Which of the Eastern playoff hopefuls has the best chance to win a 1st round series?

[Suntouchable13]

Which of these Eastern playoff hopefuls who are still battling for a playoff spot has the best chance of winning a 1st round series? I still think the NYI are a threat. That's my pick. What's yours?

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[Regal]

Sorokin hasn’t had a good year but if he can get hot, he’s capable of stealing a series and I don’t really like the rosters of the others enough to trump that.

 

[loadie]

All of them. The first round is where any upset usually seems to take place. Probably say the Isles right now

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Penguins. A motivated Crosby is way more dangerous than a hot Sorokin.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I can't vote against Crosby

 

[Despote]

Islanders or Penguins.

Pens are still a relatively good 5vs5 team, just suffered from lack of finish and horrible special teams. Islanders have been pretty good under Roy.

The rest of the teams would likely get swept.

 

[bobholly39]

Voted Penguins

I feel as though they're due. And with all of Crosby, Malkin, EK and Letang this could be their last shot - i'd see any of them (or, all 4) play spectacular as such

 

[banks]

PIT is a threat as long as Sid and Malkin are on the roster.

 

[gritdash60]

Voted Pens, Never bet against Crosby.

 

[HolyHagelin]

With my favorite team currently looking at all of these asmpotential matchups, the one i most don’t want is Pitt, even though we have mostly owned them in the playoffs.

NYI will be a speed bump.

 

[Caps8112]

Homer vote would be the caps simply for Lindgren. Its too bad the team is beat up and really not that great this season overall but Lindgren has had a year. hot goalie is all you need to upset the higher seed.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Caps could randomly be dangerous playing with pure house money and a hot goalie, so I voted them. Realistically though, any of these teams winning a series is a long shot.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

With my favorite team currently looking at all of these asmpotential matchups, the one i most don’t want is Pitt, even though we have mostly owned them in the playoffs.

NYI will be a speed bump.

I wouldn't say we owned them in the playoffs I think we're 3-2 against them in the Crosby Era but got some of their weaker teams (though this one would be too). Last series we probably should have lost.

 

[Machinehead]

Pittsburgh is actually positive in goal differential whereas most of the other teams listed are big negatives. They're top-half in all of the analytics. It seems a bit flukey that they're not higher in the standings and I wouldn't f*** with them.

 

[HolyHagelin]

I wouldn't say we owned them in the playoffs I think we're 3-2 against them in the Crosby Era but got some of their weaker teams (though this one would be too). Last series we probably should have lost.

Yeah i guess thats so but two 3-1 comebacks right? I feel like we have ripped their hearts out pretty badly.