If Vegas finish off the West, the Panthers would faced the #1, #2, #4 and #5 teams. Winning the Cup? That would be the most impressive run I think I've ever seen.

@finzolol3500

Жыл бұрын

Maybe 2012 kings is better

@edschramm6757

Жыл бұрын

​@@edited1325 I don't think it's as big of a spread as you're giving credit for, though I, even as a kings fan, think if convincingly done, could top the 12 kings. The catch is the panthers have already lost as many games as the kings did in their run : they posted a 16-4 record. And I do have to subtract some points for the panthers taking on Toronto of the perpetual implosions.

@CozyToad

Жыл бұрын

@@edschramm6757 17th team taking out 4/5 top 5 teams (1, 2, 4, and 5 seed) especially with the first series coming back from 1-3 against the best regular season team in nhl history. I think as long as they hoist the cup its more impressive, but I can see Kings fans still saying their run was more impressive if it goes 6 or 7.

@ryanward5770

Жыл бұрын

​@edschramm6757 imagine if Florida sweeps Vegas though. It would easily be the most dominant and incredible cup run ever. Beating 1, 2, 4 and 5 seeded teams with a 16-4 record. Coming back after a 3-1 deficit to go 15-1 the rest of the way would be bonkers.

@sst6601

Жыл бұрын

thats a big IF. But for now NJ in 95 takes the cake for the most impressive run

I know I'm biased as a Habs fan, but that 2021 summer was something else. We were just coming off of extreme covid lockdowns we even had 8pm curfews at one point. That vegas game 6 it was the first time I felt true excitement/happiness in a long long time.

@americangiant1003

Жыл бұрын

Great story Mask. I think all of us by summer '21 was ready to return to a 'new post COVID normal" (life will never be the same pre 2020)after over a year of most of us in Canada/US and Worldwide being in a global jail. Still hate to say it but HABS run to the 2021 Cup Final has an asterisk being in that frankly very weak NHL North aka All "Canada" division. Still Price almost won them a title single handily so he deserves props.

@ViperXG1

Жыл бұрын

I was shocked that team wasn't up there

@ViperXG1

Жыл бұрын

And THIS is why don't you comment before finishing the video.. lmao

@estellegrignon

Жыл бұрын

The fact that they started it all by defeating Toronto makes it extra special: crazy to think this is the only series between the two since the late 70's. And then, winning against Vegas on St-Jean-Baptiste Day was so magical it almost felt scriped. I remember going outside with my Habs jersey after the game just to high-five random people on the streets of Montreal

@ozma6918

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Habs fan and I think I had the same reaction as UrinatingTree in his Stanley Cup preview video... xD Heh, to say I would've been happy with Montreal getting beaten in 5 against the Leafs in the first round, just, show they had something in them and win just one... Ooooh boy!!

That North Stars sweater is a thing of beauty. My dad grew up in MN watching them play in those.

@yoholmes273

Жыл бұрын

The Minnesota North Stars jersey was then as it will be forever .... an absolute GEM 💎 🌟

@blortflorington9165

Жыл бұрын

I wish the Wild would go back to the North Stars, I like the Wild's jersey's but they can't hold a candle to the OG north stars look

@TylerJohnstonGuitar

Жыл бұрын

@@blortflorington9165 The Wild just look like Christmas to me. Green and gold/yellow (not sure what they call it) is a much better look.

@Filler113

Жыл бұрын

@@blortflorington9165 The Stars own the rights to North Stars.

@Rockhound6165

Жыл бұрын

I used to have a sweatshirt. I was a Gump Worsley fan.

Even though the Blues started at home against the Wild card stars in the second round, gotta have em as a cinderella run. From the worst to the first, definitely a great story.

The thing that made the Kings' 2012 run even more impressive was the fact that it only took them 20 games to win the Cup. They swept the Blues, beat Vancouver and Phoenix in five and beat the Devils in 6. Edmonton was the only team since the playoffs expanded to do it in less games. They did it in 18 games in 1988 but they were a powerhouse at the time.

@30AndHatingIt

Жыл бұрын

They were so close to being a dynasty.

@father042

Жыл бұрын

1995 Devils also won in 20 games as well

@weshaworth619

Жыл бұрын

@@father042 True, as did Montreal in 1993, Detroit in 1997, and Colorado in 2022. That is why I didn't say the Kings were second fastest to a cup. They were tied for second and unless I'm mistaken they were the only 8 seed of the group. A real Cinderella story, which is what the video was about.

