So far the playoffs been surprising

[tfwnogf]

What?

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wishful thinking. I had stars in 4 but I knew deep down vegas would win

 

[VivaLasVegas]

wishful thinking. I had stars in 4 but I knew deep down vegas would win

FWIW, last season every series had Vegas' opponents very heavily favored to win in 6 on HF.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Isles were better than the Canes in game 2? Was there another game 2 the rest of us don't know about that you're referring to?


They got an earl 3-0 lead... yes... that was the first 25 minutes. There was another 35 that needed to be played as well. Take a look at the game stats and tell us again how the Isles played better... wtf

also quite debatable that they were better in game 1 or even that much better for the first 25 minutes... I think the Canes have looked quite a bit better for like 85% of gameplay so far.

 

[NVious]

Rempe and Reaves have 1 goal and 1 assist
Nylander, Marner and Tavares have 1 goal and 1 assist

As a Leafs fan I'm just glad we made it to game 3 without being eliminated

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I’d say there’s 14 really good teams and a couple of good ones. The Islanders and Capitals.

We don't have to pretend that the Capitals are good until they actually win a game, IMO.

Nothing against them, I'm actively rooting for them to at least make a series out of it, but WC2 in the East just isn't in the same league as the rest of the field.

 

[Borsig]

I think, in every single series there been surprises
(i could use a Maple Leafs pun here, but... over used pun is over used pun and i think Leafs and their fans deserve better)

Stars?... wtf... 2 home games, 2 losses to Vegas
Rangers are struggling vs Capitals, yes they lead 2-zip but Rangers have not impressed me, they have not played well
Jets D and G, their strength's, been their weaknesses so far, i don't think WPG nor COL goes far at these playoffs
Canucks.. oh no...what ya doing? Nashville might be wanting more the W
Islanders been the better team in both games vs 'Canes, but personal errors has cost Isles 2 games
Oilers Oilers Oilers... every year, at some point you fail, this time the 1st round?, Kings recovered fast from game #1
Honestly.. i thought Panthers would destroy Tampa... 2 x 1 goal W's... not good enough for a long playoff run
Boston vs Toronto, surprising that Bruins have the lead? no, surprising how Leafs have played? yes and no,
surprising that Marchard been the most talked player in this series? no, - okay.. there's nothing surprising in this one

The isles were not better than carolina at all in game 2.

Did you watch that game? They got a couple lucky goals, but were utterly dominated. They had more icings than shots on goal in the 3rd. They barely touched the puck for 40 min lol

 

[NyQuil]

Vegas who got some players back right for the beginning of the playoffs, so their regular season results barely are relevant.

The one aspect I am surprised about is the ability of their players to come back from injury and instantly play at a playoff level. From a conditioning and competitive standpoint, I don't think it's easy at all.

You can practice all you want but it's not the same as in-game competition.

I've seen plenty of players in the past who have missed large parts of the season before returning and they never really catch up again until the following year.

I’d say there’s 14 really good teams and a couple of good ones. The Islanders and Capitals.

Two of the oldest teams in the league.

 

[Rowlet]

I think, in every single series there been surprises
(i could use a Maple Leafs pun here, but... over used pun is over used pun and i think Leafs and their fans deserve better)

Stars?... wtf... 2 home games, 2 losses to Vegas
Rangers are struggling vs Capitals, yes they lead 2-zip but Rangers have not impressed me, they have not played well
Jets D and G, their strength's, been their weaknesses so far, i don't think WPG nor COL goes far at these playoffs
Canucks.. oh no...what ya doing? Nashville might be wanting more the W
Islanders been the better team in both games vs 'Canes, but personal errors has cost Isles 2 games
Oilers Oilers Oilers... every year, at some point you fail, this time the 1st round?, Kings recovered fast from game #1
Honestly.. i thought Panthers would destroy Tampa... 2 x 1 goal W's... not good enough for a long playoff run
Boston vs Toronto, surprising that Bruins have the lead? no, surprising how Leafs have played? yes and no,
surprising that Marchard been the most talked player in this series? no, - okay.. there's nothing surprising in this one

The Stars are maybe the only surprising one here, but everyone knew the Knights would be trouble for any team. Gaining 20m in players, reigning cup champs.

The Rangers have been a mediocre 5v5 team all year

Both the Jets and Avs are really good teams

Canucks have been much better than Nashville statistically but they've lost their star goalie, how do you think any team would do without a top 5 goalie in the league?

