Any way I can vote Rags in 3? In reality, I have the Rangers winning in 5 games except if they are pretenders and I would not be shocked if the Caps win this season and provide us with another chock of epic proportions. I suspect that Cap's style will keep them in many of the games, they love low-event hockey and that does not mean exchanging chances, it means keeping mistakes at an all-time minimum low level, but when you play the same team over and over again, weaknesses get exposed and I suspect that is why the Rangers should win in 5.
I am a big Lindgren fan though and he has been freakin' unbelievable this season, he should most definitely get Vezina votes easily. Nonetheless, he and the Capitals' structured style should keep the games close, but Washington has such a lack of depth that it will hurt them in the long run. Not that I think Caps on here care, you lot are probably super stoked to make the playoffs at this stage, so enjoy the ride. The worst teams to face are the ones with zero pressure and Washington is "that" team this year. However, if Rangers are here with a mission as the Avs were in 2022, that lack of depth will be put to the grinder.