The Stanley Cup Playoffs offer one of the most exciting postseason experiences in all of professional sports. It offers two months of unparalleled action between the top 16 teams in the NHL. There are always surprise stories, upsets, and a decent dose of unpredictability.
Take last year’s playoffs for example. The Nashville Predators were the sixteenth and final team to qualify for the postseason and ended up dominating every team they faced on their way to the Cup. Though they fell in the Final to the Pittsburgh Penguins, their run was impressive and unpredictable to say the least.