Down Goes Brown · Mar 26, 2019
Ranking the ten best first-round matchups we might realistically see
We’re\u200b down to less\u200b than\u200b two\u200b weeks\u200b left\u200b in\u200b the regular\u200b season, and for\u200b a handful of teams\u200b still\u200b jockeying for wild-card\u200b\u200b positions, there’s plenty left to play for. But for most fans, our teams are either locked into a playoff spot or already eliminated. There’s still seeding and home ice to play for, sure, but for the most part, we know whether our team is in or out.
And that means it’s time to start looking ahead to the single best time to be a hockey fan: The first round of the playoffs. It’s the best, just two straight weeks of non-stop hockey between teams that either already hate each other or are about to.