Best scenario
It could happen. The Highlanders could go out and win all eight games. But Kim Dotcom could also lose 50kg or Coronation St could get a likeable character.
So, going on an unbeaten run to end the season is unlikely, especially the way the Highlanders have been playing. They also have to go to South Africa and take on the Bulls in Pretoria - never the easiest of assignments.
But of their next eight opponents, five are in the bottom half of the table. So, chalking up a decent chunk of wins is possible. The likes of the Rebels, Kings and the Force are hardly invincible.
To win, the Highlanders need to cut out the silly errors and tackle more accurately. If they string together more phases and get the rub of the green, if key players start finding form more regularly, and if they convert more chances, they could bag six wins or even more.
That would put them on 35-40 points and that could be enough for a 10th to 11th place finish. Maybe even ninth, depending on how other sides perform. The same as last year, coincidentally.
Worst scenario
No-one would have predicted the Highlanders would lose their first eight games. But could they actually lose all 16? Yikes.
It is a cliche but it is also true: there are no easy games in this competition.
The Highlanders could go 0 and 16, and that would be truly ghastly. The woeful Lions went 0 and 13 in 2010 and look what eventually happened to them. It does not bear thinking about.
But, surely, a team such as the Highlanders, with up to a dozen internationals, and seasoned internationals at that, should be able to find a win somewhere.
A win over the Rebels or the Force in Australia must be a priority. These sides have the odd good performance in them but the Highlanders have dealt to the Rebels both times they have played them so far. The Force can be hit and miss but it is not easy at home.
The Highlanders also have games in Dunedin against the Blues and Crusaders. Will home advantage count for anything?
Probable scenario
Eight games to go, and surely a win is not far away.
Arguably, the Highlanders should - given the quality of players in the squad - win half of those eight games.
The Kings, the Force and the Rebels are sides with plenty of holes in them, while the three New Zealand teams left to play - the Blues, the Crusaders and the Hurricanes - have been struggling for consistency of late.
The problem for the Highlanders is that those New Zealand teams will have something to play for, as they will probably still be in the playoff hunt.
Dreams of the playoffs are long gone for the Highlanders and they are playing for pride.
That is sometimes not the greatest of motivators. But the players have the ability. Now all they need is to execute properly, improve at the set piece, kick the crucial goals, get the referee's calls, score more tries, tackle better ...