No upsets so far

[matsqq]

One could argue that all favourites have won their series so far .

And Vegas won the cup last year so it would'nt be a great upset if they take out Dallas (even if Dallas has a great team).

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[SI90]

The leafs are pretty upset

 

[Fried Tree Sap]

As an Aves fan I felt pretty confident going into the series, but it seems like most of the talking heads were predicting Winnipeg would take the series. So while it feels weird to call it an "upset", I'm not sure you can could call Colorado the clear favorite either....and winning in 5 is probably the most surprising result of the first round.....especially after losing game 1.

 

[Buck Naked]

"Darn it, I'm so upseeeet. Tihi."

 

[Paddyjack]

As an Aves fan I felt pretty confident going into the series, but it seems like most of the talking heads were predicting Winnipeg would take the series. So while it feels weird to call it an "upset", I'm not sure you can could call Colorado the clear favorite either....and winning in 5 is probably the most surprising result of the first round.....especially after losing game 1.

I remember initially the talk was Winnipeg as favorite because goalies. And the first game was a clear example of that. Indeed, Avs in 5 was quite a surprise, GG to you guys

 

[TGWL]

The leafs are pretty upset

Yeah, for sure. I know most are viewing it as they were the underdogs and Boston being the team that "should" win, but I can't help but feel the expectation was always more than that. They had a player score more goals than we've seen in a very long time. They have a recent history of not making it out of the first round, and after last year, the expectation from fans/organization had to be going on a deep playoff run, being cup contenders. Regardless of the standings. It's a little different because they were down in the series instead of really blowing it, but fans gotta be tired and upset always seeing them bounced early.

 

[SI90]

Yeah, for sure. I know most are viewing it as they were the underdogs and Boston being the team that "should" win, but I can't help but feel the expectation was always more than that. They had a player score more goals than we've seen in a very long time. They have a recent history of not making it out of the first round, and after last year, the expectation from fans/organization had to be going on a deep playoff run, being cup contenders. Regardless of the standings. It's a little different because they were down in the series instead of really blowing it, but fans gotta be tired and upset always seeing them bounced early.

I honestly viewed the series as a toss up. Gun to my head I probably would say BOS but I wouldn’t have been surprised if either team won

 

[Divine]

Yeah, for sure. I know most are viewing it as they were the underdogs and Boston being the team that "should" win, but I can't help but feel the expectation was always more than that. They had a player score more goals than we've seen in a very long time. They have a recent history of not making it out of the first round, and after last year, the expectation from fans/organization had to be going on a deep playoff run, being cup contenders. Regardless of the standings. It's a little different because they were down in the series instead of really blowing it, but fans gotta be tired and upset always seeing them bounced early.

Well Boston basically had the Atlantic won until they lost their final game in regulation to Ottawa, so I wouldn't say the Leafs were the favourites.

Add on the fact that they lost both Matthews and Nylander for multiple games in a 7 game series and I don't think they were expected to win - but they were still close. I think if the Leafs were all healthy (including Woll) the series would have been different though. We still don't know the extent of Matthews injury but he wasn't 100% even when he came back or played through it in the earlier games. The same with Nylander.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Well Boston basically had the Atlantic won until they lost their final game in regulation to Ottawa, so I wouldn't say the Leafs were the favourites.

Add on the fact that they lost both Matthews and Nylander for multiple games in a 7 game series and I don't think they were expected to win - but they were still close. I think if the Leafs were all healthy (including Woll) the series would have been different though. We still don't know the extent of Matthews injury but he wasn't 100% even when he came back or played through it in the earlier games. The same with Nylander.

I mean at the end of the day it’s all excuses…. Good teams figure it out.

Samsonov gave them a chance in game 7, unfortunately the team let him down

 

[Divine]

I mean at the end of the day it’s all excuses…. Good teams figure it out.

Samsonov gave them a chance in game 7, unfortunately the team let him down

Swayman outplayed him 4 times in a row. Only Woll could match Swayman.

