RANKING THE 2024 NHL PLAYOFF TEAMS | BarDown Podcast

The bracket is set, the teams are decided, and it's time to rank them! Luca, Corwin, Jesse and Poc sat down to put all 16 2024 NHL Playoff teams onto their tier list. Let us know which teams you think are too high or too low!

[@padawanjesus]

players either dogs, horses, or squid, jesse got his hockey knowledge from the zoo

[@DarthCobalt55]

Don't really take to heart much what Jesse says

[@wickinitty]

Canadian Zoos must be something else

[@canuckster24]

They all did

[@milanek1527]

​@@AscendedXSaiyannah

[@milanek1527]

Yeah I hate the new braindead terminology, where you call each player a "dog" or "dawg". But there is no metric for it. I've seen EVERY rookie and player called that, so it means nothing.

[@jorimdrever3965]

Next quiz topic should be "where is Z?"

[@jeremysaluta1909]

where's DZ? i haven't seen him on the podcast for a while. no offense to poc.

[@heresJohnny73]

Last I saw him detroit was 8 to the good at the start of March and he said something like detroits not very good then every detroit fan came out of the woodworks and yelled at em about it and then we fell off a cliff

[@rickyrougs]

he was covering march madness idk what now

[@Thedog674]

Thomas has been great on the podcast, has some of the best takes imo!

[@josephL74172]

I’m a simple guy. Bardown posts a podcast, I listen. Appreciate y’all!

[@StoicNature444]

Are you under 25?

[@Blazekip]

I have no clue how Colorado is favoured against the jets, Georgiev has a .897 SV% while Hellebuyck has a 9.21 SV%

[@rccola362]

Don’t worry us Avs fans don’t understand it either. Jets in 6

[@justinfacteau2328]

Thinking same

[@lukewaggoner9513]

Do you have a clue now?

[@nicke5056]

😂​@@rccola362

[@jeuce9304]

Well this aged well 😂

[@jackintheblock]

dallas stars don’t have a bunch of high scorers since they all play an even amount of minutes so no one has a crazy amount of points

[@MrNightRome]

thats how vegas was last year top in the west highest points on the team was 66 i think

[@Joe_Ma99]

Yeah they have (9) 50 plus point scorers. That is so much harder to game plan for than one line with multiple 90 plus point scorers.

[@jackieb7205]

Jack Dallas is out for blood or should i say golden knight blood.

[@donaldcampbell9483]

​@@jackieb7205uh oh😂

[@b33rleague5]

I agree Jessie. Not sure Jets are a "B" team after they just had a franchise record season. Despite playing in the toughest Division, Jets finished 4th OVERALL and are the top Cdn team in the standings. Theyre also the Best Defensive Shutdown Team in the NHL with under 200 Goals against. Too much focus was placed on Offence when making these picks, but as we all know, its Defence that wins Cups. (below Colorado and Edmonton is just disrespectful)

[@jeuce9304]

Is it really tho?

[@GoLeafszGo]

Bardown should have their own channel, I don't even want to see all this TSN content.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

They are only on here because they give them the views and tsn knows if they went anywhere else they'd be boned when it comes to views

[@GoLeafszGo]

@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 TSN Started them, but in terms of youtube and social media content, they've outgrown TSN. They are still using TSN's Connections, but it is that awkward part where they could grow bigger if they were a separate channel. The only reason I'm not subbed is because when I did subscribe, I see all this TSN content I don't want to see.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

@@GoLeafszGo I agree.. but you only have to look at what happened to steve dangle. He gets fractions of the views he did when he was on Sportsnet

[@yisrelevynt]

Could be that…​or people finally recognized how annoying he is

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

@@yisrelevynt lmao I'm not even a leafs fan, I find him hilarious he's also not the only host on that channel 🤷

[@LeagueOfJared]

"Why argue when I can just wait?"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@girliecry]

🙌🏽✈️👌🏽

[@AlergicToSnow]

And the AVs aren’t top heavy? Mac gets hurt and they are toast

[@gregdowdy2063]

The avs depth compared to alot of these other teams is really bad lol

[@robertcampbell8070]

If McKinnon got hurt, the Avs wouldn't win another game after that.

[@insertlastname]

This hasn’t aged well

[@robertcampbell8070]

@@insertlastname Has Mac been hurt and not playing?

[@CoffeyBreakHockey]

the disrespect on boston is crazy, no way the leafs are in the b tier with the rest of them. Boston went 4-0 in the season series with them. kings are more c than b tier, jets honestly should be A. Love the podcast but not the best takes this vid.

