More of the Maple Leafs prospects are heading to playoffs or heading home with the season over, while Rodion Amirov is facing a tough second-round opponent in today’s report.
The KHL playoffs move to the second round on Wednesday, and they have the same format as the NHL playoffs in a normal season. Two conferences go from eight teams to one who then meet to play off for the cup. The difference is the KHL is lacking the parity the NHL has, so the first round matches are almost all four of five games long. The second round is sometimes as lopsided, and things don’t get real until the conference finals.