Montreal’s postseason run continues after winning a seventh game against Buffalo, setting up a matchup with Carolina Hurricanes, who have played fewer games over the prior two weeks. Out west, John Tortorella seeks to halt a prolonged decline while attempting to defeat the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado is viewed as the stronger team overall, with the main concern being its power play, which is considered less decisive in postseason play. Colorado is predicted to win the finals in six or seven games, with Nathan MacKinnon’s strong performance after the Olympics cited as a turning point. Montreal’s path is framed as surprising given regular-season tendencies, with Lane Hutson’s late-series impact highlighted.
"RMNB Canada's lone hope of the postseason survived the second round as the Habs downed the Sabres in game seven. Now they'll face a team who has played less hockey than Ian has over the last two weeks, the Carolina Hurricanes."
"Meanwhile, out west, John Tortorella will try to pause his endless degradation long enough to dethrone the excellent Avalanche."
"Peter: The fun series. Colorado is a better team in every way except the power play, which I don't think matters much in the postseason. This will be a sad end for Mitch Marner - as much as I'd like to see him immiserate Toronto fans all the way to the Cup. Colorado in 6."
"Ian: As soon as I saw Nathan Mackinnon redeem himself from the Olympics last round, scoring on the same shot he missed in Italy, I went from This team is cursed to This team is the Team of Destiny. Colorado in 7."
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