Edmonton inconsistent? I mean they started 6-7-1 with abysmal stats, since then they are 15-4-1 with great stats, they’re definitely not inconsistent anymore.
Oil fan here, I think you underestimate Toronto, Matthews and Nylander barely played last years playoffs, Plus their defense has gotten way better with great goaltending
@@nerinamak3298 and while that’s valid for every other team, Toronto has proven they can beat Tampa with this core - while having substantially worse defense and goaltending than they have now.
Id take Florida or NJ. Edm is the oldest team in the league and still 1 line + Drai. Got rid of all the grit they had last year for guys that were supposed to add more depth offense but that hasnt turned out. Dont see them getting past the Conference finals unless big moves are made
They don’t have Kane yet remember, I think people underestimate how good this team becomes once Kane is back, more scoring and he’s basically half our grit
edmonton being the oldest team in the league is just headline fodder its purely due to having perry and Ryan who are both almost 40 entire core apart from nuge and hyman are below the 30 line
@TanDellTaco not at all. Theyre built on nothing but offense. Dont have any of those hard nosed physical players or defensive guys this year. Its like theyre afraid to throw hits at all. Theres a reason why they always crumble in the playoffs when they get bashed around by physical teams
Flames would be a better team if half their offence wasn’t under achieving. Huberdeau has found his footing, Wolf is tearing through the league, and the “weak” defence has been doing well.
Carolina will probably be out pretty quick in this year’s postseason. Next year should be much better though. You’ll have Nikishin and Morrow coming up and adequate cap space to add a 2C or top 6 winger
I think you really underestimated the Leafs they've really stepped it up with their goaltending and defense. Also not hate but ngl lightning to the conference finals is wild.
Raise your hand if you’re surprised mbonhockey went against winnipeg!! What a shocker not like he goes against them at all times, never credits them, and dumps on them after one game right? Then he can’t even own up that he dislikes the team😭😭😭
The Bruins might just be boom or bust if they make the playoffs. If they play like they did against Washington they could easily make a run. But if they go cold or turn the puck over all the time they might get swept in the first round.
I see what you're saying about Dallas' Rightside D, however I think Lybushkin deserves a ton of credit. He has been very good and surprising this year. Stars have been one of the top defensive teams this year, so I see offense as a much bigger issue than the D
I look forward very much to a non-Habs Canadian NHL team winning a Stanley Cup this season. The Habs have won so many post-1967 Cups (indeed so many that no other Canadian team, over that time span, has won as many).
Happy this bum did not choose Florida to move on. He has some of the worst predictions I've seen. Boston beating Florida lmao. Most predictions seem to be on who he likes, not who is the better team or best chances to win. BUM
5:20 you can argue that the caps have not been out of the first round since the cup, but tjr goaltending is up and down and y’a, the defence is not good for Ottawa. Unmark May steel a game but y’a, season over for Ottawa and Caps move on to the division finals.
the lightning outscored toronto in the season series last year and we’re 2-0-2 against them bro what are you talking about. the games this season were just weird off nights by vasy, if he actually shows up to play the bolts win those
Flabbergasted as a Devils fan that this many people are taking them. You guys watch last year? I love this team, but there's still a latent feeling of breakability there. Because they're so young I also suspect they might be slightly less aggressive around the deadline.
this time last year nico timo jack and dougie had all already misssed time with injury. with everyone healthy plus markstrom and allen plus a better coaching system and more physical/defensively sound team with pesce dillon cotter and noesen make the difference. devils fans are way too low on this team because of last years fluke.
@@Jman-cx4bd I've watched a lot more Devils hockey than last year, important guys missing significant time is unfortunately no fluke with this team. Nevertheless, as long as Markstrom, Hischier, Bratt, and the Hughes brothers avoid missing more than a handful of games between them, I'm confident. Just haven't seen that yet, especially compared to what we have seen from some other contenders.
Mike, seriously, who broke your heart in Miami? Giving respect to Tampa but always spitting on South Florida, why? I think this roster has earned respect no matter how you feel about their style.
why dont you beleive that. best defense in the league. top 10 goaltending. and 2nd best team in the xG department. not to mention the best special teams aswell. would genuinly be a disapointment if a team that dominent in every aspect of the game doesnt win it all.
