NHL Canadian Playoffs Thread
 

So, no hockey talk?

Who is going to make the playoffs?

In the west I don't think the flames are in danger of slipping and missing the playoffs. I also don't think the Oilers have even the slightest chance to make it in.

In the east, however, the race is tight and very exciting.
There are 6 teams that have a shot at the last three spots and because all 6 teams are really mediocre the 3 spots are really up for grabs.

Who do you think will make it?
Will the habs be in and leafs out?
Leafs in and habs out?
Both out?
Both in?
Other?

Here are the league standings courtesy of www.canadiens.com. This will always show the most recent standings as they appear on teh Canadiens website.
(I hope is it OK to put an iframe in here)
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*Edit: It worked on the testing board. Here is the link: http://www.canadiens.com/eng/stats/r...cStandings.cfm

I hope the habs make it in although I will not expect it.
If the leafs make it in I hope they loose early (sorry leafs fans).

I'm a Leafs fan but wouldn't mind the Maple Leafs missing the playoffs for the second straight year.

Hopefully they fire John Ferguson Jr. at the end of this season and hire someone who is better qualified. JFJ reminds me of Rob Babcock, someone the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment hired on the cheap with little or no management experience.

Wouldn't mind seeing Richard Peddie canned as well.

Meh, I hate to say it, but I don't think any of the Canadian teams have the gas to go all the way this year. My Canucks stand about the best chance I think, but even I have to be realistic.

Someone needs to get Roberto Luongo a glass of water, pulling a bandwagon is hard work.

Well I think that if the habs or the Leafs make the playoffs they won't get anywhere. They are just not strong enough.

That being said, of the habs and the leafs the one more likely to get a Miracle are the habs. Huet, who should be back by the end of the season has proved that he can be a super hero at times. I am not counting on this but it is the only possible way the habs will move forward.

Out in the West, I think the Canucks have a good shot to go pretty far. I guess it depends who they draw in the first round. The West is really strong this year. I think the only thing that is going to keep a team from the west from winning the cup is a show of good goaltending from the eastern team they meet in the finals.

Disappointed in Ottawa. Thought maybe Muckler might atleast let something slide to get a Sourey or (not a fan but,...) Gary Roberts at the deadline.

If Redden isn't gone by next year's deadline,...Ottawa may well as be Philadelphia. 6M. Wow.

Ottawa won't make it past the second round if their defense sucks.

It is easy for us to say that the GM's of our favorite teams did nothing at the Deadline but we really don't know what went on behind the scenes.

Gainey basically had no resulte to show after the deadline so everybody in MTL is on his case that he did not do anything. The habs have a whole bunch of free agents that everybody is expecting them to lose at the end of the season so the argument is - why not get rid of them for something before the deadline rather than nothing before the end of the summer.

The other side is that if Gainey had made a move like Souray for a couple of draft picks he would have never heard the end of it here. How come you got rid of Souray everyone would say. He was damned that he didn't and he would have been damned if he did.

Don't you think he tried to get something?
I am sure that most GM's tried to do something.

By the way, does anybody understand why the ifram above worked on the testing board but not here?

I basically have a problem understanding how anybody can be a fan of a team other than the maple leafs. But that is only because I'm one of those pathetic people who desperately hope, year in and year out, that the Bleu et Blanc will do something (goddam Wayne Gretzky in '93) and I don't jump on or off the bandwagon.

Be that as it may, I do recognize that Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and even the hated Senators have a fan base.

I doubt that either the Hads or the Laffs will make it in this year. And I truely hope that Ferguson's group doesn't make it in order to shake 'em up for the second year in a row. And anyways, they are the team in the league that is most able to afford a miss of the playoffs.

If the Leafs do get in, I can only hope that they do so to meet, and eliminate the Senators in the first round.

Hehehe (evil chuckling).

That is so funny I am so close to agreeing with you I would just eliminate the following words "a team other than".
I really don't understand what you have to be a fan of. What a sad life.

If someone can remmeber the Leafs winning the cup they will proabably loose that memory to old age very soon.

(not that the Habs won't be in the same situation soon)

I was going for arrogance. Yeah, that's it. A fine ingrainded sense of arrogance... But if you peel away the humourous aspect, and investigate the statement, historically one is a 'homer' for the local team. Particularly if such a team is steeped in tradition. So, for me that team is the Leafs. Regardless about how badly they play.

