Shayna Goldman

But you hear, oh, well, the Wild, they bullied the Stars out of round one.

Well, I don't see that happening here because Colorado can play that way too.

So I have a tough time seeing anyone else in that position.

In the East, it's going to be pretty interesting because...

The Canes, the games have been relatively close, especially against the Senators in round one.

But it does feel like they haven't been tested a ton.

So would I be curious to see what, say, a Buffalo could do against them in the conference final?

Absolutely.

Totally different play styles from what they've seen so far.

And just such a huge test.

Plus, there's the pressure of the situation, too, of this should be their year.

Has to be their year.

There's no...

it has to be right there's no florida here there's none of the expected contenders here and they also just generally have struggled in this position so oh also they're playing you know great hockey on both ends of the ice so like for every which reason they should be there but i would be curious what happens in in the east i still think that one's a little bit more up in the air for me i want to see what it looks like when the canes get tested i want to see how they handle that moment because they look great so far but

Round three is when it really matters most for them.

I mean, I would say yes if we weren't having this conversation so many times over the last few years.

I think we all looked at this free agent class that is already gone and it's not July 1st.

Caprizo, Connor, Matt, I'm sorry, McDavid.

Like they're all off the border.

Who's to say, right?