Originally Posted By: bbhero
All I will say is this... The NHL playoffs can have huge upsets... Surprising runs made by teams no one thought had a chance to and yet that team wins the Stanley cup aka LA Kings several years ago as a #8 seed won it. These are the most unpredictable playoffs in all of major sports. If a goalie gets hot.... Like Dominic Hasek did for Buffalo years ago... That team made it to the finals. They lost. But it was very impressive. These playoffs may well have more crazy upsets. Don't be surprised if that happens.
That Kings run as the #8 seed did not get NEAR enough attention in the sports media world. They weren't even challenged in any series that year... it was amazing.
BTW, speaking of the Kings, it looks like Dustin Brown, who had all been written off last year (and I heard the Kings desperately wanted to dump him after demoting him from captain), had a very nice bounce-back season stat-wise with 61 points. He was third line last year (not sure what he was this year).