I remember the shock i felt in high school back in '76/'77 when one of my friends sported a (at the time very much hated) Philadelphia Flyers jersey during the playoffs. That's when I first got a glimmer that people could be non-homer fans.

But for the same reason I have agrudging respect for habs fans, and like to hold that team up as the standard for pro-sports when discussing baseball or football.

i figure Luongo is gonna keep standing on his head goiung into the playoffs...........our record against the teams in the east is out-fucking-standing.......


all we gotta do is get through the west to the big prize,and i figure it is a possibility.

go Canucks.

I understand how people are not Homer's. What I don't get is how a guy from MTL could like the Leafs or Bruins. Or how a guy from TO could root for the habs.

Good game Saturday night. I was upset the Leafs were able to pull off a point though.

you happen to see the Canucks kick Detroits ass on saturday too Sticky?


i'm tellin' ya'........watch for them to go deep into the playoffs

My next door neighbour is a staunch Habs fan. We co-exist.

It was a good game, but dammit, we need better than a measely point for 2 games.

I was not able to watch it.
They are strong. but so are a lot of other teams in the west.

This is a whole other discussion, but I think they need to change the point system.
The point for an overtime loss was brought in before the shootout, wasn't it.
The reason was that they wanted the teams to really play in overtime and not settle for the tie.
Now that there are no ties the extra point is no longer needed as an incentive.

sweet........2 more points for us.


edmonton is damn near finished......slim hope in hell for them to make the playoffs.

The Habs, Flames, and Senators won last night.

OK, the Leafs won too.
This puts the Leafs, Hurricanes, and Habs in a tie for 8th spot

ya' know.........i'm a western dude........not really giving a shit about the eastern teams but...........i'd sure like to see as many Canadian teams in the playoffs as possible.

even though i absolutely loathe the leafs and habs............

'nother two points..........4 points outta first in the west.......


25-2-2.......can you believe that......since christmas.

That's crazy. I caught the end of the game last night. Both the Canucks and the Predators looked like they were playing really well. Luongo is stealign all the games.

As it stands now the fate of the habs are completely in their hands.
They are now in 8th place.

Yeah, but you know, we're such a streaky team - we win a bunch in a row, like now, we're just due for a fall, unfortunately.

I don't see any Canadian teams making it past the quarter finals. None of them. I think this may be San Jo's year. I kind of hope it is. I'd like to see Thornton win one.
I'd also like to see Pittsburgh make it a couple rounds... I'd like to see Sid light it up in the playoffs.

That is fine. But as of now it is completely in their control.
I would rather miss the playoffs becuase we lost then miss becuause we just could not catch up.

of the six Don't forget that everyone is playing each other alot at the end.
Rangers - TO (1) NYI (1)
Tampa - CAR (2)
Toronto - NYR (1) NYI (1)
Islanders - NYR (1) TO (1)
Carolina - TBL (2)

Anyone excited about the last game between the Leafs and Habs on Saturday? May determine the final playoff spot.

Actually, I am so hoping that it won't come to that and the Habs will win tonight and the Leafs will loose. That will clinch it for the habs.
It would be an exciting game though.

Actually, I am so hoping that it won't come to that and the Hads will lose tonight and the Leafs will win. That will make it an exciting game on Saturday. :thumbsup:

even if they both win the game will be exciting on Saturday it will just be an overtime loss in favor of the team with the additional point.

You have to figure that right now tonights game is the biggest game of the year for the leafs of the Islanders.
Both are playing for their lives. The loser (in regualtion) is out.

well, seeing as they both lost, it's the same deal. This has got to be the most exciting finish for a season to see who will be the frist team eliminated from the playoffs!

So as of today, the battle for the last playoff spot in the East has

Montreal with 90 points
Toronto with 89 points
NY Islanders with 88 points

All three are playing today.

But NY has a game in hand. For them, they could still get in the playoffs if Toronto beats Montreal today, and they beat Philadelphia. All they have to do is win both games, and end up with 92 points to toronto's potential 91.

BUT, If MTL wins tonight, they will tie with the Islanders, if NY wins both their games.

Anyways, we all know the way this will go:

Maple Leafs win in regular: a strong performance where Sundin will finally get his own goal, I say a 5-3 Toronto victory, with an empty netter at the end.

NY will win against the last place Flyers this afternoon but will not be able to beat Brodeur and the Devils on Sunday afternoon.

