The fourth year of the Canes Country Playoff Pick 'Em Challenge was unpredictable and had a winner few would have expected earlier in the season. (Wait, that sounds like something else going on around the same time.)
Congratulations to b.axeman, who missed the cutoff for three second-round series but more than made up for it by correctly picking both the winner and the series length for both conference finals and the Stanley Cup Final to launch into first place with 53 points. Quite a worthy winner, and rather amazing considering Mr. (?) axeman was 16 points off the pace after the second round yet still finished five points clear of the field.