It has been awhile sports fans, but this year I'm bringing the bracket challenge back. I'm juggling BTT publication, ongoing writing projects, and my new part-time job cooing utter nonsense at a baby, so this year there will only be one grand prize, a 1000+ word prompt, for whomever guesses the Stanley Cup Winning Team*
But it's always been a lot of fun to see who everyone picks to win it all, so here it is. I'll share the results with everyone at the end of each playoff round.
Teams have been randomised in the poll so as not to unduly bias anyone. If you're hesitant to vote because you don't know anything about hockey/the NHL, please know that picking by favourite name, team logo, or pure random chance is honestly likely to be just as accurate as most hockey insiders' predictions. Playoff hockey is many things, but it's rarely predictable, and I highly doubt this will be the year that changes.
I'm posting at this late hour because it's a pretty short window between the regular season and the start of the playoffs: You have until Saturday at 5 eastern to make your predictions. I'll reblog this at a more sensible time** tomorrow.
*random number generator will be the decider if multiple people are correct, which will almost certainly be the case.
**more sensible time eastern. I am sure your time is perfectly sensible.