Kings will forever be the #1 greatest run!

99 Buffalo was literally one man army Hasek

@billbauer9861

Жыл бұрын

The dominator....

@billbauer9861

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mitch korn

1993, all 4 conference finalists finished 3rd in their division in the regular season.

I tell u what, those old school North Star jersey’s are a thing of beauty!! Wish we could get that logo back! Damn Norm Green!!! Grew up in Minny, remember both those Stanley Cup runs!!

They didn't get to the finals, but the 2021 Isles pushing Tampa to seven, losing a one goal game in game seven.... pretty impressive

@predat0r178

Жыл бұрын

I wish it would’ve been habs isles in the finals that year

@mercywilliams2698

Жыл бұрын

That was a really exciting series ! And I had not been following either team. 🏒🥅✅

@Rockhound6165

Жыл бұрын

That was the last year the Flyers made the playoffs and took the Islanders to game 7 in round 2.

@challah4311

Жыл бұрын

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, the 2021 Islanders are the best team to never win a Stanley Cup since the salary cap began

2003 - JS Giguere puts up one of the greatest goalie performances in the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs on his way to winning the Conn Smythe...despite the fact that the Devils won the cup.

That 2012 Kings run was epic. They lost 4 games throughout the entire thing... as the 8th seed!! I loved how they played and became more than a casual fan of the team after that.

@Nicovertime

Жыл бұрын

It's a incredibly admirable run and if I weren't an NJD fan..😂

@metalmarty3948

Жыл бұрын

Quick was the reason they won. He was on fire.

2011 Kings were most impressive. They were dominant in all facets despite being a low seed and had probably the most dominant goaltending performance I've seen.

@yoholmes273

Жыл бұрын

The Kings on that run was absolutely unstoppable in every way. As if touched by The Hand of God himself......

@sst6601

Жыл бұрын

how is losing in the first round the most impressive?🤣🤣

@stevenramberger4215

Жыл бұрын

You mean the 2012 Kings.

Pittsburgh didnt make Rinne look bad in 2017. He was just TOO GOOD RIGHT NOW!!

Even though it wasn’t all the way to the Cup I’ll always fondly remember the Wild’s 03 run. Being the last team to defeat Patrick Roy in a series is why I still root for them to this day

@Maubreyo

Жыл бұрын

As a CO fan, but most importantly a Patrick Roy fan, fuck the Wild. May you be banished into mediocrity for the rest of your existence. All respect to the amazing work you provide for goalie prospects into the league.

@gocanuckurself1

Жыл бұрын

Oh I guess so, eh! Never looked at it like that. The Wild beat Roy before he retired. Interesting.

@murrethmedia

Жыл бұрын

Screw the Mild. clutched and grabbed that whole series because they couldn't beat us playing fair.

After my Flyers, I love the old North Stars jersey. Chicago and the Whalers are great too.

2003 MightyDucks team is what cemented me as being a Ducks fan

@FrankieHresko

Жыл бұрын

Kariya - Oates - Sykora was an excellent line! I was cheering for Ducks wanted to see Oates finally lift the cup 😢

@jessiegandhi4340

Жыл бұрын

If it wasnt for NJ being the team that beat them, i would agree lol

@yoholmes273

Жыл бұрын

​@Frankie Hresko Was lucky to get to know Oates. Helluva man. All class That Ducks team was possessed and just ran up in to a buzz saw. One great series.

@jefffunnell6205

Жыл бұрын

Would the ducks have beaten Vancouver in the third round instead of Minnesota

@FrankieHresko

Жыл бұрын

@@yoholmes273 lucky you! I would love to meet him and have little chat about his career Ducks that year deffo should have won it 😕

I remember the 91 run by the North Stars. They were a team that year that took a lot of penalties and during the playoffs, they goaded the other teams into taking a bunch of bad penalties and hence won the games and the series. I believe that with the 81 North Stars was Dino Ciccarelli's rookie season and he set a playoff record (at that time) for rookie scoring in the playoffs.

