My series prediction are 9-5 this playoff, which for this wild and unpredictable playoff feels pretty impressive.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have made it to the final, which isn’t particularly surprising. They are an incredibly impressive team that features arguably the best goalie in the league, the best all-around defenseman in the league and some of the most skilled forwards in the league. Add in more quality depth and it’s a very strong team that is looking to join the 2016-17 Penguins as the only team to repeat in the salary cap era.
Tampa making it this far is impressive — they join only Detroit 2008+09, Pittsburgh 2008+09 and 2016+17 as the only teams of the last 15 years to make the Stanley Cup Final in back-to-back years.