who plays who in next round

[everfeb]

From another thread..."Tampa v. Boston in round 2 is going to be a doozy!" Is this correct?

But according to this Bos vs Isles/Caps winner. And Bolts vs Philly/Habs winner.
https://www.nhl.com/stanley-cup-playoffs/2020

Or are the round 2 match-ups in a state of flux depending on who wins the remaining series.

Starting to think about picks for next round.

Thanks guys.

Sorry Pool Rules in Sig don't apply.

[striderz]

Yes this year round two is based on seeds.
Eg. We might see Phi vs. NYI and TBL vs. BOS in the east...

[everfeb]

Yes this year round two is based on seeds.
Eg. We might see Phi vs. NYI and TBL vs. BOS in the east...

Thanks striderz. I have been confused by the seed thing.
The brackets on that NHL site I linked to are Wrong?...they show Vegas vs Aves in round 2 but they are #1 & #2 seeds in the West so will NOT be playing each other
this round, right? I may be getting the hang of this now lol. Thanks

[striderz]

For the NHL bracket you shared, notice how they have not advanced the winning team into the second round yet. They've only shaded out the losing team in round 1. Once round 1 is over they will update the round 2 of that bracket. So in a way what they're showing is not incorrect.. just confusing.

[LawMan]

Brackets are re-seeded each round with the highest seed remaining getting the lowest seed remaining. There is no "bracket" in that regard.

In the West we know Vegas and Colorado will NOT play each other but the match-ups depend on who advances in the Calgary-Stars series.

In the East all we know is Tampa is thru and cannot play Philadelphia if the Flyers also advance.

[PenguinHunter]

In the East

Tampa plays either Boston or Montreal

Boston played either Tampa or Washington or NYI

[Daydream Nation]

Vegas vs Van/St L./Cal
Colorado vs St L/Dal/Van

Philly vs NYI/Bos
Tampa vs Bos/Wash

Fixed

[audiopile]

Vegas vs Van/St L./Cal
Colorado vs St L/Dal/Cal

Philly vs NYI/Bos
Tampa vs Bos/Wash

Wouldnt CGY (6) play Vegas (1) if they beat DAL (3)? Then if VAN (5) wins they would play COL (2). VAN (5) would play Vegas (1) if DAL (3) beats CGY (6), and DAL (3) would play COL (2).

WEST - Vegas will play the lowest seed and Colorado will play the other team.
EAST - too many permutations until PHI/MTL sorted.

[PenguinHunter]

In the East

Tampa plays either Boston or Montreal

Boston played either Tampa or Washington or NYI

Disregard. I thought when I saw the discussion on Tampa playing Boston that Tampa was 2 seed and Boston was 3 seed. I forgot Boston fell to 4 seed. So these teams may not play each other if Washington wins or Philly loses

[Daydream Nation]

Wouldnt CGY (6) play Vegas (1) if they beat DAL (3)? Then if VAN (5) wins they would play COL (2). VAN (5) would play Vegas (1) if DAL (3) beats CGY (6), and DAL (3) would play COL (2).

WEST - Vegas will play the lowest seed and Colorado will play the other team.
EAST - too many permutations until PHI/MTL sorted.

You’re right. Only Vegas will play Calgary. I need to change my post.

[everfeb]

To update...with Calgary and the Caps OUT.

In the West....2-Aves vs 3-Dallas and 1-VGK vs (4-Blues or 5-Canucks).

In the East...
If Philly Wins...1-Philly vs 6-NYI and 2-Bolts vs 3-Bruins
If Habs Win.....2-Bolts vs 8-Habs and 3-Bruins vs 6-NYI

Is this correct. Thanks. And Thanks for the previous replies.

[Luffy D Monkey]

The graphic on the NHL.com site is not actually displaying the brackets. It's just a random bracket graphic.

We know now that the West will be Colorado/Dallas and Vegas/winner of Vancouver/StL.

[Eskimo Brother]

Getting more clear:

PHI/NYI
BOS/TB

VGK/Winner of VAN/STL
COL/DAL