That 2010 playoffs in the East was insane, number 7 and 8 seed, Phillie and Mtl, making it to the conference final was surreal. As a Habs fan, I was sad about the outcome of that conference final, but oh boy, was that a nice playoffs year

I would have considered San Jose in 2016 a Cinderella run. They only had home ice in the 2nd round, but it was against the Preds, who were a wild card team.

Habs 2021

I'm so lucky! I have you to keep me company every day. Thanks for everything 😮

Go Avs Love this channel always having interesting discussions

Not a Panther fan but I don’t see why people keep thinking this is some Cinderella story. It’s a team coming off a 58 win season where they won the Presidents Trophy and lost in 2nd round to the then 2x defending champs (who went on to their 3rd straight Finals) They make a franchise defining move in the off season to address this exact time of year, and it’s worked. The only real take away is, a great team got off to a slow start after major off season move.

I was at the games in 2006 between Anaheim and Edmonton... As happy as was to see the Ducks advance to the third round, I knew it was Edmonton's time when Dwayne Roloson assisted Michael Peca's short handed goal in Game 1... and boy did that team get close to winning it all.

I love that North Stars jersey. I wish the Dallas Stars added yellow, though I understand why it's not a good idea for them to replace black with yellow.

It's crazy because the 1995 Devils beating the Red Wings was the only real upset in the Stanley Cup Finals in the Modern era. We seen a few huge upsets in the Super Bowl. A few in Baseball and Basketball but none in hockey other than that one

@americangiant1003

Жыл бұрын

I would call the 2019 Blues an 'upset" no doubt. Especially they was in last place aka #30 place in the entire league the previous Christmas '18. Ditto for the Kings first cup in 2012. With that said, you are correct that in the past 30 years or so, in a bit of a surprise there has not been as many "shockers" as say during the first 2 rounds of the post season.

@fogalicious2644

Жыл бұрын

And the fact that they SWEPT

@MrOctober44

Жыл бұрын

​@@fogalicious2644 Yup. Crazy times. Stevens really proved how tough was by taunting Kozlov after he hit him.

2005- 2006 Oilers Shannon. They knocked off the mighty Detroit red wings and went all the way to the cup. Absolutely nobody even thought they were getting out of the first round.

I was hoping for a nod to the 2012 Devils. Yes, LA is the story that year and the Devils had home ice against them in the final, but they were road warriors up to that point. Final was a Cindarella mirror match.

@paladin677

Жыл бұрын

That's a good point.

Excellent expose - and I agree 100% with the Florida comments . What a team !!!

The Kings run in 2012 was ridiculous, mainly because how well Quick played. Plus they were up 3-0 in every series, swept the Blues and only had 1 road loss.

Carolina in 02 had 91 points, which would have put them lower than 7th seed Ottawa. Southeast Division truly was a magical place.

Thanks for going all the way back to 1981. I missed the first 2 rounds because I was busy gestating in my Moms tummy.

The 1975 Islanders are before this, and didn't make the finals, but that was a considerable Cinderella run. It was only their 3rd year in the league. They had one of the worst records the year before. Upset Ranger in the first round. Came back from 3-0 vs. Pittsburgh in the second round. Came back from 3-0 to tie the series vs. defending Stanley Cup champs Philadelphia in the 3rd round and lost game seven. All completely unexpected. And that season set the stage for their eventual dynasty team.

@Rockhound6165

Жыл бұрын

The Flyers series should have never gone 7 games. The Flyers were jobbed out of the winning goal at the horn in game 4.

@we5t5id3gunn

4 ай бұрын

@@Rockhound6165flyers always getting robbed arent we

05/06 Sabres were projected to finish 26th. They made it to within 18 minutes of the Finals with 1/4 of the team injured.

@axe2grind244

Жыл бұрын

Still cannot believe that happened. Sabres would have killed Edmonton in 5 games even with their top 5 D men hurt. But when your city is as cursed as Buffalo none of this comes as a surprise. No matter how impossible or unlikely, it will happen to Buffalo.

@30AndHatingIt

Жыл бұрын

@@axe2grind244 How about Eichel about to win the Cup? I called it as soon as they made the Conference Finals... I said it's the Buffalo curse and he's gonna win it all. And here we are, two games away.

