The best team in the regular season this year, the team with the best regular season record in nhl history with the most wins and points(the Boston Bruins )and the central division winner, highly talented defending cup champion Colorado Avalanche both eliminated in their own rink, on the same night, in game sevens.
A second year expansion team, the seattle kraken, eliminates the defending champs and the lowest seeded team in the playoffs this year (the florida panthers)upsets the best top seed team in nhl history. The bruins had 23 more wins and 43 more points than the panthers in the regular season. Its a much bigger upset than the upset of the #1 bucks by the #8 heat in the first round of the nba playoffs this year.
The path to the cup is wide open now. The biggest threats have been taken out. Only the wildcard/darkhorse teams remain.