 

[catnip]

Last year we were quite upset that so many wrong teams were winning. Perhaps too much parity is not such a huge problem after all.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Yeah, for sure. I know most are viewing it as they were the underdogs and Boston being the team that "should" win, but I can't help but feel the expectation was always more than that. They had a player score more goals than we've seen in a very long time. They have a recent history of not making it out of the first round, and after last year, the expectation from fans/organization had to be going on a deep playoff run, being cup contenders. Regardless of the standings. It's a little different because they were down in the series instead of really blowing it, but fans gotta be tired and upset always seeing them bounced early.

The leafs are just the 10th best regular season team in the league. Its not a surprise they couldn't make the final 8. They were never a contender.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Swayman outplayed him 4 times in a row. Only Woll could match Swayman.

Woll hardly got tested in his 2 wins…. If Boston came out like they did in game 7, woll would be the scapegoat instead of samsonov

Samsonov gave them a chance, 1 goal with that offense is not enough plain and simple

 

[Golden_Jet]

Swayman outplayed him 4 times in a row. Only Woll could match Swayman.

Samsonov let in 1 goal in regulation, it’s not on him last night, leafs just couldn’t score, it’s probably on the PP going 4% in the series.

 

[Divine]

Samsonov let in 1 goal in regulation, it’s not on him last night, leafs just couldn’t score, it’s probably on the PP going 4% in the series.

We’re talking about the series not 1 game. Samsonov had an under .900 save percentage and GAA above 3 in the series. There was a massive difference between Woll and Samsonov this series.

 

[jigglysquishy]

I'm pretty sure Leafs fans are upset.

 

[JKG33]

A #5 seed winning a 1st rd playoff series against a lower ranked opponent is a f***ing joke

 

[Golden_Jet]

We’re talking about the series not 1 game. Samsonov had an under .900 save percentage and GAA above 3 in the series.

It was a one game take all last night, you couldn’t of asked more of Sammy yesterday.
But sure blame Sammy for yesterday lol.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

We’re talking about the series not 1 game. Samsonov had an under .900 save percentage and GAA above 3 in the series.

3GAA is about what the Avs had and they won in 5. The Leafs scored 1.71 goals a game. Thats worse than the washington capitals LOL.

The leafs offense had a worse series than the leafs defense. And if you put all of the goals against on samsonov, then where is the blame for the PATHETIC offense.

 

[Divine]

It was a one game take all last night, you couldn’t of asked more of Sammy yesterday.
But sure blame Sammy for yesterday lol.

I mean you could ask him to make a save on a puck that hit his arm and went in. It wasn’t a good goal.

 

[Oak]

One could argue that all favourites have won their series so far .

And Vegas won the cup last year so it would'nt be a great upset if they take out Dallas (even if Dallas has a great team).

Might be a huge upset tonight if Dallas pulls it off. I don't think it's unreasonable to think it is possible.

 

[Leksand]

No WC team advanced. President trophy winner, conference, and division leaders advanced. Hard to see any true upsets left to happen.

 

[Bruce Granville]

As an Aves fan I felt pretty confident going into the series, but it seems like most of the talking heads were predicting Winnipeg would take the series. So while it feels weird to call it an "upset", I'm not sure you can could call Colorado the clear favorite either....and winning in 5 is probably the most surprising result of the first round.....especially after losing game 1.

Avs needed only average goaltending to be (cup-)favourites. And they got it.

I think Nucks and Jets played above their weight class the whole year, so it’s not really an upset.

Bruins were the weakest in about 15 years (with Pasta obviously injured), so the Leafs could have won the series. But in game 7 they had to beLeaf again.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

I remember initially the talk was Winnipeg as favorite because goalies. And the first game was a clear example of that. Indeed, Avs in 5 was quite a surprise, GG to you guys

That's surprising. Winnipeg has nobody that matches against MacKinnon, Rantanen, Makar.

 

[llamateizer]

We’re talking about the series not 1 game. Samsonov had an under .900 save percentage and GAA above 3 in the series. There was a massive difference between Woll and Samsonov this series.

Clearly, the problem is Samsonov when the team only scored 12 goals in 7 games.

It's like blaming Price for losing SCF after his team scored 8 goals in 5 games