The Caps Are Donezo

After a crazy stretch of games to end the regular season, the most unlikely playoff team has achieved the most likely outcome; a sweep. The Washington Captials have now bid the playoffs “adios” after falling to the New York Rangers (my Stanley Cup pick) in four straight. While the result isn’t super shocking given the troubles the caps had, Ovi’s performance was absolutely abysmal. Five shots & no points for the entire four game series. Simply put, the Caps weren’t winning anything if Ovechkin wasn’t performing. I cannot wait for next season to see what he can do and if he can keep getting closer to Wayne. Congrats, New York! Onto Round Two!

Impending Doom?

After taking game two from the Bruins, the Maple Leafs looked poised for a Series win. They had push, jam, truculence, all of it… but game three came and the Bruins took that one… and Game four was a great opportunity for the split. Spoiler: they didn’t split. In typical Toronto fashion, the Maple Leafs in the most important game of the season (not including the next one) didn’t show up. Samsonov allowed three goals (including one to former Leaf JVR) and the Bruins absolutely dominated, save a few minutes in the third when their opponents showed up. The loss was highlighted by a pretty big blow up on the Leaf bench with Matthews, Marner, and Nylander all getting into it (Marner threw his gloves like a child which is a whole other thing). This team is in deep trouble, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see wholesale changes to this “core” if they can’t find a way out of the first round. Are they done? Not sure, but it certainly doesn’t look good in Leaf land.

Mayday! Mayday!

Speaking of turbulence, the Jets are in trouble. After a super exciting game one (which they allowed 6 goals but scored 7), the Winnipeg Jets have all but collapsed against a staunch Colorado Avalanche team. I’ve said it before on the Ocho (Wednesdays at 8pm Eastern on Youtube!) that having veterans and experience matters in the Stanley Cup playoffs and you can clearly see that in effect here.The Jets are not only down big (3-1) in the series, but they are seemingly unable to solve Colorado’s goaltending. It is truly a nightmare scenario for a team who spent most of the regular season as a top contender. So I ask this question: Which collapse is worse?

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