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I was reading it, like those fake leaks for Avengers Endgame. Lou Lamoriello was not meant to revive a franchise without a thorough plan that took several years, and Barry Trotz was going to get his from the hockey gods after walking away from the Stanley Cup Champions. The Islanders were supposed to suck without Tavares. Heeeeeere’s Johnny…’s naptime New York Islanders vs. Even pajama boy, John Tavares, could not exorcise the Leafs’ perpetual playoff nemesis, and now must watch his former team in the second round from the comfort of his home (and probably in his nice Leafs jammies), at the expense of my own beloved team, but I digress. The Leafs showed a bit more grit than they let on at the end of the regular season, but ultimately it was the Ghosts of Playoffs Past that came after the Leafs. Toronto Maple Leafsįinally a partial win for me. Not so nice, is it, Ovi? Boston Bruins vs. If there is space, find me in this bunch of jerks‘ bandwagon. Top marks again to the Hurricanes social media team, for being the true champions of this spring, no matter what happens in June. The Capitals did underestimate the Hurricanes, but to the Hurricanes’ credit, they brought it to the defending Stanley Cup Champs.

Carolina HurricanesĪnother swing and a miss for me (pun intended, see below), with a prediction that, while not too far off the mark, was wrong on both counts. Let’s put it this way: the Blue Jackets beat the Lighting so bad, that Steve Yzerman skipped town (but not really). Here’s to the Blue Jackets for being David and slinging Goliath right in his high-scoring face. Goalie Bob came up huge as in my preview article, but never in my day I thought I’d see the President’s Trophy winning team get swept out of the playoffs, and in the first round no less.

Lord of Mercy, was I ever wrong on this one? Then again, so was literally everyone else. Eastern Conference: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Once you have taken a minute (or several) to point and laugh at both my misguided predictions and how terrible I am at this, let’s dive deeper so you really have some excellent material for later trash talk. Watch for my naked debut in Equus, though. Let me preface this article with one simple gif: