Post by Lightning GM (Bill) on Jun 21, 2024 3:52:36 GMT -8
After regular season number 1 Vancouver and number 2 Ottawa lost their first match to lower rank teams in second round of the playoffs they will be out to make sure that does not happen again . Chicago and Buffalo had much different paths to final . Chicago meet my team Tampa and won 11-10 while Buffalo crushed New York Rangers 15.5 - 5.5 . Next round Buffalo once again destroyed their opponent Anaheim 15- 6 while Chicago tied Dallas 10.5 - 10.5 advancing by tie breaker . In final yet another tie with Chicago winning tie breaker. Good job to both teams but it has to be heart breaking to lose that way . Playoffs are strange , any team can win . Three times I have finished 8th at end of the season where the top 8 make playoffs and won the first 2 rounds before losing in final . So this is proof that finishing high in standing is no guarantee of success . Good luck all .