Whenever people begin declaring regular season powerhouses Stanley Cup champs before teams have even skated for game 1 of their series, I always think back to a good example of why people shouldn't. Many people here would remember the year Brad May scored the series clinching goal (sweep at that) vs Boston in 1993. "May Day! May Day!" was the call of the moment. It was memorable to say the least.
I'm not going to put it down here, but check the regular season records of both teams heading into the playoffs that year. Boston was red hot and Buffalo was ice cold. No one saw the Sabres winning that series, let alone sweeping the Bruins out the way they did.
A cautionary tale for all you younger folk here in CP.
And no, I would have never seen this coming. CBJ up 3 - 0 vs TB?! Yowsers!