GDT: 2018 Playoffs and Bracket Challenge

[Anglesmith]

It's funny the caps do it the year they're supposedly considerably weaker. All their players are having to dig really deep down.

The Sharks and the Blues did the same thing a couple of years ago in the same year. Both teams had been declared past their window of opportunity. They had become weaker on paper, and then all of a sudden they meet in the conference finals, with the Sharks making it to the finals. Happens all the time. At the end of the day, there is nothing that a front office or coaching staff can do to guarantee playoff success. They just have to put their best product on the ice and hope, and you can have better results with a worse team that plays better for no apparent reason at all.

 

[FlamerForLife]

Wow, Rinne a Vezina nominee let's in 2 soft goals from bad angles halfway through the first and is pulled too.

 

[BigRangy]

....

Go Vegas?

 

[FlamerForLife]

7/8 in the 1st round, 0/4 in the 2nd round. There goes my bracket.
Hoping for a Washington/Vegas final now.

 

[DCDM]

I'm glad I didn't do a bracket, I never would have predicted these series lol

Hoping for Capitals/Jets but honestly this shit is beyond unpredictable at this point, I won't be surprised with whoever ends up making it out of this round.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Super happy for the Jets. I hope they take Vegas.

Jets vs Caps final.

 

[Mobiandi]

Hopefully the Caps save us from the darkest timeline that has arisen.

I don't hate the Jets but I also hope they don't win the cup, I'd have rather seen the Sens break the Canadian cup curse.
f*** the Lightning because I'm still salty about 2004
The Knights winning in their first season would be such a kick in the teeth

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

My bracket went to poo poo. I'm all in on the Knights now.

This Knights/Jets series should be pretty fun.

 

[Body Checker]

The Preds-Jets series ended up totally overhyped; sure went 7 games but you had one OT game and one 1 goal game. Rest were blowouts. This was not a classic series. Disappointing really.

I think Jets-Knights will be better............let's hope

 

[Anglesmith]

Hopefully the Caps save us from the darkest timeline that has arisen.

I don't hate the Jets but I also hope they don't win the cup, I'd have rather seen the Sens break the Canadian cup curse.
**** the Lightning because I'm still salty about 2004
The Knights winning in their first season would be such a kick in the teeth

You want Eugene Melnyk getting his greasy paws on the Cup?

I find it hard to dislike anything about the Jets. They never tanked, they built their team through the draft the right way and now they're an absolutely juggernaut that plays offensive hockey.

 

[Kahvi]

Washington is kinda 'meh' for me, TB the same except their one cup is one too much. Both teams have elite/good players but as east coast teams they don't play Flames that much so they are definition of 'average interest' for me, and neither hasn't had any good Finns ever.

Winnipeg, why not? At least the Laine vs. Matthews threads would be interesting again
I've been happy for Vegas' success, but I'm not sure if I want to see them win the cup. Engelland winning it would be nice though.

 

[Mobiandi]

You want Eugene Melnyk getting his greasy paws on the Cup?

I find it hard to dislike anything about the Jets. They never tanked, they built their team through the draft the right way and now they're an absolutely juggernaut that plays offensive hockey.

Melnyk is a scummy owner but that makes me sympathaize with Sens fans more than anytbing

 

[FlamerForLife]

Winnipeg is a powerhouse.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Nice to see no previous Stanley Cup winners in the final four. Someone's gonna win it for the first time.

#itwasin

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Winnipeg is so hot right now.

 

[CamPopplestone]

I don't know why it annoyed me so much when Winnipeg started chanting "we want Subban" but it did. I hope Vegas takes this

 

[Mobiandi]

The Bolts are doing their best impression of the 15-16 Flames

 

[Anglesmith]

The Bolts are doing their best impression of the 15-16 Flames

They're golfing?

 

[Mobiandi]

They're golfing?

The way they've been playing, it won't be long

 

[Bounces R Way]

I hope OV gets his cup this year. Just an incredible mass of raw physical talent. Either him or Vegas.

Tampa has looked like total crap so far.

 

[Anglesmith]

I think Tampa will look better in Washington. There's been something about road teams lately managing to settle their emotions and just play hockey.

That said, Washington is currently playing a really good team game. But a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that they're always playing with the lead. If Tampa can get themselves on the front foot early in the game instead of getting behind, I think it will make them look a lot better.

 

[Mr Snrub]

I was expecting a hell of a lot more from Tampa, damn

 

[CamPopplestone]

Capitals just have that momentum and amped up feeling from beating the Pens. They feel unbeatable now, and they're just playing good hockey.

 

[Mobiandi]

Man I wish we had Marchessault. What a confident finish

 

[Mr Snrub]

Man I wish we had Marchessault. What a confident finish

Reminder that Florida gave him away for free