Got a little concerned I wasn't gonna get to participate in the thread this year but the boys stepped up towards the end.
Peckham and Engblom are both Tampa's crew so I'm very happy but guaranteed they'll spend the entire series mentioning how beloved Brian Boyle is in Tampa. Also no Pierre makes me fucking ecstatic.
I kept going over and over everything in my confidence pool and kept ending up with a Nashville/Pittsburgh rematch and just couldn't do it. Like, I could see it happening but I couldn't submit the picks like that. In the end I ended up going like this for the 2nd round on: Nashville over Winnipeg Anaheim over LA Tampa over Toronto Pittsburgh over Washington Nashville over Anaheim Tampa over Pittsburgh Nashville over Tampa I could easily see Toronto or Winnipeg being the team that blows my entry up and goes farther than I have them. Same with San Jose. At least it will be fun to watch. And added benefit, I should be off of work for parental leave for like most of the second round all the way through the end of the finals (up to 8 weeks paid leave) so that will be fun.
Philadelphia has been cocky with their recent successes so I would like them to get knocked down a peg and swept by the Pens
Need the Blue Jackets to channel what the Kings did when they won the cup as the 8th seed. Columbus didn't play the Capitals very well this year, so I am not expecting to win the series. Hopefully they prove me wrong.
Not sure how many people in total post on these nhl boards but we got 10 so far signed up. NHL 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge
Well you’re a Pittsburgh fan so 1) Duh and 2) You didn’t possibly expect Philly fans to be gracious and humble with their recent success given that you had basically every sports city in the country that has had some sort of championship success create unlimited memes/jokes at a Philly fans expense for god only knows how long, right!?!