It’s time for some bubble hockey. No, not that bubble hockey. We’re talking about this great, big experiment the NHL has finally begun after months of discussing how to best finish the season.
We've ranked each play-in series, looked at the x-factor that will prove invaluable for every team, heard what life is like for refs inside the bubbles, and even checked in on some of the league's most valuable playoff players: the Superpest.
And now with the marathon that is the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning Saturday as the qualifying rounds get underway, we take a stab at making some picks and predictions as to how this will all turn out.