Playoffs start tonight with 3 games.

-Pens-Flyers should be a very fun series. Lots of hate there and tons and tons and tons of skill. If its anything like their 2012 bloodbath we're all in for a treat.

-Jets-Wild open up in Winnepeg. Everything on paper favors the Jets, but boy I can't buy all the way in on a franchise that hasn't won a single playoff game. I think they probably end up winning the series, but I wouldn't be surprised if they panic the first moment something goes wrong.

-Kings-Golden Knights have the nightcap tonight. That atmosphere is going to be absurd. Lots of people picking the Kings in the "upset", but boy its going to be tough for the Kings to steal a game in Vegas.

Should be lots of fun. While it sucks the Blues are out of it, I find the absence of Blackhawks extremely refreshing. Looking forward to enjoying some great hockey for the next 2 months featuring teams I don't hate. This is weird.

Agreed, the closest thing I have to hating any of these teams is the Preds. And even then, I love Subban.

I'm also stoked for Pens-Flyers. Can't imagine how Schenn feels after this year. Gets traded from a losing team to a winning team, puts up his best year, only for his new team to miss the playoffs for the first time in years and his old team to make the playoffs.

I want Winnipeg and Boston in the finals. I hate Nashville because of PK Subban (Sorry UMSLBlues12). After last years playoffs where he dove multiple times to draw a penalty. Some VERY obvious, it was just frustrating to watch. Good dude in the community though.

The Pacific is the toughest division to predict. All 4 teams, no matter how you divvy it up, are great match ups and will most likely be 6 or 7 game series with lots of overtimes.

Nhl 18 predicted the jets would beat the bruins for the cup in 7.

As knowledgeful to hockey as EA is, i now predict the wild to win their series :/

Moose has finally gotten his shot at the playoffs, he was done dirty when he was here.

Well...was gonna start off watching Flyers and Pens but gonna go with that Winnipeg whiteout to start. That atmosphere is gonna be off the hook, plus Gord Miller is on the call tonight and that seals the deal for me.

Brian Elliott hoisting the Stanley Cup would be quite the interesting visual. Then he immediately passes it over to Jori Lehtera.

The Jets atmosphere is likely to be second to none, including Nashville's.

BlueinNy wrote:Moose has finally gotten his shot at the playoffs, he was done dirty when he was here.

Looks like he's getting "done dirty" tonight too! Pens up 3-0

NHLTIM wrote:

BlueinNy wrote:Moose has finally gotten his shot at the playoffs, he was done dirty when he was here.

Looks like he's getting "done dirty" tonight too! Pens up 3-0

Yeah, he is not looking good right now...but at least he got his team into the playoffs.

Just switched over to the Jets game...good to hear Panger between the benches.

Dubnyk keeping the Wild in this thing, been all Jets so far

UMSLBlues12 wrote:Just switched over to the Jets game...good to hear Panger between the benches.

Well, at least someone on the Blues made the playoffs.

The Jets just need to settle down and get a goal and all will be good. They came out and tried to win the game in the first 5 minutes....they are jacked up.

NHLTIM wrote:The Jets just need to settle down and get a goal and all will be good. They came out and tried to win the game in the first 5 minutes....they are jacked up.

Sounds like Martz in the Super Bowl against the Pats

Byufglien (however the fuck you spell it) just destroyed Eriksson-Ek, that was a good clean hit.

Brutal opening game for the Flyers and Elliott. 5-0 in the second. Pens look like a legit 3peat contender.

UMSLBlues12 wrote:Byufglien (however the fuck you spell it) just destroyed Eriksson-Ek, that was a good clean hit.

Awesome hit and then somebody on the Wild got Perreault right after that.

Boy...Dumba sure has become a great player. I absolutely hated that kid coming out of junior. Dumba and Zucker would look great on the Blues. I'm sure Yeo would love them as well.

Wild hanging tough but you get the feeling the Jets will burst the bubble eventually and that'll be all she wrote.

Schiefele buries one on the PP, and that arena is LOUD

There we go..Scheifele baby!!!

The white out is impressive.

If the Jets lose this series does the Blues pick from them improve at all or is it set?

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote:If the Jets lose this series does the Blues pick from them improve at all or is it set?

Yeah, the earlier they lose, the better the pick is.