[@thomaskromwell6562]

🤭

[@Bleighckques]

I love Jesse's retro Utah jersey

[@The_Straight_Goods]

Demko was injured end of the season ., Hence the reason we were not doing well., but fingers crossed he stays healthy

[@jordanstevens4842]

I like the personalities and premise of the show. But these guys are still mainly eastern hockey fans. Very lnsightful opinions on teams that they watch. But rely on stats and other media’s insight for teams they don’t. Don’t get me wrong. People need to sleep. But if your show is going to represent all fans in this country. Put the work in. Or just be honest with your knowledge/opinions. Or lack there of.

[@Joe_Ma99]

💯

[@zzxxyy22]

Nailed it

[@girliecry]

It’s the way all of TSN operates! Jets have an amazing game and TSN barely mentions it! Eastern Egos! 🙄

[@danreed2189]

I don't see the premise for your complaint. The guys chose Dallas as the top team, and 3 out of 4 took Western teams to win the cup. That is not evidence of an East Coast bias. The second point I have to make is that their comments were just their opinion, and in case you didn't notice, opinions among them vary widely. As should be expected. I am unsure what you thought they should have done differently.

[@jordanstevens4842]

@@danreed2189 Well Dan, let me explain. My comments weren’t about who they were choosing to win. It’s being on a national platform(TSN) and having a show that is supposed to be for all Canadian hockey fans. Yet they choose to not put the work in or just straight cater to one particular area of the country. This is there full-time jobs. So either put the effort into knowing all of the teams. Good or bad. And having a actual opinion based on full knowledge. Everyone has their opinions. But they should be educated opinions.

[@Mordraith]

with regards to the bruins, it's not over-achieving if it happens every time.

[@thebaconator1973]

robertson was basically a point per game, on a team that rolls all lines equally with the most 20+ goal scorers. And otter has been red hot to end the year

[@Bomber_Boi]

Love how Dallas looks this year. Vegas is probably the worst case scenario for them

[@AlanG512]

@@Bomber_Boi People keep saying that, but I think last year's history will sharpen Dallas. They won't come out flat in the 1st round because it's Vegas.

[@donaldcampbell9483]

​@@AlanG512😂

[@Joe_Ma99]

38:28 Dallas had the 3rd most goals in the NHL this year. Ironic that the jets fan is concerned about the Stars scoring 😆

[@Wydillius]

Uh oh

[@HABS2312]

I also picked stars over canes in my bracket and I agree with Jeese about everything except the leafs should be a C

[@thatguy4245]

Where is DZ we need 5 seats

[@papasquigg8427]

Wondering if Dallas can score when we have 8 different 20+ goal scorers is fucking wild. Depth is the most important and Otter is hot at the right moment.

[@shinyuta]

Oof

[@Wydillius]

Uh oh

[@joshuamclaren5194]

Womp womp

[@papasquigg8427]

@@shinyuta you were saying

[@lukejacobs1143]

"Dallas and Carolina are really good teams, but they lack star power." Because YOU don't talk about them lmao. You talk about the same 5 players endlessly. You actually have the platform to raise this. Wyatt Johnston is TWENTY years old and he has 32 goals. If the 2021 draft was redone today, Johnston might legitimately go #1. HE would certainly go top 3. And he's one of the most entertaining and creative players to watch on a nightly basis in the NHL. His personality is hilarious too. Why isn't he a star? Because (ironically) he plays for the Dallas Stars, and channels like Bardown do not talk about their individual talents.

[@dallinmecham1680]

Johnston and Stankoven are young studs!!!

[@rosariocannistraro3561]

Same bro I watched the SDPN playoff thing about the Canes and I'm like these guys are utterly clueless about even the most basic things , This is hockey media in general outside of maybe the hockey guy ...its all just the same couple handfuls of teams and the rest of the league barely exists .

[@sundew1]

CAPS in 4 with the power of friendship and Nicklas Backstroms force ghost

[@whitneysmiltank]

There's really no point in making a tier list if the entire bottom half is basically empty. You need to lower the standard in that case and make C more relevant as the new B, for example. You then have more wiggle room to separate teams in B and A instead of putting 90% of the teams on the same line.

[@udig]

dont sleep on vancouver

[@eastongrieve2455]

Jets disrespected though

[@Koersky]

Actaully crazy. Fourth in the league this year

[@Bomber_Boi]

All the love for the Avs that got embarrassed last year by the Kraken, who had the best 5v5 team in the league last year. Well, guess who has that distinction this year? The Jets scored the most 5v5 and has the best 5v5 goal differential in the league. Also, no way you can put the Avs above the Jets when Giorgiev is easily the worst goalie in the dance.

