Just getting caught up on the team USA roster. I'm guessing lots of guys just want to be done with hockey and take a long nap.

Well too many things would need to go our way for the Habs to win so that's why

The habs have beat them several times this season, so it's not a gimme. I think it could even go to 7 games. I hope the leafs understand that it's not gonna be an easy matchup.

If all the division winers advance COL and TOR would play in the semifinals, right? NHL.com shows that PIT is ahead of TOR. What am I missing?

It would clearly be one of the bigger upsets this playoffs, but if someone gave me 3:1 odds to take MTL I would be all over it. Much bigger upsets have happened and TOR has their own playoff issues.

I think if Kane was playing other big names would've jumped on board.

Kris Letang for Norris. Dude gets no love. His numbers are pretty great.

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Before tonight's game Toronto was ahead of Pittsburgh but since they lost the tiebreaker went to Pittsburgh

Leafs are definitely the heavy favorites, but our schedule has been a lot harder than almost every other Canadian team and we haven't been fully healthy in a long time. It will be closer than people think

Well that's what i'm saying there are too many if's for us to be the favourites and most are injury related, having players like Gallagher, Danault, Price and how they perform could easily makes the difference between losing in 5 games to winning

Who wins tonight, Boston or Washington?
I have Boston starting off hot, winning the first two games.
Caps take the 3rd.
Boston wins the 4th.
Caps win the next two straight to make it close, but Boston gets the dub in game 7.

Picked Boston. It's going to be interesting to watch playoff Wilson vs Boston

I NEED to see Wilson fight Frederic. It's gonna be a great series.

I also forgot about Chara, thats going to be interesting

I don't think it takes that much, personally. A healthy Habs team is very much in this series, imo. I don't know where they stand with who's expected to be ready for the playoffs and whatnot, so maybe that has something to do with it, but I don't have this sense of confidence that a lot of people seem to in regards to the Leafs winning this round.

Well considering our coach is dumb enough to scratch Caufield and Kk we'll lose. ( They were both wearing grey jerseys in practice which i'm pretty sure was the TS jerseys )

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2391157 - North Predictions

https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2393046 - West Playoffs Predictions

My first two rounds predictions

Toronto in 4
Edmonton in 6

New York in 6
Boston in 7

Carolina in 5
Tampa Bay in 5

Colorado in 6
Vegas in 7

Toronto in 5

Boston in 7

Tampa Bay in 6

Colorado in 7

F*ck Dominique Ducharme
F*ck Eric Staal

The habs are getting swept.

What's the deal here??

Ducharme is playing Eric Staal, who is just a terrible player in all ways, in the lineup ahead of Kotkaniemi and Caufield.

As in Staal is playing and they aren't or Staal is playing higher up than them?

Kotkaniemi and Caufield are healthy scratches. Staal shouldn’t be in the lineup at all, but he’s playing on the 3rd line and power play.