@axe2grind244

Жыл бұрын

@@30AndHatingIt Yup, how shocking. ‘06 was their best shot at a cup, just like 2020 was the Bills best shot at a SB. Buffalo is the most cursed sports town in the world and nowhere even remotely comes close…..we make Cleveland look like Boston. They would have ran Edmonton off the ice 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@30AndHatingIt

Жыл бұрын

@@axe2grind244 Dude I've said that before... all these other "tortured" sports towns aren't even close. Oh no, the Chicago Cubs had a 100 year drought! Uhhh Chicago had another baseball team, the Jordan Dynasty, Blackhawks Dynasty and a Super Bowl win... I'm supposed to feel bad for them? Lmfao, the Bills and Sabres have over 100 combined seasons with zero wins... you couldn't flip a coin 100 times and land on tails 100 times, it's mathematically impossible.

The 2014 Kings run could be close to being considered a Cinderella run... they had to win three straight game 7's on the road to even make the finals... and that series win against Chicago was so emotional that the SCF felt like an afterthought...

I remember the 68 pt Minnesota North Stars 1990-1991 Stanley Cup series! They were a plucky bunch led by G Jon Casey! Sadly, were defeated by the 90-some point Pittsburgh Penguins for the Cup on Saturday, May 25th, 1991! I don't remember how many games it took but it's the last Stanley Cup Final decided in the the month of May!

1981 and 91 were special years

I remember the 81 North Stars run! I was 15. And the Cancucks run in 82 with the best uniforms ever.

LA Kings cup run in 2012 is the best ever.. winning the first 3 games in every series and going 16-4 overall to become the first 8 seed to ever win and the first cup for the organization.. that team was so unexpectedly dominant... they destroyed Shannons beloved Canucks in the year they were picked to finally win one for BC and all of Canada

Put a smile on my face when u turned the page and the 2006 team was there

There's something that people tend to forget about the Montreal run of 2021, the team that showed up in the playoff isn't the team that played most of the season. A lot of players came back from injuries in the last week before the playoffs. That includes Carey Price, Shae Webber, Paul Byron, and Brendan Gallagher. Add those guys in the line-up, you have a completely different team. So by the standings they looked like absolute underdogs, but by roster, they weren't all that bad.

Love the vintage North Stars jersey!

I love the randomness of hockey. Florida vs Vegas.Baffling.

Not a Minn fan but the old school jersey is pretty cool! 😊

2021 was a fun year

Great video.where did you get the idea?? Also name all the great goaltenders and thier coaches...any trends ??

I love/miss this old North Stars jersey. Would love to see a list video of the best looking Stanley Cup finals - meaning the two finalists whose jerseys paired the best together.

@estellegrignon

Жыл бұрын

91 between the North Stars and the Penguins has to be up there. Of course, you can get a lot of classic jersey vs classic jersey matchups if that's you perogative. But the '99 Finals with Dallas wearing those beautiful star jerseys on the road and Buffalo with the Goat Head is one of my favorites for sure. Extra points need to be given when a finals has teams with completely different looks and colour palettes

@ExplodingHaggis

Жыл бұрын

@@estellegrignon 100% agreed! ‘91 saw neither team wearing red or blue for example, but rather lesser used colours at the time. The Stars/Sabres final is another great matchup of classic jerseys. Off the top of my head I can’t think of any finals where both teams have completely different branding and palettes. The Stars/Sabres final is the closest I can think of though the Stars not totally deviating from the black and green look I guess… 🤷🏻‍♂️ Another angle could be which teams looked totally different in multiple cup finals appearances. The Ducks and the Canucks immediately come to mind.

hope the cats can complete that cinderella run hoisting some beautiful hardware in june 🤞🙏

I'd have to say the 2004 and 2006 Flames and Oil runs were the most exciting for me. Those 2 runs were just complete excitement. Both teams put on an amazing run.....if not for the undecided goal that Gelinas scored, the Flames could have been the best run! Not to mention that Kipper was a freak of nature that year too!

Oilers 2006 spawned a whole new generation of oilers fans. We’re all in our early/mid 20’s and never saw any of Gretzky or those boys. But man.. was 06’ a special year in Edmonton. Confy finals last year was the closest to that feeling for us

Shannon. I've got you beat by 12 Years. I started watching in 1969, when My Late Dad put on A Game (Maple Leafs vs. Your Bs). My first Stanley Cup broke my heart. My Chicago Black Hawks (as Chicago was called back then) got beat by The Montreal Canadiens in 7 Games in 1970-71.

