The Leafs didn’t make the playoffs, and I’m glad. I wish they had tanked even more and gotten a better draft pick, but I think where they landed is still better than losing in the first round.
This year’s playoff scheme is complicated, and I haven’t really followed all the discussions about who plays who when your position is this or that. But here’s what I think about the matchups
East
- Boston over Detroit – Too many injuries on Detroit, and Boston is superior
- Pittsburgh over Columbus – Pittsburgh has the better team, I guess Bobrovsky could stand on his head though
- Montreal over Tampa Bay – Montreal has better coaching and should upset
- Rangers over Philly – This one will be tight, but King Lundqvist should be the deciding factor
West
- Minnesota over Colorado – I think Colorado is too young still
- St Louis over Chicago – This one will be a tough series, I think STL is better now though
- Anaheim over Dallas – Just my feeling
- LA over SJ – Usually SJ gets bad luck in the playoffs, but I suppose they could be lucky this year. Doubt it though.
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