Have you read this thread? A lot of Sens fans celebrating how they were right about being an elite team and all that. My point was that no one is under rating them, they are a bubble team and everything points to that.
Again, I don't see a lot of Sens fans saying much other than they are playing on par with how they played last year when they made the third round of the NHL playoffs and lost to the Cup champions in double OT in the seventh game.
With Karlsson out of the line-up, this is a positive.
Most people, including I imagine yourself, didn't give the Sens much of a chance in these early games with their Captain and talisman out.
Not only did they win those games, but quite handily in two of them, leading to the best goal differential in the East (at the time) and the best goals against per game in the entire NHL.
Now the media is falling over themselves to apologize for the early disrespect.
Sens fans think they've won the Cup? What kind of lazy hyperbole is this?
Winning against arguably the two weakest teams in east to make the playoffs isn't something to point to.
Again, you are criminally underestimating what it takes to win a series in the playoffs.
I get winning the cup is half luck of the opponents you draw, but IMO there is an equal chance the Leafs were in that same spot as the sens if the two teams switched spots (Only 3 point difference) or if the Leafs didn't lose the tie breaker to Boston.
I disagree, but it's conjecture so there is no hard evidence here one way or another.
No chance the Sens take out the Caps and then Pens.
I don't see why not.
The Sens took the Pens to seven games and they beat the Caps.
IMO the Sens had a better chance of beating the Caps than the Leafs.
Again, it's conjecture, but there you have it.