This Vancouver Canucks offseason has been defined by uncertainty to this point. This is a club that’s found itself in a lengthy, bizarre stalemate with its top prospect over a meagre amount of bonus money.

Canucks fans might also want to keep an eye on the New York Rangers' pick. They have the 11th-best odds to win the draft lottery at 3.0%, with 30 combinations of four numbers. That's the pick the Canucks acquired in the J.T. Miller trade and subsequently flipped to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Marcus Pettersson trade.

With two Game 7s officially decided to conclude Round 1, the second-round matchups are set for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and eight teams will continue to battle for hockey's ultimate prize. Over the next two weeks,

The Athletic polled its staff on who would win each second-round series, plus the conference champions, Stanley Cup winner and Conn Smythe.