Result: Toronto will be in the playoffs. And I can finally take the Jersey out of my cupboard after a year (it's a #21 Salming jersey) to celebrate the arrival of the second season.


** and then I woke up! :rolleyes:

12 mins left in the 3rd, 6-5 TOR. WHAT A GAME.

If only they'd both played like this during the first 81 games...

Goodbye Montreal.

6-5 TOR it ends. On the edge of my seat for the whole 3rd period.

... go devils? :confused: :confused:

So I see the Leafs win. My brother will be happy about that (friend of Cujo's). I see that Sundin didn't score and Raycroft got pulled. Must've been an exciting game to watch and the T.O. fans might have even got out of their seats and cheered for once. They will have to wait to see if the Isles can beat Jersey on Sunday but even if the Leafers get in, Raycroft and McCabe will let them down against Buffalo. C'mon, will either player even be in the NHL 3 years from now? Sittler used to be a regular at my summer hockey camps 25+ years ago so I'm kinda glad his scoring record will last another year. Pre-playoff prediction: Buffalo and Dallas in the finals.

canucks get dallas in the first round.


see ya' later dallas.

So the Isles have to lose to NJ today for the Leafs to get in. The Devils are playing Clemmenson instead of Brodeur. I still think the Dev's can beat the Isles, especially with the Isles not having DiPietro in goal.

Either way, it really doesn't matter. Montreal, Toronto, the Islanders, whoever. They'd all lose to Buffalo in six games or less. Including my Buds. I know they're a rotten team. I can admit it.

Ottawa will need some solid D if they want to make it to the semi's. And if teams pick up on Emerys weak glove side, that could be trouble.

Being in Ottawa I can only hope someone covers up for Redden's inevitable giveaways, especially up the middle.

As for Toronto. Substandard management will kill a team everytime. Look forward to TO missing the playoffs again next year as well.

And dont be fooled by Ottawa. Muckler is about 3 trades away from a serious contender.If he constantly refuses to continue to give up some youth for experience, Ottawa will be fighting with both Montreal and Toronto for next years final spot.

Time to fire JFJ.

I kinda hope this is going to be Buffalo's year. I can remember as a kid driving down to Buffalo once or twice a year to catch a game at the old Aud because Leaf tickets were (even back then) way overpriced. As a result I've kinda always had a soft spot for the Sabres but lets face it up until last year there wasn't exactly much to cheer for.

I'm only happy that the Flames made it because that means I have more work for myself, I work security at the Dome, and hopefully they'll go far but it's not looking good against a good Detroit team. Though I dream of the day I can call it a young Detroit team.

The Sedins lead the league in playoff scoring, leading the charge to a Stanley Cup Victory.

YHIHF!!!!

I actually am glad Calgary made it to the playoffs just so I can enjoy belittling the Flames Fanboys. Petty? Why yes it is, thank you sir!

The Habs actually had a decent record against the Sabres.
4-2-2

Doesn't really matter though.
It was all in the habs control if they wanted it enough. They could have beaten NYR in the Thurs. game to clinch or TOR in the Sat. game.

Obviously the Leafs wanted it more.
I give credit to the Leafs. They did all they could. They needed to beat MTL straight out to have a chance and that is what they did.

Sorry Leafs fans, missing the playoffs felt a lot better once the Islanders knocked the Leafs out.

My wings just had a squeaker against the flames... 4-1!

right fucking on..........Canucks lead the series 3-1.......


goin' home for game 5.........should be able to pull it off.

Fly, they will have another two shots at the can I guess.

yup...........dammit.


helluva goaltending clinic these two are putting out there.


tonight could be the night.



go Nucks go.

bastards choked............


1 more chance back home.


lets just see if home ice "IS" an advantage.

not according to tradition for Vancouver hosting games 7... but there can always be a first time..

Go Canucks!

I don't know if I will be awake for that game. Should be good though.

fuckin' eh.................see ya' dallas.(man was that close)


let's see what 'ol brian burke will pull in anahiem now.

So we are down to:

East:
BUF vs. NYR
NJD Vs. OTT

West:
DET vs. SJS
VAN vs. ANA

Any predictions?

Here are mine:
BUF
OTT
SJS
VAN

I would love to see a Buffalo/Ottawa conference final. Followed by a Buffalo/Vancouver Stanley Cup final.

Yes, I believe that will be the case, and Buffalo will win the cup.