Nah. New Jersey isn't making the SCF. Keefe isn't a playoff coach. He'll get outcoached as he always does. And though they won't necessarily make the SCF, the Leafs are going to make the Conference Final. It's time. They will get there on sheer force of will, because the core know they have to if they want to keep playing together.
@Scr16-j1p it's a common thought among us Oiler fan that the the Wild absolutely own us (disregarding last game where the Wild had multiple injuries). Oilers are 4-10 against the Wild in the last 5 years.
If I have to see another kings vs oilers first round I’m going to lose my damn mind + Ottawa is blanking the caps and going to the third round ullmark gonna have a .980 in the playoffs must believe
Honest constructive criticism that I’m sure you won’t take well, 15:30 of this 16:30video was on your face. Maybe add some more pictures or somethint we aren’t watcjing these videos to look at your mug
Dallas is playing like shit but we're only 1 win behind teams like EDM COL & MIN, with games in hand too? No OT loser points is holding them back but they're still contenders fr
@ jets have best pp (😏) best first line best tender and fetts getting ice time I think they could get it done, ik helley was weak in the playoffs but I think if he proves to be strong in the four nations the jets win in the first in 6 no dought
@mikeBartner anytime u play Colorado we all know there top guys can take over any game anytime.but if your saying right now playoffs started today Winnipeg would win 100% have u seen vezinabuck and last year is in the past my guy
@@PRIMEHDZWinnipeg had a hot streak start, the fall off is happening now and will continue to happen, recently they’ve been playing like a 2nd round exit
You missed the most important Vancouver forward. Keifer (smash everything that moves and also 12 goals) Sherwood.
@@alexmacdougall5700 true also killing it.
devils have broke a record for seven consecutive games with allowing the other teams to less than 20 shots, devils will be great and they are good
I Feel a New Jersey VS Oilers Final would be electric since they are both pretty similar style team’s offensively
Fr but Devils have better goalie and d
Boston beating Florida 😂😂😂 hilarious
Tbh I could see it
Panthers are gassed after two runs and both are physical teams they would get worn down over 7 games
@@edited1325 you’re an Oilers fan.
Edmonton inconsistent? I mean they started 6-7-1 with abysmal stats, since then they are 15-4-1 with great stats, they’re definitely not inconsistent anymore.
Vancouver over Winnipeg????
Vancouver could definitely do it
Not a shot Vancouver is kinda coming back to earth this year Demko was never a vezina goalie
@Lachylegohe’s played 5 games after being injured for 2/3rds of an entire year. absolutely wretched take 🤮🤮
Hey the standings speak for themselves van is a wild card team
@Lachylego on god bro that’s why the presidents trophy winners win the cup every year 💯
Ottawas winning the cup.
Lol
Not a Sens fan but I would like that a lot. Really like the fan base.
@@jfkst1as a Cats fan, couldn’t agree more. Sens fans are awesome.
HAHAHAHAH would love that!
NEED a Sens/Leafs first round matchup
Oil fan here, I think you underestimate Toronto, Matthews and Nylander barely played last years playoffs, Plus their defense has gotten way better with great goaltending
It’s Toronto. They specialize is tasting victory, then throwing it up at the last second
LOL
i still think tampas top six is better, and torontos underlying numbers haven’t been all that stellar this season
you can only cry wolf so many times before people stop paying attention.
@@nerinamak3298 and while that’s valid for every other team, Toronto has proven they can beat Tampa with this core - while having substantially worse defense and goaltending than they have now.
Merry Christmas buddy
@@KanersCabride merry christmas!
@@MikeBartnermerry Christmas
New Jersey is winning the cup.
