MIDSERIES VIBE CHECK: What's The Tea in Every First-Round Series so far?

Here's literally everything you should care about so far as the first rounds of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are just about halfway through.

Happy Friday, hockey fans. It’s been almost a week since we embarked on our 2025 Stanley Cup playoff journey together, and we’ve reached the halfway point with these round one series.

Some of it has gone as expected so far, like the Hurricanes making easy work of the injured Devils, and the Leafs actually living up to expectations this time around. Some of it shouldn’t make sense but it does, like the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Jets imploding for a 7-2 loss to the Blues. Some of it must have been manifested in a spell from an Etsy witch, like Nate Schmidt scoring both game-winners in the Battle of Florida so far.

I just wrote you 2,600 words about the beginnings of each series, so if you need to catch up or relive some vibes while we gear up for the intensity inevitably rising in the next days, you’ve come to the right place.