On the Forecheck · Apr 9, 2019
The OTF Staff Predicts the 2019 Playoffs
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesThe playoffs begin tomorrow—the final season, the race to sixteen wins, the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup.
The On the Forecheck staff is back with another year of playoff predictions, to go with our extremely correct 2018 ones (don’t click this link, just trust us)!
We’ll start, as is tradition, in the East.
The Eastern Conference:
(Blue = higher seed; red = lower seed.)
Musa believes in the Blue Jackets, Carson believes in the Maple Leafs, and Kate is rocking the perfect combination of wholesome, heartwarming upset (the Carolina Hurricanes win a playoff series!) with miserable, foreboding upset (the Pittsburgh Penguins win a playoff series).