Each year as teams get eliminated from the playoffs, you see who takes care of whom in the next round and you can play that “well if those guys can’t handle THOSE guys then maybe our guys are REALLY/not SO bad,” etc.
The Panthers knocked off the record-setting Bruins, and now are up two games on the Leafs, who knocked off the semi-dynastic Lightning, so maybe the Panthers are the real kings of Florida after all!
The Devils are having a heck of a time getting anything going at all against the Hurricanes, who were pretty stressed through six games by the Islanders.