Id take Florida or NJ. Edm is the oldest team in the league and still 1 line + Drai. Got rid of all the grit they had last year for guys that were supposed to add more depth offense but that hasnt turned out. Dont see them getting past the Conference finals unless big moves are made
They don’t have Kane yet remember, I think people underestimate how good this team becomes once Kane is back, more scoring and he’s basically half our grit
@obi-wankenobigoat dont think Kane is the sole solution. Hell add some but dont think itll be a lot.
edmonton being the oldest team in the league is just headline fodder its purely due to having perry and Ryan who are both almost 40 entire core apart from nuge and hyman are below the 30 line
@TanDellTaco not at all. Theyre built on nothing but offense. Dont have any of those hard nosed physical players or defensive guys this year. Its like theyre afraid to throw hits at all. Theres a reason why they always crumble in the playoffs when they get bashed around by physical teams
@@AbolishedEmu have you watched an oilers game?
Now do the lottery
LMFAOOOOO us New Yorkers need the lottery tomorrow
@@MikeBartner sorry Mike but, hagens is coming to the rangers….. just to make him a bust
Buffalo wins the draft lottery from a Sens fan. They need to finally have something good to happen.
Love the video!! Love the devils
No Sabres?
As a devils fans in my totally unbiased opinion I totally agree with this
You just earned a sub!
Thanks Tommy!
Flames would be a better team if half their offence wasn’t under achieving. Huberdeau has found his footing, Wolf is tearing through the league, and the “weak” defence has been doing well.
Cant wait to end up watching the oilers play the king's AGAIN
God bless divisional seeding so fun and unique!!!!
@MikeBartner Tampa and Toronto and Kings and Oilers again is gonna be soooooooooo awesome
Ironically enough if we did 1-8 seeding they would still go against each other
Carolina will probably be out pretty quick in this year’s postseason.
Next year should be much better though. You’ll have Nikishin and Morrow coming up and adequate cap space to add a 2C or top 6 winger
Yup this is definitely a retool/reassessment year
Man i love these vids and glad for you to be part of the Sensarmy
the florida disrespect on this channel is crazy
@kinolokki5953 yea bc I absolutely LOVE Boston
I think you really underestimated the Leafs they've really stepped it up with their goaltending and defense. Also not hate but ngl lightning to the conference finals is wild.
Annual Florida disrespect
especially against Boston lol
Annual? They're one of the biggest bandwagons right now.
Womp womp
Who cares. F ‘em all. Jealousy is a muthaeffa.
No one cares
Raise your hand if you’re surprised mbonhockey went against winnipeg!! What a shocker not like he goes against them at all times, never credits them, and dumps on them after one game right? Then he can’t even own up that he dislikes the team😭😭😭
The disrespect shown to the Jets this season is UNREAL. 1st overall and people talk about them like a bubble playoff team.
lol
@@robcameron3335 it’s actually getting embarrassing and mbon leads the charge he’s been like this for years he humiliates himself
i said that if the leafs made it out of round one i would buy one of the amulets, i don't really want to, but i do hope you're wrong!
HAHAHAHAHA
isn’t that the wrong bracket? i just checked sn and its different
Merry Christmas!
What are these time stamps
Best UA-camr ever
Thank you!
The Bruins might just be boom or bust if they make the playoffs. If they play like they did against Washington they could easily make a run. But if they go cold or turn the puck over all the time they might get swept in the first round.
Either way the team they go against would probably be heavily injured once that series is over lol
RAHHHH WOOOO LGD
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Thanks!
As a devils fan this made me feel like the Kevin James meme
I see what you're saying about Dallas' Rightside D, however I think Lybushkin deserves a ton of credit. He has been very good and surprising this year. Stars have been one of the top defensive teams this year, so I see offense as a much bigger issue than the D
As a die hard Devils fans, we are somehow unable to ever beat Tampa Bay.
NJ vs EDM Final is fire 🔥
I wanna see a cats v golden knights rematch just so I can watch the world burn 😊
I look forward very much to a non-Habs Canadian NHL team winning a Stanley Cup this season. The Habs have won so many post-1967 Cups (indeed so many that no other Canadian team, over that time span, has won as many).
Happy this bum did not choose Florida to move on. He has some of the worst predictions I've seen. Boston beating Florida lmao.
