Stealing the idea of making some predictions:
* Capitals in 6 (but a great experience for the entire Leafs' roster!).
* Leafs win game 3 and 5.
* There's a point after the Leafs win that the media starts to talk about how the underdogs have a chance (because headlines saying the Leafs came beat the Caps will get hits!), and the weight of expectations shift the expectations more onto the Leafs, who struggle to cope.
* Nylander, Kadri, Andersen, JVR play well.
* Matthews plays well but doesn't have a high point production due to Washington shadowing him.
* HF Boards continues to harbour a large population that seems to exist solely to discuss how the Leafs winning would be the worst thing in the history of the world and that Leafs fans are the worst.
* Defence gets absolutely shredded apart if Zaitsev doesn't come back by game 2 or 3 (and if he does, they still let in a lot of goals and need to try to mask it with an impressive offensive output).
* Leafs pick up a key injury or two against Washington's heavy physical game (the Leafs' injury luck has to run out at some point, and it seems to be starting!).