"Hockey Fans Weigh in on the Possibility of a Top-Seeded Stanley Cup Final. In a rare turn of events, the NHL playoffs could be headed for a historic outcome: a Stanley Cup Final featuring both top seeds. The last time this occurred was in 2001, and one user on a popular sports forum is suggesting that a year without upsets would be a refreshing change for the postseason. The commenter argues that the absence of upsets would make the one year it doesn't happen feel like a significant achievement, and even takes aim at a highly-regarded series from 2014, suggesting that it was overhyped and didn't live up to its reputation. As the NHL playoffs continue to unfold, fans are eagerly anticipating the possibility of a top-seeded showdown."

Two are them for me I don’t think it would be a bad thing if the Stanley Cup Final featured both top seeds. It hasn’t happened since 2001- one year without upsets wouldn’t be the worst thing for playoff hockey. When you have so many upsets seemingly every spring, it would make the one year we don’t get them feel like a big deal. 2014 Kings/Blackhawks WCF was an overrated series that basically had 2.5 good games out of 7 (none until game 5) that had no business being voted series of the 2010s over the ‘13 Stanley Cup Finals submitted by /u/AlbertJBundy [link] [comments]