coach Cam Tibbett said. “The good thing is we're still not out of the playoffs if we put a streak together here,” Tibbett explained. “The other teams are struggling and they aren't really flying ahead of us, so if we can take advantage of that, we could still catch them.” The Wolverines hold the final playoff spot but they haven't gained any ground on Neepawa in recent weeks. In the team's last eight games, they've only managed two wins. Like Neepawa, Waywayseecappo has 14 games left on its schedule. The Natives will face Waywayseecappo three times to finish the season, which gives them the potential to make up six of the 11 points they're behind by. Meanwhile the expansion Virden Oil Capitals, who only have 10 games left in their season as of Friday, are also in the playoff hunt as they sit two points back of the Wolverines. The Oil Caps have struggled even more than Wayway recently though, losing their last seven straight. “The opportunity's there,” Tibbett pointed out. To take advantage of that opportunity, the Natives' biggest adjustment needed is for the team to follow the X's and O's taught to them at practices. “On Tuesday, we committed to our system and kept shooting the puck at the net, and we played well,” Tibbett said of the Natives 5-4 win against Selkirk. “What we haven't been doing (in the losses) is committing to our system defensively. We're hurting ourselves by giving two or three second chances.” Neepawa's other biggest flaw this season seems to be playing a complete game. In all but one of January's 11 games the Natives had one period where they were outshot by nine or more shots and, in most cases, the other two periods featured a more even offensive output. “When we play for 60 minutes, it's usually when we win hockey games,” Tibbett said. “We have the skill and the guys work hard, but we need to be more consistent.” The one piece that has been a building block of consistency this season for the Natives has been the team's goaltending. Neepawa has allowed the most goals (201) in the MJHL this season, but its keepers – formerly Corey Koop and currently the duo of Bruce Corrigal and Jeff Stallard, with the injured Davy Fisher expected to be healthy to play again soon – have regularly faced more shots than their opposition but have stood on their heads to keep Neepawa competitive. “Our goaltenders have really given us a chance to win. They're making big saves for us every night,” Tibbett said. Excluding Sunday's game in Dauphin, Neepawa's next three games will be on the road before they return to Neepawa for an important stretch of four home games in six nights from Feb. 15-20. The Natives are hoping their success as of late will also help bring the crowds back out to the arena as they make a late push. “At the start of the year the attendance was going really well but, when you're struggling, less fans will come out,” Tibbett said. “It'll be nice in February to see the attendance back up.”