Well my FEL team (right now in a finals series) opened up their playoffs exactly the same way. Were 2-1 after 3 games against the lowest possible seed, despite winning the Reg season. Obviously the race for presidents trophy was harder for the Preds but it checks out since the Preds went on a slump towards the end just like Kärpät did.
Hoping that the 'trend' stays true. It's weird how similarly the 2 teams I root for got points. Both won the 'presidents trophy' while starting the season not so hot and constantly winning from behind, sometimes even from 4 goals back.
There must be something there that enabled Preds to get their ''just win' mode on. Let's f***ing go. 5AM Prime Time, baby!!