That 2010 Flyers team was so much fun, wish they would have won it all

2004 was fun

Love the north stars jersey. They absolutely should let the Minnesota Wild use that logo whenever they want

Big bandwagon North Stars fan, after they knocked out Chicago in 91, scoured the malls in the lower mainland for a North Stars jersey (yes, before the days of online shopping) only found a white one but I love that green one!

Believe it or not Tampa Bay qualifies under this standard in 2022… didn’t have home ice in any series against Toronto, Florida, NYR, and Colorado.

2003 is the reason why I'm a Wild fan even if I'm from Montreal. Totally understand you Shannon.

If Florida goes all the way (assuming Vegas is the western team) they'll have beaten 4 110+ point teams.

The Minnesota North Stars uniforms was some of the best looking in the history of the NHL.

‘06 Hurricanes, Game 7 against the Hot Oilers in Carolina…. We were wrote off every step of the way.

I think the Panthers seeding is a bit misleading. After Maurice came in, I can imagine there were growing pains as the players had to adjust to a new coaching staff and different systems. They’re basically the same president’s trophy winning team as last years, if not better. Just took them a while to click, so they lost a lot of regular season games. Doesn’t look like that matters so much now though, does it?

What about the 2012 LA Kings? They were the 8th seed in the West, the only 8th seed to win a Stanley Cup. Combining the losses with OT losses and the lost more than they won.

@justjohnny420

Жыл бұрын

What about them exactly? They're on the list

Probably the greatest Cinderella run of all time was when the clock was chiming towards midnight and her glass slipper came off, while she was running to her carriage before the magic spell expired . Well either that or the 2021 Habs because it was 3-1

@shockwave1958

Жыл бұрын

lmao

11:24 yes!!!! Reference to the Tree!!!!!

I am surprised that you didn't mention the Ottawa Senators in 2015, it was an huge miracle just making the playoffs, yes they struggled in the playoffs but just making it in ,makes it a miracle itself

An added caveat for the 2010 Flyers was that they didn't even qualify for the playoffs until the final day and they needed a shootout to do that so yes, they were a complete anomaly that year. I would put their run even more improbable than this year's Panthers only because of the shootout just to get in then falling behind 3-0 to Boston and 3-0 in game 7.

I'm trying to decide if I want pick 31 or 32.

Cinderella👠the slipper still fits

You mentioned the Red Wings being one of those teams that people think of as not losing to underdogs. Look at 2001. They were a #2 seed in the West and lost in the 1st round to the Kings, 4 games to 2. The Kings even went so far as to take Colorado to 7 games in round 2. Not a Cinderella run but still pretty exciting for the fans.

Hey Shannon where did you get your North Stars jersey?

2012 Kings 💪🏽👑

Did you forgot to talk about the Flames 2004 run to final

Funny how, in so many of those Cinderella stories, it's the Leafs who play the role of the evil stepsisters 😅

2010's eastern conference finals was a battle of cinderella teams for sure. I even remember to this day the comic strip they made for hockey games in the Journal de Montréal, in the preview of that series, it was simply Cniderella with the Habs logo on her dress, b!tchfighting the Sleeping Beauty with the Flyers logo on her dress, I remember laughing so hard at it xD Montreal (8th seed, defeated the President Trophy winners and the reigning SC champions) against Philadelphia (7th seed, reverse-sweeped a Boston powerhouse). I was so mad that Philly reverse-sweeped Boston that year, I soooo wanted the Habs to face the Bruins in the ECF. Oh well...

2006 oilers 8th seed made it to game 7 of the finals

2010 Eastern Conference Finals was match up of two Cinderella runs. Both the Habs and Flyers were the bottom two seeds, Philly made the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Montreal knocked out both Sid and Ovi, Philly came back from 3-0 to beat Boston.

Quite a few impressive runs but only 2 of them managed to win However none of the teams got swept and 4 took it to 7 games

After Shannon's video, Bettman is considering upping standings for teams who finished up to 4th overall, can now be considered a Cinderella team in the play-offs.

I would love to know what the vibe in Detroit was like heading into the 1996-97 season

Oilers had no business knocking off the Red Wings. And I love it.

