This Carolina/New Jersey series is such a waste of time. Both of these teams have zero chance to win the Stanley Cup. In fact, I think all of the Metro division teams kind of just suck this year.
Two games today to get us started!!
Game 1: Jets vs Blues at 6pm EST
Game 1: Avs vs Stars at 8:30pm EST
The Central might be the most stacked division in the NHL. Going to be an absolute bloodbath path to the Western Conference Final for one of these teams.
Round 1 Predictions:
EAST
Battle of Ontario!! Leafs vs Sens: Leafs in 6. Would love to see Ottawa knock them out but I think Toronto has too much top end talent.
Battle of Florida!! Panthers vs Lightning: Lightning in 7. Think Florida’s injuries and back to back Final appearances finally catch up with them.
Caps vs Habs: Canadiens in 7, unfortunately. I think the Caps are entirely overrated and Montreal speed will be too much for this old ass team. As always, fuck the Habs.
Canes vs Devils: Canes in 5. Neither team really has a chance to win the Cup, just filler until both get knocked out.
WEST
Jets vs Blues: Jets in 7. We all know Winnipeg sucks ass in the playoffs but I think they have enough to overcome the Blues.
Stars vs Avs: Avalanche in 6. Dallas has no chance without Heiskanen, and now possibly Robertson. MacKinnon and Makar are too much.
Golden Knights vs Wild: Vegas in 5. The team I’ll be repping for the playoffs (major fuck you to Don Sweeney!). Kaprizov could make it interesting but Minnesota doesn’t have the horses.
Kings vs Oilers: Kings in 7. Oilers are limping into the playoffs and the Kings are unbeatable at home for some reason.
I mean, fucking talk about completely monkey fucking your situation in the matter of a week. This guy might be GOAT of decision making. Leaving a playoff team and $2MM/year to join a shit UCLA team to make less in a significantly higher income tax state. Put this kid on 24 hour watch for the next few months while reality sets in.
I fucking hope Columbus gets in because fuck les habitants. Plus, I actually think Montreal would upset Washington in round 1 and I couldn’t stand listening to those annoying fucks brag about winning a fucking playoff series against a couple of fucking dinosaurs on the Caps.
Avs get their captain back plus some needed rest for their big boys. Dallas might be in big trouble. They look like absolute dog shit right now and Heiskanen doesn’t seem like he’s close to returning. Rantanen with only 5 goals since joining the Stars, and how many at 5x5? Life is just different when you aren’t playing with MacKinnon and Makar.
What an absolute choke from the Habs last night. Couldn’t even beat out a shitty Blackhawk team in their home barn. They will be an easy first round exit by the end of next week. Hate from Boston you fuckers.
Hahah love this shit. Fuck Tennessee for signing this kid to a stupid ass contract to begin with. Next, fuck this kid and his dad for thinking he’s worth $4mm a year. I hope both parties crash and burn while we watch from a distance. Let’s see which school is fucking stupid enough to get involved with that nightmare of a family.
This. Buffalo loves winning meaningless games. Nothing to see here. This may hype up their stupid fan base for next season, only to find that shit hasn’t changed and they are still a bottom feeder in the East. Can’t wait until Dahlin requests a trade from that shit hole.
They need the morale boost imo. These fuckers have had their heads shoved into the toilet a lot the past few weeks which has made them a bit too self aware for my comfort. A series win should correct that quickly and re-awaken their delusional expectations.