(1/) You make some interesting predictions, Espen. I certainly hope that a team from #Canadahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> (particularly other than a #Habs team that has won 24 #stanleycup https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">|s [10 of them since the #leafs last won such a https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">]) manages to in 2020 put to an end such a trophy-winning #drought https://twitter.com/espenstrand/status/1290288856026107905">https://twitter.com/espenstra...

(2/) that has now persisted for over 20 years (26 as of the end of the #StanleyCupPlayoffs, but 29 if the #Habs are excluded). I now will try to address your predictions:

“ #letsgooilers https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> and #flames https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> will advace!”

The @NHLFlames, between the #Alberta teams, managed to

(3/) convincingly win #Game1 of the relevant conference #8thfinal; the #Oilers, @ 1 point during the same game of their 8th final, almost got manhandled by contrast and would end up losing by two goals.

#gohabsgo https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> will get the #1 pick!

My initial impression of the

(4/) #Habs- #LetsgoPens https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> series was one of a near-sweep by the @penguinshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐧" title="Pinguin" aria-label="Emoji: Pinguin"> of the #GoHabsGo https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> crew. Although that outcome may still happen, the Habs have #momentum, via a #game1 win, that the #Leafs ( #shutout by #Korpisalohttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇮" title="Flagge von Finnland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Finnland"> & the #CBJ https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> over the weekend) & #Canucks https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> (also shut out

(5/) but by #Stalockhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten"> & the #mnwild https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">) do not yet have and may not even get even during #game2.

#oilers go out in the conference finals vs. the #avs!

I would like to believe that the Oilers will even make it to the #westernconference final but I still have my doubts

(6/) because of how #atrocious #defence & a lack of timely scoring in #game1 of that conference #8thfinal doomed their chances to win a rather crucial game. The #NHLJets in the 2018 #StanleyCupPlayoffs appeared in a conference final although no team from #Canadahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> became a

(7/) conference #semifinal|ist last year ( #Canadian_droughts">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NHL_franchise_post-season_droughts #Canadian_droughts).">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List... 2011 was the last year during which a Canadian @NHL team appeared in a #StanleyCup https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> final.

I would like to mention, to wrap up this thread, that the #Canucks https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, #Flames https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, #LetsGoOilers https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, #Gojetsgo https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, #gosensgo https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> &

( 8/8 ) #gohabsgo https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> crews have each, following the #Leafs’ 1967 #StanleyCup https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> win, made it to that round, with both #Alberta teams and the #Habs winning that trophy @ least 1 each. #tmltalk #leafstalk #oilerstalk #canuckstalk #oilers #flames https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> #leafssuck #canuckssuck #oilerssuck