I really wanted to see Edmonton vs Vegas in the first round. I think now this ends up with their easiest path to the conference finals since the strongest teams have to battle it out to get out of the central.
But really if you can shut down McDavid and Draisatl any team stands a pretty good chance. It's just those two can really do a lot of damage in the playoffs so it's a big ask, which becomes easier the deeper your team.
Kings will need Kopitar and Danault of old, along with Byfield suddenly becoming a star if they hope to pull this out unfortunately. It's the playoffs and stranger things have happened, but sometimes it's pretty predictable - like the Leafs finding a way to implode.
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