Sabres wrote:

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Is it bad for me to say "How the hell is pittsburgh still in this?"?

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Nahh...we were all thinking it. Tampa will dispose of them shortly.

I was one of the ones who was complaining about the ratings, but I don't think you can complain too much about the results through 2 rounds of the playoffs. I would argue that two of the top four teams in the West made it through (the other two being Phoenix and Dallas, who made it to round two...any of those 4 teams in the Conference Finals would have been no surprise) and arguably the best team in the East (weak conference) made it through as well. Pitt has obviously pulled off some magic and must have done very well with his lines and roster, but I think even he would agree that he's not a top club on paper.

Maybe a few more tweaks with the ratings and they will be set. But they seem to have worked out pretty well, IMO.