I was always going to be happy, no matter which team lost.
This.
For a Senators fan, there was always going to be one good news and one bad news regarding the outcome of that series.
Jets are not some dominant force. Montreal has a chance if Price keeps this up.
That's why I wanted the Leafs to win the Series. I'm more confident in Winnipeg winning vs Toronto than Montreal. Tavares still banged up, Muzzin missing 3 weeks, Andersen haven't played and is rusty. Price can totally win another round with the way he's playing now.
Leafs win the round : they lose vs Winnipeg and are still irrelevant, no matter how much they hype and brag about their team. An original team with no Cup in 55 years and basically no playoffs success in almost 2 decades is not relevant. You let them "talk" and say "Oh really?" with that in the back of your mind, it's even funnier that way.
Montreal lose the round : they continue to build their playoffs winless drought (since 2015*, last year they won in the qualifying round only), they panic and make more bad moves (like firing Claude Julien)
* Habs last playoffs round win was against Ottawa, just like the last Leafs win in 2004. Could have been a strong curse building too. Oh well.
I understand that emotionally, Sens fans in Ontario wanted to see the Leafs lose more than anything but rationally, I think it would have been "less risky" the other way around. Leafs would have been less likely to win vs Winnipeg (IMO) and wouldn't stand a chance vs Colorado anyway
All that win did is open the door for another Montreal cinderella run, great.