(go Canucks!)

gotta go with

BUF
OTT
DET
VAN


it'd be too cool if there were two Canadian teams in the cup........


let's see what the Nucks do tonight.

wow!!!!


got spanked...........

pulled it off last night............saved face they did.


fuck you Burke............

bastards..............10 fuckin' power plays and no fuckin' goals on them.

i feel for you. Now you know what it is like to be a Leafs fan...

2 zip goin' into the 3rd and they fuckin' lose in overtime............


i hate to say it but,we're screwed now.


win 3 in a row.............better get thier heads outta thier asses then.

Sorry Fly

so sad. who do I cheer for now???

yeah well...........they didn't deserve it anyways.


next year.

Do you think Luongo can have another year like that?

I totally think Luongo has many more great years in him. I'm a Flames fan through and through, but after they were out my focus shifted to cheering for Vancouver and Ottawa, and now that Vancouver is out, Ottawa all the way. I really want the Cup back in Canada. I know even when a US team wins it, 75% of the players are Canadian anyways, but it's just not the same. I definitely don't want Anaheim getting it because of Pronger, have a bit of a beef with him after the Edmonton situation (or a beef with his wife I should say haha). Anyways, can't wait for the game on Thursday, let's go Cens!

I was going to post last night that I thought the Sabres would surprise everyone and play to their capabilities and sweep Ottawa.

Suspension to Pronger for his hit on Holmstrom?
An elbow to the head from behind into the boards, I think yes.

What do you think?

I am in agreeance. I do think though that a penalty should have been given to him in order to justify the suspension. The excuse was that Pronger is just too tall. Bullshit. I have it out for Pronger though since the whole Edmonton fiasco. I think a penalty should have been called and the suspension given after that. Right now I'm all for Ottawa, bring the Cup back to Canada, where we actually care!!! (Even though it ends up here since a majority of the players on any given American team are of Canadian decent...)

Senators in the final?! What could piss a Leafs fan off more than another Montreal cup win than the Senators being crowned the Stanley Cup champions? Watch from the sidelines, Leafers, as a non-Toronto Ontario team gets to be where no Maple Leafs team has been in 40 years - the Stanley Cup final.

yeah.........he's a great goaltender......he was great in florida but,just didn't have the any of the playmakers to help him get the wins.


go sens




damn does it hurt to say that!

Really wish the finals were starting on Saturday rather than having to wait until Monday. Hope the break hasn't been to long for Ottawa. Let's go Sens!

Go Ducks Go....fuck I hate the Sens.

Ugh, the last thing I want to see is gap-tooth hoisting the cup *throws up in my mouth a little*

Oh btw, that's Pronger I'm talking about :expressionless:

Either way, I'm psyched for the finals to start, and sad that it will all be over soon and I'll start going thru my hockey withdrawls until the new season starts again. Happens every year at this time.

But the pre-summer signings will start, then free agency signings, then the draft and before you know it traning camp opens.

Any final round predictions?
I think I want the Sens to win, but I think the Ducks will in 6.

I'm reading this welll after Ottawa lost the finals and I must admit, I got a chuckle out of it.

My attitude exactly mirrors that of every Leaf fan. If any Canadian team were in the finals except for TO, I would cheer for them.

If the Leafs ever made it to the finals which is a good many decades off as it is, ya know what, I wouldn't waste my time watching them either.

Leaf fans are a bunch of their own, a special breed. It takes alot of balls to support a perrenial bunch of losers year in and out.

Me, I like winners not losers. I also like the new style of the game. Skill, speed, style and a bucket full of creativity and talent. Something the LEAFS will never have as long as they think the perfect model of hockey foresight is modelling themselves after the Broad Street Bullies of the 70's

They will never get it, especially when they are losing by 2 or more goals with a period and a half to play.You don't go goony gaggah and take more penalties. You play hard to try and get back in the game.

But for that you need a qualified GM, a coach that can control his players temperament, scouts that are not looking for the next Ken Linesman (aka Darcy Tucker) gosh,,..so old and 1970ish thinking and players that have a clue what a gameplan is.

But when you add it all up, the Leafs will never change,..and for non-Leaf fans that is excellent.

And for those who dabble in the odd bet,..here's a sure thing every time. When the Leafs play their second or third game on a road trip, pretty much anywhere, bet the over. You'll win everytime.

And before I forget. Leafs suck big time.

