We’ve only just wrapped up the first of four rounds of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs, but have these playoffs already been the craziest ever?
Upsets are the story across the board, which started with the Columbus Blue Jackets SWEEPING the Tampa Bay Lightning out of contention – a team that barely squeaked into the playoffs knocking off the team with the best regular season record in NHL history. Tampa Bay hadn’t lost four games in a row since January of 2017!
This appears to have set the tone for the rest of the first round, as every single division winner (Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, Calgary Flames) were also eliminated.
On top of all that, the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game seven overtime yet again, and the Vegas Golden Knights not only blew a 3-1 series lead, but also a 3-0 lead in game seven to get eliminated at the hands of the San Jose Sharks in OT.
It’s safe to say that many or ALL brackets have been busted.
We’re not even ashamed to say that we’ve restarted the iPlayHockey playoff bracket challenge in the office today from round two onward as a result of the impossible first round of predictions!
Can these playoffs get any crazier?
