1. Fifteen of 15 NHL.com folks and 38 of 52 Athletic writers (who may also be athletic writers, but we all know that’s unlikely), seven of seven Sporting News scribes, five of six PHTers and four of five Sports Illustrated authors picked the Caps to handle the ‘Canes in Round 1. But zero of those 85 picked the Caps to repeat as Cup champs. Hell, only one of those 85 had the Caps in the Final (NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price... welcome to the resistance). And that’s fair - the odds for any team are long, particularly on the Tampa side of the bracket.
The Narrative: Pick a Winner, Mrazlhinney and The Elephant