The Canes were much better than the Isles outside of the first period of game 2

The Oilers have famously bad D outside of one pairing, and shaky goaltending while the Kings are one of the toughest teams in the league to play against.

The Leafs were much better than the Bruins through the first two games, but also it's the Leafs and the Bruins had home ice advantage.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I'm surprised the Panthers are up 3-0, but I wouldn't call any of this odd.

 

[HabsQC]

Can we just get the Maple Leaf pun come on

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

When you think of it, of last years final four team, the three that made the playoffs are all up 2-0

Didn't all 4 teams make the playoffs this year?

Canes
Panthers
Knights
Stars

 

[McPoyle]

Oilers Oilers Oilers... every year, at some point you fail, this time the 1st round?, Kings recovered fast from game #1

Huh? Series is 1-1. Oilers nearly beat the Kings in game two while playing dreadful hockey much of the game.

 

[Mr Positive]

Huh? Series is 1-1. Oilers nearly beat the Kings in game two while playing dreadful hockey much of the game.

Plus so far it's almost identical as last year. Although to me that is a bit shocking. I thought with upgraded D systems we would at least keep the GA down but it's worse than ever

 

[Divine]

Rempe and Reaves have 1 goal and 1 assist
Nylander, Marner and Tavares have 1 goal and 1 assist

As a Leafs fan I'm just glad we made it to game 3 without being eliminated

Why the hell you throwing Nylander's name in there when he hasn't played a game

 

[eviohh26]

I can only speak for my own team. I said the Nucks Preds series would be closer than most thought. And losing Demko hurts.

 

[Canucks LB]

I can only speak for my own team. I said the Nucks Preds series would be closer than most thought. And losing Demko hurts.

Losing Demko does not just hurt, it’s absolutely crippling, they lost their best player, in the most important position.

 

[BB79]

Surprises-
Capitals made the playoffs
Dallas down 2-0
Lightning haven't won a game yet
Nashville has a real shot at beating Vancouver now that Demko is out

Not surprises-
Leafs/Bruins tightly contested
Islanders and Caps look like they're being fast tracked to the golf course
Stone is cured and can play in the playoffs

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I don't think there's been any significant surprises really to be honest. The bigger surprise is the lack of surprises - usually you expect some in the playoffs.

Vegas being up 2-0 is only a surprise to anyone who haven't full grasped how good that team is healthy, but I don't blame people since we never saw that in the regular season. They're better than what they had last year if you ask me.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I wonder what the record is for sweeps in the first round. We have a shot a 4 right now

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

I wonder what the record is for sweeps in the first round. We have a shot a 4 right now

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3 in first round. 5 overall.

 

[DamonDRW]

So far it has been boring as compared to previous years.

 

[Turin]

I’m surprised by literally none of the results thus far

 

[hangman005]

Didn't all 4 teams make the playoffs this year?

Canes
Panthers
Knights
Stars

Yes yes they did. Whoops

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Plus so far it's almost identical as last year. Although to me that is a bit shocking. I thought with upgraded D systems we would at least keep the GA but it's worse than ever

I don’t think it’s really surprising that the Oilers D and goaltending are struggling even though it’s early days. Still lots of time to tighten up though.

 

[Drops of Jupiter]

I think, in every single series there been surprises
(i could use a Maple Leafs pun here, but... over used pun is over used pun and i think Leafs and their fans deserve better)

Stars?... wtf... 2 home games, 2 losses to Vegas
Rangers are struggling vs Capitals, yes they lead 2-zip but Rangers have not impressed me, they have not played well
Jets D and G, their strength's, been their weaknesses so far, i don't think WPG nor COL goes far at these playoffs
Canucks.. oh no...what ya doing? Nashville might be wanting more the W
Islanders been the better team in both games vs 'Canes, but personal errors has cost Isles 2 games
Oilers Oilers Oilers... every year, at some point you fail, this time the 1st round?, Kings recovered fast from game #1
Honestly.. i thought Panthers would destroy Tampa... 2 x 1 goal W's... not good enough for a long playoff run
Boston vs Toronto, surprising that Bruins have the lead? no, surprising how Leafs have played? yes and no,
surprising that Marchard been the most talked player in this series? no, - okay.. there's nothing surprising in this one

I disagree