[@-gumby-3381]

@@Bomber_Boi Avs are probably more a B but Nate is that much of a game changer, so just for that reason they are A.

[@Bomber_Boi]

I don't buy it. Look at last playoffs. If MacK is so much of a game breaker, how did an inferior team like the Kraken beat a 1 seed? That Avs team was better than this year's version, and the Jets are better than the Kraken this year. Also, they kept saying you can't take the season into account because it's a different beast, in which the Jets dominated the avs. Then in the very next breath they draw on the Avs past success over two post seasons ago...

[@gregdowdy2063]

For me jets are a tier and the avs are b tier

[@HastingLiver]

I warn you, Hughes is about to shock you

[@DarthCobalt55]

If Jets win, then Luca should cut that ponytail off

[@michaelhofer954]

Agree 👍

[@danikasmith5487]

A jets vs rangers/panthers final would be insane.

[@victoriaa2281]

Jets Panthers the all-Paul Maurice final

[@dsig626]

Battle of New York and Washington vs Carolina rematch would have been better

[@Woody13ify]

It’s so wide open literally apart from my Leafs, Isles & Caps I cud make a case for any of the others winning the SC got to love the parity in the NHL! Can’t wait to watch the Jets AVs series, Bolts Panthers, and Stars VGK, just hope they not all on at the same time😏

[@ripapa6355]

The reason you feel unsure about the Oilers is because they're a team of individuals, instead of a group of individuals making a team. Also, they might be too soft to win the Cup. Oilers Fan since '81. Hoping, but not confident.;( Are the Canucks the most disrespected team in the NHL this year? I think so. Between the Canucks and Kucherov, I'm not sure who gets the least respect for what they've done.

[@MrSexyNipple]

You ain’t an oilers fan. This is a horrible take

[@ripapa6355]

@MrSexyNipple you probably don't watch games abd have also never seen what a good TEAM looks like. They don't play a great team game.

[@33RoyCorpPor]

I just don't feel like Avs ever really replaced Kadri, Landy, etc. 2022 they could roll 3 really good lines

[@justinfacteau2328]

New to this show it’s quite interesting love the insight. I do think the FL cats are amazing and love watching. Them (from here in FL) . The Canucks were for some reason way too lowly considered and the Jets as well!

[@fredericlatreille]

2 fantasy playoffs' finals: 1- "redemption"final: Vancouver vs Boston (Vancouver wins) 2- "Adam's Divison" final: Nordiques vs Whalers [Colorado vs Hurricanes] (Hurricanes win)

[@Jul15227]

Once you said dog, my dog starred at me

[@Woody13ify]

I’m a Leafs fan and even I know Jets should be in A even tho we didn’t lose to them in the Regular season, Hellerbuyck has got hot at the right time, they have better D than Colorado and a far better goaltender which is why they beat Avs in 6 games! Jets Oilers Conference final imho!

[@jeuce9304]

Lmao

[@Woody13ify]

@@jeuce9304 should of been but Jets choked in playoffs even more than my Leafs 😏🙄nobody had AVs winning in 5 especially after giving up 8 goals in the first game give credit to Georgiev he rebounded well but can he match Skinner or Ottenger bcoz he will have to, that’s if Vegas don’t turn it around!

[@jeuce9304]

@@Woody13ify that's what everybody said about the Vezina winner, oettinger didn't have that amazing of a season and Skinner has been just as inconsistent as georgiev.

[@Woody13ify]

@@jeuce9304 we shall see, I really think McDavid needs to win it this season or Oilers fans could be losing him or Draistle 🤔

[@ConnorLogan51]

I completely disagree that the Oilers are better than the Canucks and Jets. The Jets are the best defensive team in the league, and the Canucks were an offensive wagon

[@MrSexyNipple]

the oilers are both lmao

[@ConnorLogan51]

@@MrSexyNipple The Oilers aren't great defensively, and I don't trust their goaltending at all

[@oilraider5640]

The Oilers have statistically been the best team in the league since American Thanksgiving 🤷‍♂️

[@ConnorLogan51]

@@oilraider5640 but they were terrible early, they aren’t consistent enough for my liking

[@FINsoininen]

Florida has been the best defensive team in the league.

[@4inchesofpleasure]

Lemme guess : Jesse draws the Jets, Corwin draws the Leafs and Luca the Avs

[@smithryansmith]

Uncanny the way that happens.

