It looks like we won't have a cinderella this year

[SeanMoneyHands]

Unless Habs pull off the 3-1 comeback. When was the last time we saw no cinderella team advance all the way to the SCF?

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[boredmale]

Technically Islanders(4) beat the Penguins(1) so if one's definition of Cinderella is the lower seed beating the division winner the streak continues

 

[kladorf2005]

Unless Habs pull off the 3-1 comeback. When was the last time we saw no cinderella team advance all the way to the SCF?

Curious as to who you think is making the SCF every year...

Also, Habs would qualify as a cinderella team but the Jets don't?

 

[zeykshade]

The Lightning are consistent underdogs in the series they're in. Cinderella enough for me.

 

[kingsholygrail]

The Lightning are consistent underdogs in the series they're in. Cinderella enough for me.

Pull the other one.

 

[Tryblot]

The Lightning are consistent underdogs in the series they're in. Cinderella enough for me.

Are they? From what I hear they'd beat the 1960s/70s Russian team.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Curious as to who you think is making the SCF every year...

Also, Habs would qualify as a cinderella team but the Jets don't?

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Technically Islanders(4) beat the Penguins(1) so if one's definition of Cinderella is the lower seed beating the division winner the streak continues

Isles aren't a cinderella team after going to the final 4 last year. They are too good of a team and they have high expectations.

 

[jcs0218]

I might be in the minority. But I don't like a lot of upsets in round 1.

That is why I lost some interest in 2019 after round 1. There were too many upsets that year.

1) Too many upsets in round 1 makes the regular season feel meaningless.

2) You look forward to certain "must-see clash of the titans" type matchups happening in the playoffs, and too many upsets means these matchups never happen.

 

[robertocarlos]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

Habs in 4 straight.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

It’s unfortunate Minny didn’t pull off the W tonight.

This might have been their best chance at a run in all honesty.

 

[BlueMed]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

I dont know anyone who views the Jets as serious contenders with their current D core. If Toronto advances, I would lean towards Winnipeg in that series though.

 

[c9777666]

WPG had 4 more points than the Habs.

If TOR blows their 3-1 lead, we're guaranteed a cinderella team in round 3

 

[razorsedge]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

How the Jets stumbled into the playoffs set expectations from us fans and media so low that I think they would be the Cinderella team of the playoffs. The fact they swept McDavid's Oilers, it's already a Cinderella story up to this point.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

I had my playoff wishlist for my Habs ranked Leafs, Oil, Jets

Winnipeg is built for the playoffs even if their D is sub-par, they’re stacked up front, big and have one of the best goalies in the league

 

[HanSolo]

Technically Islanders(4) beat the Penguins(1) so if one's definition of Cinderella is the lower seed beating the division winner the streak continues

Nah the Isles aren't a Cinderella. Closest thing to one in the field aside from Montreal? Sure. But they've got what it takes to go far.

I mean I'd call Winnipeg a Cinderella before the Isles.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Matthews is still in it.

 

[AMDZen]

Matthews is still in it.

Lol

 

[Hockeyfan2390]

 

[Prairie Habs]

Are they? From what I hear they'd beat the 1960s/70s Russian team.

Probably, those guys are old as hell by now

 

[libertarian]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

Not according to many Leaf fans.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

I think if the Jets or Islanders made the finals it would be an underdog run

 

[TimeZone]

Jets are far from a cinderella team, they are serious contenders in many peoples eyes. Jets are way better than the Habs.

Nobody in the North division is a serious contender.

 

[66871]

Are they? From what I hear they'd beat the 1960s/70s Russian team.

That's only because the season ticket HOA did not permit Ovechkin to sit along the glass and yell at Tretiak in Russian

 

[libertarian]

The Jets didn't sweep the Oilers. When you add up all the OT minutes they played a few seconds over 5 games.