The best playoffs in the world are about to begin. They are the best because, like March Madness, the unpredictable happens.
Despite this unpredictability, there are enough constants that a prognosticator who looks beyond the obvious stats and personal biases can accurately foresee the future. In my previous articles on April Fool's Day predicting who would be in and what matchups would take place, I was 16 of 16 on the teams in and had only two seeds (New Jersey and Buffalo) flip-flopped.
Some of the elements of a championship team are grit and perseverence, consistent work ethic and performance, depth (both secondary scoring and blueline), balance (offence/defence) as well as marquee players, goaltending, experience, and a relatively healthy roster. Usually, there are about four teams that stand out from the others in these traits.
Not this year. Every team is missing the following multiple elements that in a normal year would result in my prediction that each would fail:
Washington Capitals
This team has so many fans jumping on the bandwagon that the axles will break. They have no proven goalie, as neither has ever won ...
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