Ian Gooding

The panel went 1-1 on the conference final picks, correctly choosing Carolina over Montreal while missing out on Vegas's unexpected four-game sweep of Colorado. The panel's lifetime record is now 159-101 when it comes to postseason predictions. Congratulations to Garrett Finlay and Stas Pupkov (and our trusty coin), who correctly picked both Conference Final winners. Garrett is on a two-round winning streak, having also correctly picked all four Conference Semifinal winners as well.

The puck is about to drop on the Stanley Cup Playoffs! As is the case every season, the panel is weighing in with predictions for each of the eight playoff series, the Stanley Cup finalists and winner, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner. The panel will return for more predictions at the start of every round. The panel's lifetime record is 150-96 when it comes to postseason predictions. Eastern Conference Western Conference Stanley Cup For the coin toss, heads was the higher-seeded team.

The Canucks announced on Friday that they have let go of GM Patrik Allvin. After finishing with the league's worst record and 14 points below the league's second-worst team after starting the season with playoff hopes, the Canucks simply cannot run it back with the same crew next season. I would think that a new GM would have to be in place in time for the draft, where the Canucks have a top-3 pick. But if not, president Jim Rutherford is already very hands-on with this team.