Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: That the Boston Bruins wouldn't be the Eastern Conference representative in the Stanley Cup Final.
I'm allergic to chalk, so I picked the Tampa Bay Lightning as the Eastern Conference champion instead of the Bruins, who most of the ESPN experts selected. I still think that pick has merit, as the Bolts showed off their offensive depth in that Game 1 win against the Devils. But the Bruins just look rock solid.
The Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak troika basically pants'd the Maple Leafs' best defenseman, Morgan Rielly, to the tune of a minus-26 in Corsi at 5-on-5.