Most predictions seem to be on who he likes, not who is the better team or best chances to win. BUM
Least rude Boston resident
Edmonton losing back to back cup finals would be hilarious
@@armaansidhu8199 HAHAHAHAHAH might just break McDavid
@ manifesting he’s gonna go to Toronto (pls get him tf out of the pacific)
Mcdavid is NOT going to Toronto. He’s staying in Edmonton, if Drai stays, Davo does too
@@Venxm_Hockey I know just messing around lol
And Perry losing 5 finals in 6 years
Surprised you never mentioned who’s hot lately since that’s a big factor in the postseason
Tampa respect 🫡
Vegas would play canucks right now not colorado
Your really betting on Playoff Sheldon Keefe
@@spencesportsnetwork147 just a Toronto curse, now he’s gone.
Stars hate on full right here, straight disrespect that we would ever lose this series to our little bro
They suck this year
Florida take is gonna age like milk…
So where are they gonna magically find the gas to go on another run? That d core sucks
Minnesota ain’t that good
Kaprisov and Gustafson have been too good
5:20 you can argue that the caps have not been out of the first round since the cup, but tjr goaltending is up and down and y’a, the defence is not good for Ottawa. Unmark May steel a game but y’a, season over for Ottawa and Caps move on to the division finals.
Leafs have had lightnings number for like the last 3 years troll 🐷
Leafs have beat the lightning once in a playoff series, what are you on about
@@Oliver-TyeThey'll tell you they won the Stanley Cup in 2023, anything to get 1967 jokes off their backs.
the lightning outscored toronto in the season series last year and we’re 2-0-2 against them bro what are you talking about. the games this season were just weird off nights by vasy, if he actually shows up to play the bolts win those
Honestly think the devils could go deep, if they can get past florida
Flabbergasted as a Devils fan that this many people are taking them. You guys watch last year? I love this team, but there's still a latent feeling of breakability there. Because they're so young I also suspect they might be slightly less aggressive around the deadline.
Either way, great video. Thanks for uploading on such a regular basis Mike. People notice the work you're putting in.
this time last year nico timo jack and dougie had all already misssed time with injury. with everyone healthy plus markstrom and allen plus a better coaching system and more physical/defensively sound team with pesce dillon cotter and noesen make the difference. devils fans are way too low on this team because of last years fluke.
@@Jman-cx4bd I've watched a lot more Devils hockey than last year, important guys missing significant time is unfortunately no fluke with this team. Nevertheless, as long as Markstrom, Hischier, Bratt, and the Hughes brothers avoid missing more than a handful of games between them, I'm confident. Just haven't seen that yet, especially compared to what we have seen from some other contenders.
Ryan Leonard joins the caps and hits the nhl like a truck.
Should be a stud off rip already plays a pro style game
Mike, seriously, who broke your heart in Miami? Giving respect to Tampa but always spitting on South Florida, why? I think this roster has earned respect no matter how you feel about their style.
Just cause you win doesn’t mean you’re worthy of respect
@ you’re an Oilers fan. I know we hurt you.
@@Your_Role_Model no
Ovi train all the way
As a Nj fan I’m all for the glaze lmao no way we winning the cup this yr but im all for it
why dont you beleive that. best defense in the league. top 10 goaltending. and 2nd best team in the xG department. not to mention the best special teams aswell. would genuinly be a disapointment if a team that dominent in every aspect of the game doesnt win it all.
I belive in us, as a Devils fan
Oilers vs LA 4 damn
taking tampa over toronto this year is crazy no disrespecg
Erm sorry, but MY favourit team is gonna win the cup.
Nah. New Jersey isn't making the SCF. Keefe isn't a playoff coach. He'll get outcoached as he always does. And though they won't necessarily make the SCF, the Leafs are going to make the Conference Final. It's time. They will get there on sheer force of will, because the core know they have to if they want to keep playing together.
The Oilers are absolutely cooked if they end up against the Wild 😢
why?
@Scr16-j1p it's a common thought among us Oiler fan that the the Wild absolutely own us (disregarding last game where the Wild had multiple injuries). Oilers are 4-10 against the Wild in the last 5 years.
