Section30 wrote:

Dan O'Mac wrote:

I will say that the teams' and league are killing it on Twitter. Between the league sharing their in arena screen saying "It's time for the 7th period stretch", the Blue Jackets dropping a "Technically no one has left their seats to beat traffic", and the Hurricanes with a "Hey NHL, not to tattle but we were supposed to play at 8:00 and the Blue Jackets and Lightning won't get off the ice", I've got some additional entertainment.

They definitely hired the right people lol

Other things that I thought were funny were the "Deja Vu?" in the BOS-CAR game when it got to 2OT, the Hurricanes tweeting out a "pain" meme when their game was pushed back, and the NHL posting a Jeopardy style Daily Double (Overtime) graphic on social media

There was also the “Thank you Fans” thing that Dallas did

Second round predictions
Flyers vs Islanders I smell an upset here NYI in 6
Lightning vs Bruins this could go either way but I have Tampa in 7
Golden Knights vs Canucks this is definitely the most one sided matchup Vegas in a sweep
Avs vs Stars again another toss up of a series but my gut says Dallas in 6

So I went 7 out of 8 overall with my only miss being the Stars.
Islanders - Flyers: I think this one will be a tough out for both sides, I do think the Island has the tools to win it. Islanders in 6
Bruins - Bolts: Hoo boy, this is going to be a brutal one for my blood pressure. I think the B's have the tools and they're heating up at the right time. Bruins in 7
Golden Knights - Canucks: Mm this one is murky to me, I think it could be a weird series..I think Golden Knights in 6..but I wouldn't be surprised if the Canucks win it.
Stars - Avs: Avalanche to me are most complete team..until you reach the net especially with Grubaeur out..I got the Stars here in 6.

Section30 wrote:

PHI-NYI - I'm hoping that the Flyers big scorers wake up and actually do something. Its gonna be back and forth but I think Flyers in 7
TB-BOS - I think that Tampa will ride the momentum after taking down the Jackets and advance in 5
VGK-VAN - I've been really impressed with Vancouver since all this restarted, I think that it'll go the distance but the Nucks will fall in game 7 to send the Knights to the semis
COL-DAL - I really hate both of these teams, but I'm gonna pull for the Stars because I just can't stand the Avs, Dallas in 6

I don't think it's going to be that easy, I think the most interesting fact that no one is going to bring up will be the conditioning for Tampa. They played effectively a 7 game series with all the overtime that they played in the time it took 5 games. Now they play effectively a similar team albeit with more offensive skill. This series smells like it's going at least 6 if not 7

Section30 wrote:

PHI-NYI - I'm hoping that the Flyers big scorers wake up and actually do something. Its gonna be back and forth but I think Flyers in 7
TB-BOS - I think that Tampa will ride the momentum after taking down the Jackets and advance in 5
VGK-VAN - I've been really impressed with Vancouver since all this restarted, I think that it'll go the distance but the Nucks will fall in game 7 to send the Knights to the semis
COL-DAL - I really hate both of these teams, but I'm gonna pull for the Stars because I just can't stand the Avs, Dallas in 6

 
PHI has a goalie for the first time in about 40 years, so I like their odds.

TB just needs to solve Halak, and I have no doubt that happens.

I agree....... unlessssssss Vegas takes a major penalty in the third.

Speaking of major penalties, I wanted to point out that Pavelski finally got the experience of scoring 4 goals in 6 minutes in game 7 against Calgary. (Last time a team he was on did that was when... well he was in a dressing room bleeding from the head)

Seriously, it’s nice to see him show his playoff talents on a team that looks promising. The guy can score in the oddest ways and it’s probably aggravating for opposing fans. I’m all in for the team that holds literally half of my childhood favorites. Go Dallas.