Coach Parker
Stanley Cup Champion
I think the top seed in the east between the top 3 metro teams is going to be really important. It's going to be hard for the 2 and 3 seeds (whoever that is) to beat both of the other two metro teams (with one or both series being road ice).
In the NHL there's no such thing as "will win" series. The Pens are a great team at home, but they aren't going to win every single home playoff game. The jackets I think match up against them a little better than the Caps, but either team can beat them (even in a road series). It should be interesting though. He first two rounds of the metro side of the eastern bracket are going to have some really entertaining hockey. It should be a lot of fun.
Agreed. You take any of the top three in the Metro and put them in the Atlantic and they have an easier path to the ECF.