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Boston is too good, but at least this matchup will prevent them from having a mockery of a first round.
Aleksander Barkov maybe the least talked about amazing center in the league. Matt Tkachuk will do what he does and hard carry. Florida has a real chance.
But after the regular season it’s impossible for me to predict a first round loss for Boston; so Boston in 6.
They’re just so balanced and have clearly defined roles for everybody on the team. In combination with their previous playoff experience, success, as well as aging motivated core, I can’t see a rational way to argue they will lose this series.
The -ONLY- caveat here is that I’m guessing every gm has been watching Boston very closely. If they aren’t, they should find another job. Due to this, if there is a weakness, perhaps it will be exploited.