Puck Prose’s 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions Roundtable
The 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us.
It is time to rejoice because the greatest time of the year is finally here as the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway following what was the strangest and most unique regular season in the long, rich history of the National Hockey League.
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Despite the fact that the regular season still actually isn’t over due to the fact that the North Division is ongoing in the wake of the Vancouver Canucks being hit by a mass COVID-19 outbreak, the postseason will begin tonight with the Washington Capitals taking on the Boston Bruins in Game 1.
And, as was the case for the regular season, the Playoffs will have a different look with the four teams from each division battling to make the Semi-Finals before earning the right to play for the greatest prize in all of sports in the Stanley Cup Final.
While not what we have been used to, this year’s Playoffs will still be a hell of a lot of fun to watch and there will be a plethora of scenarios to keep a eye on, including if the Tampa Bay Lightning can repeat as champions and if the Toronto Maple Leafs can finally get their hands on the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1967.
So, with that in mind, we have called upon some of Puck Prose’s leading writers to pick their winners in each First Round matchup, before selecting their Stanley Cup winner and their Conn Smythe winner. Let’s delve right in…
Puck Prose’s 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions Roundtable
Andrew Steele-Davis
Boston Bruins over Washington Capitals in 7
New York Islanders over Pittsburgh Penguins in 6
Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens in 6
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 7
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 6
Vegas Golden Knights over Minnesota Wild in 7
Carolina Hurricanes over Nashville Predators in 5
Tampa Bay Lightning over Florida Panthers in 7
Stanley Cup Winner: Colorado Avalanche over Toronto Maple Leafs in 6
Conn Smythe Winner: Nathan MacKinnon
Matt McGinnis
Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Islanders in 6
Washington Capitals over Boston Bruins in 7
Carolina Hurricanes over Nashville Predators in 6
Tampa Bay Lightning over Florida Panthers in 7
Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs in 7
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 5
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 5
Vegas Golden Knights over Minnesota Wild in 6
Stanley Cup Final: Colorado Avalanche over Carolina Hurricanes in 7
Conn Smythe Winner: Nathan MacKinnon
Nick Herrera
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 6
Minnesota Wild over Vegas Golden Knights in 7
Carolina Hurricanes over Nashville Predators in 4
Florida Panthers over Tampa Bay Lightning in 7
Boston Bruins over Washington Capitals in 6
Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Islanders in 6
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 5
Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs in 7
Stanley Cup Winner: Colorado Avalanche
Conn Smythe Winner: Mikko Rantanen
Scott Cowan
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 5
Vegas Golden Knights over Minnesota Wild in 6
Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens in 6
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 6
New York Islanders over Pittsburgh Penguins in 6
Washington Capitals over Boston Bruins in 7
Nashville Predators over Carolina Hurricanes in 7
Tampa Bay Lightning over Florida Panthers in 6
Stanley Cup Winner: Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 over Colorado Avalanche
Conn Smythe Winner: Andrei Vasilevskiy
Stefen Rosner
Boston Bruins over Washington Capitals in 7
New York Islanders over Pittsburgh Penguins in 6
Tampa Bay Lightning over Florida Panthers in 5
Carolina Hurricanes over Nashville Predators in 5
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 6
Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens in 5
Vegas Golden Knights over Minnesota Wild in 6
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 4
Stanley Cup Winner: Vegas Golden Knights over Boston Bruins in 7
Conn Smythe Winner: Mark Stone
Brendan Azoff
Washington Capitals over Boston Bruins in 6
Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Islanders in 7
Tampa Bay Lightning over Florida Panthers in 7
Carolina Hurricanes over Nashville Predators in 4
Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets in 6
Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens in 6
Vegas Golden Knights over Minnesota Wild in 6
Colorado Avalanche over St. Louis Blues in 5
Stanley Cup Winner: Colorado Avalanche over Carolina Hurricanes
Conn Smyth Winner: Gabriel Landeskog
Next. Calgary Flames well represented at World Championships. dark
So, those are our picks with the Colorado Avalanche the hot pick to go all the way and end up lifting Lord Stanley. What do you think? Who do you think will win the greatest prize in all of sports? Let us know in the comments section below!