I honestly thought the North Stars were going to beat the Penguins after game 3 when Minnesota took a 2-1 series lead. The series was going similar to all their other ones and they were able to win those. However Minnesota seemed to run out of gas after that and Pittsburgh took over the series

@MrOctober44

Жыл бұрын

No shame in losing to that Penguins team. Ridiculous amount of talent

2019 Blues werent Cinderella, they were a team for the ages. Look at the talent of that lineup top to bottom.

@ju5t1n26

Жыл бұрын

Look at every cup winner. They all have hall of famers. 2019 St. Louis blues have zero future hall of famers. Definitely a Cinderella team

@ju5t1n26

Жыл бұрын

And I’m a blues fan. Petro and tarasenko are not going to be in the hall of fame

@giantfactory

Жыл бұрын

Don't know about a 'team for the ages,' but they certainly fall under a different category than Cinderella. They were built for a long playoff run and it can be said that they were playing up to their potential in the end, in sharp contrast to the woeful underperforming in the first half.

@bluesdemitra38

Жыл бұрын

@@ju5t1n26 don’t have to have hall of famers to be great. Every single line, every single D pairing was productive. I’d put that blues team against any other cup champion of the last 30 years. Scary depth.

@ju5t1n26

Жыл бұрын

@@bluesdemitra38 but you do need at least 1 hall of famer to win the Stanley Cup, except for the 2019 St. Louis Blues. Look it up

What about the Kings 1st Cup run? When they became the 1st 8th seed team to win Lord Stanley’s Cup?

I miss the 1-8 seeds. Imagine if they did the old 1-16 today? Would we get different results?

Another facet of how insane the 2010 Flyers run was: they had to win game 82 to even make it in, and did so in a shootout. The Flyers, as a franchise, do not win shootouts.

280K Go THG !

11:23 urinatingtree reference?

Honorable Mention should go to the New Jersey Devils in 1988. They never came close to the playoffs before then. They barely made it as the final seed in the division and upset the Islanders and Capitals before getting eliminated by Boston in seven games in the infamous Don Koharski Doughnut Series.

I actually felt bad about pointing out the Blues in the draft lottery video like a month ago because I said you didn’t mention this but I meant to say it like you didn’t mention the stuff I added but I think it came off like you not mentioning them at all. I appreciate you mentioning why the Blues don’t count here

only NJ and LA won a cup with their cinderella run and NJ was stacked with Conn Smythe Claude Lemieux, HOFers Brodeur, Stevens and Niedemayer. thoses teams won multiples cups also. i don't see florida in that group

In 2012, New Jersey was the lower seed in all of the first 3 rounds. Even though they played Florida in the first round who finished 8 points behind them, the Panthers won their division to get the 3-seed while the Devils were the 6-seed. So both teams in the 2012 Finals were in a way Cinderella teams. I believe the Kings and Devils combined seed of 14 is the highest ever in a Cup Final. The 2012 playoffs were absolutely incredible, arguably the best in league history.

I’m not sure if this counts I just want to know. Does a team who loses in the conference final and end it there does it count as a Cinderella run?

I called LAs first cup win when they hired Sutter that year

hey bud the canuck’s only had ice advantage in 1982 was against calgary and LA

@TheHockeyGuy

Жыл бұрын

They were 11th in the standings and Chicago was 15th. I understand Chicago started at home, but the result wasn't an upset.

Oh!!

1999 buffalo sabres. Hasek led run to the finals. Score a goal or two and hasek stops everything

@teddyjun1

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewdaley746 I know! I am looking back at this 24 yrs later. I am neutral on sabres. Their runs in 1998 and 1999 playoffs were amazing.

For the definition of "Cinderella run" not only would I consider starting on the road a part of it, but also the seed matchup. Upsetting a team maybe 5 seeds above would be a factor, like a #8 beating a #1, or a #7 beating a #2. Wouldn't hafta happen in every round, but certainly some kind of upset like that during the run would be part of a Cinderella run.

2019 Blues not being on this list is a robbery

i know your criteria just barely knocked them out of being fully covered here, but the Panthers 1996 cinderella run should be there. they played & beat #5 seeded Boston (#8 overall), #1 seeded Philadelphia (#3 overall) & #2 seeded Pittsburgh (#4 overall) before succumbing to #2 seeded Colorado (#2 overall). it's still ridiculously impressive