As a bleeding blue fan of the Leafs, I appreciate your perspective. Because I have the exact same sentiments. Talk about conflicted. I often wonder why a team like the Mighty Ducks can put together the winning formula so quickly, while Les Blanc et Bleu spends 40 years in the wilderness. Is it ownership? How can it be? we blamed Ballard for that. Then Stavros. Now the Teachers.

Broad Street Bullies? I wish we were that good. So far the only satisfaction that we got has been the total ownership of the arrogant Sens (team & fans) in previous playoffs. But that's a pretty negative outlook and old history.

I'm with you Percy. It's been over two years since I donned my Leafs jersey
(#21 - Salming) and I refuse to do so until they shape up. I have never attended a game at the ACC, and will not do so until they bring their prices in line with what the average person can afford (i.e. ...never).

I'm not a bandwagon jumper. I have never given up on the hometown team. But for the love of God, I wish they would give me a reason to wear my jersey again!!

[QUOTE=Leto]

I'm with you Percy. [QUOTE]

Funny I used to be a Leaf fan also way back when I was a kid. Gary Leeman, Rick Vaive etc.

But I got older and moved away from that style altogether.

I hate Darcy Tucker not because he is a good hockey player,,...but because he is the rebel rouser. He can hold his own without the fake dives and the sideshow.A dying breed my friend. Kinda a wasted talent. The ever evolving league will use the "shit disturber" tag and outlaw it,...very much a precursor to banning fighting.

Fan favourite Chris Neil adapted his game and did a good job. Very disciplined. That type of player is in demand. Kills penalties, relentlessly forechecker, can put the puck on any stick as well as in any net and can fight. Don Cherry would say, "Beauty."

Heard Scotty Bowman bowed out! Not intended, for Director of Hockey Operations in TO. Guess he wanted to can Fergie.

Not quite a toss up!!!

Playoffs 2008
 

OK, so here we go again.

You can check out the standings here - http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=p...sPage&type=CON

The Habs clinched a playoff spot last night beating Ottawa 7-5 (the score was 7-1 going into the 3rd).
Only 3 teams have clinched a spot in the Playoffs so far - Habs, Redwings, and Sharks.

Who is going to make it into the playoffs and who is going to fall off?
Which Canadian teams will make it?

I don't think Toronto is going to make it. I believe that Ottawa will remain in.

In the West I think that Calgary will be in and that Edmonto will make it in but it may be becuase Vancouver falls off.


Note to Moderators maybe this should be moved to sports.

Go Leafs Go, Go Leafs Go, but realistically, they wait until too late in the season to pull their heads out of their collective asses and start playing hockey, as much as I love the leave and bleed blue, it would look good on them not to make the playoffs, maybe then they can play a whole fuckin season of good hockey, rather than having a circle jerk for the first 3/4 of it.

It's Done!

Okay Leafs, lets do some leapfrogging. 2 games against Boston this weak, 4 pts out of 8th, no Sundin, no Antropov, no Carlo.... I think we've got them just where we want them...

2-0 for my boys so far.......1st is almost over.

fuck you calgary........


glad this thread came back.....



thanks Sticky........:thumbsup:

Leafs effectively fucked after losing to the Bruins tonight.

At least you don't have to carry your slow gasping death to the playoffs like the Canucks do this year.

Prove me wrong Vancouver... But as a fan since birth I reserve the right to criticize what I see as a non-contender for the Stanley Cup.

Fuck I say... FUCK.

i couldn't agree more.:mad:

Fly, you are a Leafs fan?

nope............my team sucked that night too,as well as last night.........

start out with a lead in the first and then fuckin' blow the game.

might not make the post season.........



bastards

One more day has passed.

In the East it looks like Washington is the only team outside of the playoffs right now that is threatning to make it in. The two teams inside that are at risk are the Bruins and maybe possibly the Flyers.
As a Habs fan I would much rather see the Bruins stay in then get knocked out by the Caps but A general Hockey fan would probably much rather see Ovechkin in the playoffs then see the Habs Face the Bruins in the first round.

The West.
Nashville and Edmonton still have a shot and it may be at teh expense of the Canucks (sorry Fly) and to a stretch The Avs.

Can we ask for mor exciting Hockey? It seems that this year, more than ever or at least as far back as I have any possibility of remembering, that parity is amazing.

I do always wish, however, to see all the Canadian teams in the playoffs but that will have to wait another year (again).