They 100% own us, it’s kinda scary at this point
So many things would need to go right for the Oilers to win that series. Would probably require a lot of the Wild's top defenseman to be injured
@@mahockey3 didn’t know that. Interesting
If I have to see another kings vs oilers first round I’m going to lose my damn mind + Ottawa is blanking the caps and going to the third round ullmark gonna have a .980 in the playoffs must believe
I like the way you think, Mike, let's just hope you're not a jinx!
Give me a Minnesota vs. Carolina SCF
Nice bracket
If Mcdavid loses in back to back Cup Final….the extension may not be signed lol
The fact that you don’t have the Sharks winning the cup is obvious evidence that you’re washed Mike.
average jets hater
Ottawa going all the way
If Ulmark is healthy. I like to see playoff Ulmark, and playoff Brady.
Man I hope you’re right,
I'm hoping for Vegas over Winnipeg + Toronto over NJ, then Toronto win it.
Oilers obviously sweep the playoffs, very realistic
Vancouver in 7 😂 I doubt they'd win a game
U right van in 5💀
@Shay2h the jets would sweep them
@@devandh Jets will get swept again. Doesn't matter who they play they are not a playoff team.
Honest constructive criticism that I’m sure you won’t take well, 15:30 of this 16:30video was on your face. Maybe add some more pictures or somethint we aren’t watcjing these videos to look at your mug
The Avs literally just SHUTOUT the Devils.. in Jersey.. missing Drouin, Landeskog, Miles Wood, Josh Manson, and having been on road for 2 weeks.. gtfo
The Devils literally just SHUTOUT in back to back games… in Jersey.. missing Lazar, and played on the road 5 days ago.. gtfo
Canucks > Jets
come on Mike, im about to unsubscribe with Bruins over Cats.
Dallas is playing like shit but we're only 1 win behind teams like EDM COL & MIN, with games in hand too? No OT loser points is holding them back but they're still contenders fr
I think florida in 5 against boston if I'm being honest
Isles lost to Buffalo lol
@@jj3a1 that did indeed happen
Panthers going B2B. Cope with it.
No need to cope since they won’t make the conference finals
Unfortunately the Canes own the Devils so no way they get past the first round in this bracket
nah
They beat them once bro when they were so inexperienced and clearly not as deep with bad goaltending lmao
Oilers win the cup!
Bold doesn’t have to be objectively stupid. Florida would destroy Boston. At best 6 games
Last year they went to six games
This year? I don’t know if Florida has the gas in the tank for another physical series and the dcore is shallow
Again geeeeeezzzzzz
You love glazing the devils.
Me too
Devils win it all…absolutely
Edmonton versus Devils would make a great final
Fr
Pretty bad takes on this video man...
I agree 😀
As a Devils fan I would love to get a playoff victory over the Canes. They have robbed us one too many times.
Yeah no jets over Vancouver in 5 stop tryna be different
You probably said same vs Colorado last year lolololol
@ jets have best pp (😏) best first line best tender and fetts getting ice time I think they could get it done, ik helley was weak in the playoffs but I think if he proves to be strong in the four nations the jets win in the first in 6 no dought
@mikeBartner anytime u play Colorado we all know there top guys can take over any game anytime.but if your saying right now playoffs started today Winnipeg would win 100% have u seen vezinabuck and last year is in the past my guy
@@PRIMEHDZWinnipeg had a hot streak start, the fall off is happening now and will continue to happen, recently they’ve been playing like a 2nd round exit
Jets are regular season merchants. They are not a playoff team.
New Jersey LOL
if NJ play Carolina it's a rapid exit for NJ
History rhymes
nah
You just lost to nashville
@@SportsCentra-l lmao. we just crashed the rangers, clown
@ValS781It was a 1 goal game for most, while we beat them 5-0. But ill give it to you guys, great team.
Edmonton inconsistent? They're 8- and have been that for the last 2 weeks. Outside of the 5-5 start they're beating everyone.
thank you for disrespecting me, people have been overrating me