Thanks, Strat. I'm feeling less generous now that the B's are the 4 seed and am perfectly happy to wait until next year for a Habs-Leafs playoff.
I listened to part of B's-Sens and then watched from the end of the second. Pretty typical B's game, spot the opponents 2 goals, then catch up. Sometimes the B's score the third goal and sometimes it is the opponent - this time the Sens scored late and put it away with an empty-netter. Sens earned the victory; B's have lost their scoring touch (and they don't have much scoring touch even in their wins) and need to find it in a hurry.
As far as predictions - I'll go with a chalk Eastern Conference - I have no idea what is happening in west. B's seem to have Toronto's number - so as far as playoff opponent (Sens or Leafs), the loss last night is not that big of a deal - where it hurts is with home ice in the next round should the B's be fortunate enough to advance. I think they will - Lucic is finally playing the way he was expected to and the goaltending continues to be solid. The B's are the third best team in the Conference so they'll need some luck to advance to the conference finals. After Toronto (which will probably go seven); the B's would be a big underdog against the Pens and a slight underdog against the Canadiens.
