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Over The Boards Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Western Conference Round 1
Predictions
Lightning - Leafs win in 7
Toronto’s first-round playoff Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville
disappointments are well documented. Predators - Avs win in 6
By Brad Robertson playoff teams finished with 100 points or Tampa Bay is the 2-time defending The Colorado Avalanche cruised to
better and of the 8 Western Conference
Stanley Cup champs. Something here the Western Conference regular season
teams, 5 of them also finished with 100 must give. The series will come down title. Nashville rode the goaltending of
points or better. This means 5 teams that to a few key areas…goaltending, special Jusi Saros, the outstanding leadership
accumulated that many points will be teams, star power matchups, and depth and performance of defenceman Roman
first round losers, guaranteed. It’s hard Josi, and the unexpected contribution of
to believe, for sure. player matchups. Tampa Bay goaltender
Andrei Vasilevsky is arguably the best 43 goals from Matt Duchesne to a playoff
Eastern Conference Round 1 in the business. Toronto goalie Jack berth. The Avalanche were defeated last
Predictions season in the playoffs, the Vegas Golden
Campbell has recently come off an
Florida Panthers vs Washington injury but has bounced back nicely from Knights leaving a bad taste in Colorado
Capitals - Panthers win in 6 a mid-season slump. On paper, TB has team’s mouth. The Preds will be a
tough out with their robust style of play,
If Alex Ovechkin is healthy, this the advantage, but Toronto’s special defensiveness, and strong goaltending,
will be a closer series than it looks. teams are better than Tampa Bay’s both but the Avs are simply too talented and
The Capitals have won a Cup recently on the power play and penalty kill. The
deep to not get out of the first round.
(2018) and won’t be intimidated by the series turning point for me will be about
President’s Trophy winning Panthers. how well the star performers of both Minnesota Wild vs St Louis Blues -
The Panthers are coming in hot, but teams excel over the other and whose Blues win in 6
Washington won’t be a cakewalk. depth players will step up and contribute Minnesota solidified their goaltending
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview Florida is the highest scoring team in the more consistently. by acquiring Marc Andre Fleury at the
Stanley Cup fever is here…and the league and Washington will have their Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins trade deadline. This matchup will be
road to Lord Stanley’s Cup is going to hands full, but Washington’s experience - Hurricanes win in 6 hotly contested by two evenly matched
be incredibly tough for the eventual should be enough to at least make the teams. The series will consist of heavy
winner. All 8 Eastern Conference series close. This series favoured Carolina more hits and a scrap or two. The Blues have
before the injury to Canes’ goaltender the decided advantage both on the power
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Athlete of the Month Bruins this season. Carolina is a the advantage they need to slip by the
Athlete of the Month
Wild in some very close games.
tenacious and deep team though, and
they rally around the coaching of Scott Calgary Flames vs Dallas Stars -
Emily Betournay-Kuhn Mellanby. The Bruins have had a strong Flames win in 6
finish to the season and have enough Calgary has been carried all season
Age: 18 Grade: 12 Hometown: Cornwall
talent and experience to win the series long by their stars, terrific goaltending
School: St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School
May’s Athlete of the Month is hockey player and coach Emily and have knocked off the Canes a few by Jacob Markstrom, and the fine
Betournay-Kuhn. Not only has she been playing hockey for 14 years, times in the last several seasons; but coaching of Daryl Sutter. Dallas has had
but she is also a certified Level 1 coach, a qualification she earned Carolina may be ready to have a strong an up and down year but played well

when she was just seventeen years old. She plays for the Glengarry run to at least the conference finals. This enough to grab a wild card spot down
Highlanders and the SJCSS Panthers.
matchup is going to be a very close one the stretch. Dallas has many battle-
“One of the things I love about the sport is the many qualities I have gained, such as teamwork, sportsmanship, tested playoff veterans in their lineup,
commitment, and self-discipline. Hockey has helped shape me into the person I am today,” explains Emily. to call.
This center and left winger hopes to continue playing hockey in college, and she wants to continue coaching. New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh but Calgary has been on a roll most of
This season, she helmed the U9 Cornwall Colts. “I want to continue coaching so I can share my knowledge the season. Calgary should prevail here.
and love of the game,” she says. Penguins - Rangers win in 6
As for college, she plans to pursue a nursing degree. Pittsburgh is without goaltender Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings
Emily includes being accepted to all of the post-secondary programs she applied to and earning a spot to - Oilers win in 6
compete at OFSAA with the SJCSS Panthers hockey team among her most notable accomplishments. Tristan Jarry. The Rangers have league
Edmonton went through some
MVP candidate Igor Shesterkin in goal. adversity mid-season but bounced back
The Rangers dominated the Pens all nicely. The Kings have unexpectedly
season, going 3-1. The Rangers have had a strong season that saw them
made a strong and quick transition accumulate 99 points. The Oilers should
from retooling to contending. The Pens’ be able to use their high-powered offence
Maxwell Ming - P.Eng, CFP ® veteran stars are hungry for another to get past the Kings. The series should
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613-932-7526 • Max@mingassociates.com enough to win carry them to victory. round and see how far they can advance.