Well, I shift my attention to the Habs. So long Leafs. What the hell was Kromwell doing calling the offside? He should have been trying to make a play, leave the stoppage to the holders of the whistles.. then maybe Boston would not have scored, and the Leafs would still have that .03% chance of making it.

A simple message to the Leafs.

Ahem.

Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey hey hey. Goodbye.

:lol:

Sorry life long Leafs hater here. At least they didn't make all you members of the Leafs Nation cling to hope until the last game of the season this year.

Go Wings!

ya um... Thanks. I think. Now we can get back to work eh?

Agreed re: Bruins as opposed to Caps. I think we can handle Ovechkin but he does have the ability to kill you. And Huet is now with the Caps so he'd probably play out of his skin.

Disagree re: all Canadian teams in the playoffs. Every year without the Leafs is a good year! Now I can stop listening to every radio show in Toronto (especially 640) going on and on about one of the most pathetic franchises in sports today. A team with more potential than any other, but one that has been mismanaged by both its ownership and fans for decades.

Interesting question here: What will the Leafs look like this September? I think that Sundin will finally be gone. Will we keep Antropov? I say yes. As well as Stajan. But I think Kaberle is trade-able too.

As a Bruins fan I can't imagine anything more humiliating than the prospect of meeting the Habs in the first round. There I said it!

There are two scenarios I can stomach:

1) The Rangers and Flyers both tank and the Bruins surge past them into 6th place and meet the Canes in the first round.

2) Ovechkin's Capitals overtake the Bruins for the last playoff spot thus ending my personal nightmare.

OMG - What kind of a fan have I become?

But for you, as a Bruins fan there must be nothing more satisfying then being swept for the season by the Habs and then beating them in the palyoffs (not that it will happen).

You should believe in your team and be hoping to face the Habs in the first round. That's what we are hoping for from the Habs perspective.

As of today, even though the Pens slipped ahead of the Habs, the Flyers fell behind teh Bruins and the Bruins will still have to face the Habs in the first round.


Leto, did you say something?

Seriously, It really does not matter. Until the Leafs make serious change in the management (above the general manager) of the club they don't have a chance. The Franchise is so screwed up becuase of teh owners.

No matter which of the 3 come true, it will be a quick and relativly painless exit so we can get on with rooting for the Sox.

and the Celtics.

As of today the Bruins are tied with the Flyers with 88 points but still occupy the 8th playoff spot.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/playoffmatchups

I like our chances better vs the Penguins since we split the season series with them 2-2.

Personally I hope the Caps make the playoffs by overtaking the Canes in the Southeast Div. Only 2 points separate them.

:thumbsup:

But I agree 100%

Too many cooks.
Too many people holding the reigns.

Just look at the whole firing Ferguson ordeal.

you know, they couldn't even fire Quinn properly.

I'm sick of it. I refuse to wear my jersey. It's been in the cupboard for 3 seasons now (with apologies to Salming).

Time to back a winner like Montreal.

Montreal had horrible head office years as well but final decisions, at least, were always concentrated in very few peoples hands.

canucks are hurtng now no Morrison and Luongo is gone to be with his wife..sigh

The Habs clinched the division title last night and at the same time knocked the Sens one step closer to missing the playoffs entirely.

The penguins and the Habs are tied for the conference lead - each with 2 games left to play.
The Pens are playing tonight against - can't wait to watch.

In the West, the Oilers got knocked out last night. They just ran out of games.

Oh the Canucks... give up a golden opportunity to have the showdown with the Flamers tonight.

Bah, another year wasted.

With the Pens loss today the Canadians finish in 1st in the east.

Here are the overall standings:

East
1 y - Montréal Canadiens*
2 y - Pittsburgh Penguins*
3 y - Washington Capitals*
4 x - New Jersey Devils
5 x - New York Rangers
6 x - Philadelphia Flyers
7 x - Ottawa Senators
8 x - Boston Bruins

West (Anaheim has one more game to play)
1 p - Detroit Red Wings*
2 y - San Jose Sharks*
3 y - Minnesota Wild*
4 x - Anaheim Ducks
5 x - Dallas Stars
6 x - Colorado Avalanche
7 x - Calgary Flames
8 x - Nashville Predators

Sweet! and yeah, anything can happen in the playoffs, but Bruins in the first round on paper is the best draw we could have gotten. Great to finish first in the conference too!