Let’s remove the elephant in the room — I picked the Flyers for a sweep of the Canadiens and that has not happened. The next best I can do is Flyers in five and we will see very soon if that’s a reality. Either way, there is no doubt in my mind the Flyers are the team that advances to the second round.
Who cares what I think, really, what do the fans think? We polled hockey fans across the globe last week asking who they thought would win each series. 59% of fans were correct about the Lightning winning their series over the Blue Jackets and 84% were nailed it for the Golden Knights over the Blackhawks.