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After a busy Tuesday in the NHL, it is unclear whether the Colorado Avalanche or the Florida Panthers will eventually win the President's Trophy. The Panthers are in a series that may sound very different from where the franchises met in the Stanley Cup final.

Therefore, we know enough to plan possible play modes for the Panthers and the Avalanche. Let's look at each group.

How do I get into Panthers?

The Bruins drew a line between themselves and the Panthers in the first round of the playoffs by defeating them on Wednesday. Currently, the Panthers will face anyone who is not in the third generation in the Metropolitan Division: Penguins (currently third) or Capitals (second Wild Card now, away from the Bruins).

The Panthers follow a similar pattern against the princes and the Penguins during the regular season. Florida first won the OT, lost a close match, and then won by one goal.

One of the most exciting nugget records at home / on the street. The Panthers became a pet at home, now 34-7-0. Interestingly the Capitals became street heroes, traveling 25-8-6 away from home (when he was 19-16-6).

On the other hand, it seems cruel to escape your summit (and possibly win a Presidential Medal) and then face Sidney Crosby with a strong Penguin or Ovechkin (if healthy) and a strong team of Capitals. But that would be worse – probably starting with the Bruins.

Things get better as the Panthers progress. Something says "choose your poison" to deal with the second official Maple Leaf's seed and the third lightning seed. Also, this can reduce the quality of life on the net. Few would have strongly believed Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek (even if they were healthy) instead of Andrei Vasilevskiy, miles or not.

Metro brackets can spit on worthy rivals if the Panthers reach the third round. Storms are listed as one of the few groups deep enough to fight Florida's case. The guards are already better than before, but even if the Panthers pull the puck, Igor Shesterkin could steal the series. Avalanche starts with a chance for revenge and should expect trouble in the second round.

Soon, the Golden Knights looked like an enemy that could be a nightmare in the first round. They had a bad dream-like anything else lately. While that collection of talent may include you, goalkeeper problems and general inefficiency can make the Golden Knights look too far away from the Avalanche.

The Stars presented the same challenge to the Avalanche as they did in those bizarre bubble games. Dallas plays tough defense, and although the honor of the name is not where the goalkeepers are, they have always been getting enough work. Most importantly, even Avalanche can be difficult to stop or overtake three Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski, and Jason Robertson.

If the Avalanche moves forward, they will feel the pain of the Panthers drawing a strong second-round rival anyway. Both the Blues and Wild finished the season with hot notes. The intelligent team building has each team introducing more scoring options than ever before, and the top two goal scorers look delicious and potent. Avalanche can't be too happy to think that the Wild and Blues have the kind of players who can frustrate Nathan MacKinnon; Calgary has been put together so that it simply declares the "play form."

If the Avalanche could reach the third round and not face the Flames, the developing Oilers team could also be an attractive threat.