There are options for both, because I know people on both teams and to be honest if you've already come this way I'd be happy for either team because they both deserve to win. I do root for Tampa, because I want their goalie Tibuk Soonika to win a cup. We've been in the same draft class and for the most part of our career have been at the top of our class (in TPE and we know it doesn't matter for goalies, but that's no the point) and I'd be really happy for him to win a cup if I can't get one. Tampa made the finals before and lost and to be honest, SFP just won a cup last season and in 76; they can let someone else win this time. I know rosters change and after winning the cup once you want it again, but it's special winning it for the first time.

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To be honest I didn't even expect to predict the two teams in the finals correctly in my Season Predictions earlier, but looks like I did this season. I have to go with the one I predicted if I've come this far and I picked SFP to win. That's really the only reason.

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It was absolutely unexpected, I agree. If you asked me, the regular season doesn't matter much. You only need to make the playoffs to get to the playoffs and then we start again from zero. Sure, perhaps the regular season matters for individual player awards and those things, but just because your team is doing well in the regular season, does not mean that they will continue playing the same way in the playoffs. The playoffs are always unpredictable. Of course your team needs a good coach, no question, but anything is possible, really. Unless you're a shitty team like Winnipeg, trying to beat SFP in the first round, forget about that. If you're one of the worst teams going into the playoffs playing the best team there's a slight difference compared to two teams from the middle of the standings playing each other, but we've seen other surprises too. I'm happy that Toronto came as far as they did, because the last time that happened was when I was on the team in S58. It sucks to lose when you've come this far, but it's fun to surprise other people - including myself I should say - who absolutely didn't expect them to go this far. It also sucks a bit for your predictions, but it shows again how unpredicable playoffs can be.

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Total: 8 TPE