Habs can now only face 4 teams in the first round

[Blind Gardien]

I voted for TBay when this poll was originally posted so I'm happy. They are beatable, Plekanec and Subban will be tasked with shutting down Stamkos and I'm confident they can do that to some extent. Subban knows Stamkos well.

Also, I think Bishop is solvable.

Price better be on his game.

I don't think Therrien will task Subban with shutting down Stamkos. He'll scramble to get the other pairings on against him instead. Probably Emelin-Markov as his preference.

 

[BCShark]

did i hear this right? is montreal playing tb forsure?

 

[optimus2861]

did i hear this right? is Montreal playing tb for sure?

It would take quite a collapse from the Habs or Bolts at this point for them not to finish second & third. Nobody chasing the wild card spots look to be a threat to suddenly go on an 8-game tear, either.

So, yeah, it's Habs/Bolts in the first round; the only thing left to figure out is who gets home ice.

 

[Shadow Journal]

did i hear this right? is montreal playing tb forsure?

99.99% chance we make the playoffs, and 99.4% chance we play TB:
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Atlantic/Montreal.html