Bigger shock: Washington/Montreal in 09/10 vs Tampa/Columbus now

[Brucelenok]

Tampa lost 1st match, and currently loosing 2nd one. It got me thinking. What would you say would be a bigger shock: when Caps lost to Montreal in 09/10 or if Tampa looses to Columbus now.

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[Makar Goes Fast]

obviously the lightning are the biggest shock.

 

[Varan]

lightning wtf, caps literally DOMINATED the HABS, it's just that Halak thought he was Jesus and they lost, plus their PP was 1/30 which was..... hah

tampa is getting outplayed by a HUGE margin, they actually look like the 8th seed and CBJ looks like the 1st

 

[CanadienShark]

Tampa would be, but that's definitely the closest modern comparison.

 

[leafsfan5]

Washington lost to Halak, his performance was the best performance I've ever seen by a goalie for a playoff series...just a ridiculous level he reached

Tampa is getting absolutely demolished and has unraveled before our eyes, they're the bigger shock

 

[Pi]

Washington lost to a goalie, Tampa is getting demolished.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Tampa because they're gettting completely pummeled. Washington vastly outplayed Montreal but got beat by a historic goalie performance.

 

[Taluss]

I'm suprised but not suprised. Bolts have not had a meaningful game for a while. Jackets have been playing playoff hockey for weeks now. They are 100% more prepared than the Bolts

 

[OilCanada92]

Where's the "I don't remember how shocked I was back in 2009-10"option?

 

[These Are The Days]

Still the Capitals. The Lightning are playing with 1 line and might actually be better with an empty net. The Capitals were bettered by a single player and the Lightning have like 9 guys with problems right now.

 

[Sky04]

Tampa because they're gettting completely pummeled. Washington vastly outplayed Montreal but got beat by a historic goalie performance.

This.

 

[tony d]

Tampa. Washington played their hearts out that series, Tampa seems to have left their heart in the regular season.

 

[justafan22]

Closest comparable IMO is Detroit - Edmonton 2006.

This series has a 30 point gap, that one had a 29 point gap.

But that series went 6 games.

 

[Fugazy]

It has to be Tampa.

 

[heretik27]

The bigger shock would be Tampa getting 4-0'd, but the bigger upset was Montreal beating Washington after getting dominated for the majority of the series. Simply put, Montreal had no business making it to the next round vs Washington, whereas Columbus despite some poor play prior to the playoffs was all in this season with some pretty solid talent. In years past Columbus looked poised to be the next top 10 team that had a mix of skill, speed, youth, and grinding that was intimidating. Not sure what happened in the previous years for them to sag in that development, but it sounds like they're looking pretty good right now.

 

[Devil Dancer]

obviously the lightning are the biggest shock.

How am I the first person to like this?

 

[COHawk]

obviously the lightning are the biggest shock.

Underrated comment

 

[TheMule93]

Tampa hasn't even lost yet

 

[JaegerDice]

I feel like most people paying attention knew that while the 2010 Capitals were offensive juggernauts, they were hardly the most complete team in all areas.

Tampa has been great top to bottom all season. Some of their underlying numbers aren't as good as their box score stats, but for the most part, they've been pretty damn unimpeachable.

So for a team that was stumbling up til the last 2 weeks of the season to just dummy them is much more surprising to me.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Caps. Tampa's forwards have proven that they struggle against good teams in the playoffs.

 

[c9777666]

Tampa.

The Caps didn't score goals, but it wasn't for a lack of effort. They did everything but put the puck in the net.

 

[bigbabybuda]

I think Tampa is clearly the bigger shook but with that being said Columbus is not your typical 8 seed. Most teams battling for the 8 seed don't add the quality of players they did near the deadline. Add to that they have one of the best goalies in the world and they're pretty scary team.

 

[Voight]

Closest comparable IMO is Detroit - Edmonton 2006.

This series has a 30 point gap, that one had a 29 point gap.

But that series went 6 games.

Red Wings in 2006 were also comparatively dominant like Tampa was, both had great offensive depth and were not that far removed from the finals (2015, 2002). 2006 DET team had 6 or 7 guys with 50+ points.

 

[HisIceness]

There was something about that Caps team that I remember saying to myself that they were prime-upset material.

Tampa easily, I did not see this coming as did many of you.

 

[3074326]

Tampa/CBJ

Probably the biggest upset in the history of the league.