All of the Canadian teams have very favorable matchup/bracket scenarios, once again showing how broken this playoff format is. Toronto & Winnipeg get to avoid the two cup favorites playing each other in their respective divisions. Edmonton gets to play LA for the 17th time in a row. Ottawa gets perennial choker Toronto. And even Montreal as an 8 seed has a Washington team that we dont quite know if they're legit yet.
Realistically, 3/5 should advance to the 2nd rd, and id be shocked if any of them made it past that because quite frankly they all just aren't very good. Vegas/StLouis should beat Edmonton (if St. Louis doesn't beat Winnipeg in rd 1), COL/DAL should beat Winnipeg, and TB/FL should beat TOR/OTT.
Realistically, 3/5 should advance to the 2nd rd, and id be shocked if any of them made it past that because quite frankly they all just aren't very good. Vegas/StLouis should beat Edmonton (if St. Louis doesn't beat Winnipeg in rd 1), COL/DAL should beat Winnipeg, and TB/FL should beat TOR/OTT.