Imagine this:
It’s April 10. 5:00. Your bracket has to be submitted in just under an hour and you’ve finally got a moment to sit down and fill it out. You look at the East. This is the easy part. Tampa Bay had 62 wins in the regular season. Surely they’re the favorite to win the Cup. Bank it.
But not so fast! A time traveler bursts through a wall with tidings of the near future. The Lightning get swept by the Blue Jackets—yes really! And so do the Penguins! But let’s just repeat. The Lightning.