I still maintain that outside of the Battle of Alberta in the 2nd round last year, the Greasers haven't looked good in a playoff series since probably round 1 vs Sharks in 2017. It took McDavid going into God mode (that he still hasn't come down from) in game 6 vs LA to drag them back from the abyss and eek out a series win against a team regarded as the worst team going into the playoffs last year. Then they got swept by Colorado.
They just always get up for their arch rivals every BoA, it's extra motivation. When they aren't playing us in the playoffs, things seem to go awry for them. They still have playoff demons to exorcise in my opinion, which has mostly been their theme during their McWindow.
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