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LightningStrikes said:
We just tied Toronto in points and sit 2nd in the Atlantic, 4 points behind Florida (with a game in hand).

Ottawa is 7-2-1 in their last 10, has won 6 straight and is 4 points behind us and the Leafs.

This is gonna be one of the more interesting season ending stretches in recent times.
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The Atlantic is just so clogged right now. The younger teams are starting to gain some ground on the old guard. From our cold, dead hands.
 
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Ottawa is not a team I'd want to play in round 1. Atlantic winner is pretty much guaranteed to face the top wild card, which is likeliest to be the Sens right now. They have an easy schedule too. I don't see any safe matchups out there, unless New Jersey continues to lose and somehow gets supplanted by the Rangers or Jackets.

Florida and Toronto are the top tier, but Ottawa will have that momentum and excitement of finally getting in, plus Brady Tkachuk playoff debut. Something about them scares me a bit.

At this point I'd almost lean toward the Panthers considering Tkachuk could be rusty/not 100% and Ekblad will miss the first 2. Metro division is very lucky.
 
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bov said:
Ottawa is not a team I'd want to play in round 1. Atlantic winner is pretty much guaranteed to face the top wild card, which is likeliest to be the Sens right now. They have an easy schedule too. I don't see any safe matchups out there, unless New Jersey continues to lose and somehow gets supplanted by the Rangers or Jackets.

Florida and Toronto are the top tier, but Ottawa will have that momentum and excitement of finally getting in, plus Brady Tkachuk playoff debut. Something about them scares me a bit.

At this point I'd almost lean toward the Panthers considering Tkachuk could be rusty/not 100% and Ekblad will miss the first 2. Metro division is very lucky.
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I agree, not a lot of teams I’d feel comfortable going against. Even Columbus could surprise us badly. Rangers are just a red hot Shesterkin away from upsetting a favorite too. It’s all a coin toss really.

If anything the Metro teams like Washington, Carolina or NJ look beatable but it would take precision maneuvering and luck to face them early.
 
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I'll take anyone other than Florida round 1, and I don't want to face Washington if we get that far. No team is going to be a cakewalk, but some teams are going to take a pound of flesh with them even if they lose.
 
I’m ready to see Isaac Howard and Hagel on the same line..

ott vs tor and tb vs fl would be great first round. ( as long as we don’t play like last year)
 
There's no easy path this season to the Cup (not that there is one most seasons). Both conferences are fairly stacked at the top, with each having 4 or 5 teams that wouldn't surprise most if they make it to the SCF. Regardless of who Tampa has to go through, it will take thelr best to win it all. The difference between last year and this year though, imo, is that this team has a realistic chance of hoisting the Cup at the end.
 
JTBF81 said:
There's no easy path this season to the Cup (not that there is one most seasons). Both conferences are fairly stacked at the top, with each having 4 or 5 teams that wouldn't surprise most if they make it to the SCF. Regardless of who Tampa has to go through, it will take thelr best to win it all. The difference between last year and this year though, imo, is that this team has a realistic chance of hoisting the Cup at the end.
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We gotta be peak performance for 20-25 games. Can we do it?
 
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