[@jackieb7205]

I don't know what i'm looking forward to ether the series between Jets and Avs or watching Jesse and Luca heckle each other on behalf of their own team.

[@omfg322]

for the canucks: petterson needs to wake the fuck up. Granted, he hasnt had a god winger all season except when he plays with boeser and miller

[@crazyrandumbb]

I will die on the hill that Edmonton and Toronto are the biggest FRAUDS in the NHL. They're good teams that are given TOO MUCH credit because of their high end talent, but lack the goaltending and defense to actually do something of value in the playoffs. Edmonton should've been B tier and Toronto C

[@mathieuroy1301]

Of course the leafs fan thinks every other Atlantic team is too high 😂

[@shineshinexc]

well said about the caps but I think they might surprise you.

[@jamesbrooks5391]

8:40 “You think 100 assists is better than 70 goals?” Well it’s definitely better than 69 goals!

[@dannymoxley-towns8541]

He only wanted 70 cause when his contract is in...and STILL HAS 1RD WIN.....he's gunna ask for 15M and the main thing would've been "well I scored 70 so 🤷" yet....Mackinnon at 6.3....wins a cup....then makes 12.6.....not 12.6....while we can't win then what.....if leafs lose in 1st round....does 69gs REALLY MATTER ....wish we could demote money NOT REPLACE coaches 😂😂😂😂😂 if they FLUSH 13.25M down the drain in 6 games.................

[@dannymoxley-towns8541]

Pull a isles on bossy....send core 4 DOWN.....TO THE A......embarrassing making 13.25M and in the Ahl......either send them down and say.....CANT WIN.....THIS IS WHERE YOULL BE......OR DEMOTE MONEY.....YOU MAKE 13.25M....SCORE 69 GOALS......BUT BLOW IT IN 6 GAMES.......YEAH.....YOUR ONLY GETTING 8M.....IMAGINE THAT....I BET THEY WIN......

[@dannymoxley-towns8541]

Wheres kadri.....the so called GOON.....oh yeah.....came and HELPED win A CUP😅😅😅😅😅 but keep scoring 60gs a SEASON

[@anthonybeuerman581]

@@dannymoxley-towns8541bro lives and dies by …………………………………………………………………………………………

[@joegeyster2096]

Lots for exciting matchups but the battle of Florida and the battle of the leafs sanity are going to be straight up blood baths as well as the second round matchups coming out of that

[@Anfimus]

You say consistency isn’t there for the Canucks yet oilers haven’t beat the Canucks this season and are the ones who fired their coach.

[@canuckster24]

They are the second best team head to head against all playoff teams in the regular season behind Dallas.

[@trevorrose6223]

If you break the season down into 4 20 game segments the Canucks have been unbelievably consistent this year let the haters hate we got this

[@gradycalder9429]

They mentioned the caps not having a 70 points scorer but there is another team without a 70 point scorer: Vegas (Though marchy has 69 and Eichel 68, but strome has 67 and ovi 65 so)

[@HunterBoucher]

Love the videos

[@michaelenyart5789]

It’s funny to me that this is on tv, cause it’s so young and not posh. but it is definitely more entertaining then traditional tv programs

[@audrey3155]

totally agree with stars. my money is either on the stars or oilers to win it this year (maybe canes)

[@haydenbell8743]

What happened to DZ?

[@joewhittington602]

Does luca have a bruise by his right eye? Lol

[@etrinko]

Vegas' weakness is definitely goaltending. Hill has been injury plagued all season. I think LT gets the start.

[@mostertrucks]

Huge shoutout to nhl slapshot in the background I grew up on that game

[@pretzelhunt]

Next up: geographic features. "this guy is like a MOUNTAIN!" "the last season he played like a total FISSURE." "I've always thought he kinda PLATEAUED." "CRATER!?!?!"

[@threetimesorange]

The Jets should wear white at home in the playoffs. I think they used to back in the 80s.

[@electrozaid2474]

Wheres the San Jose Sharks

[@Housemonkey]

As a Bolts fan I’m loving the love from Jesse. Similar to him though I picked Canes and Stars final, but I’m taking the Canes.

[@micahbarberon2373]

I need a Video from bardown about the pwhl

[@milesbutler9991]

Is Z okay ? I see him in less and less videos

[@Bizbappo7171]

I’m a Canucks fan and B is totally fair

[@ShawnScheer-mz2dw]

" if we can get good goaltending from Hellybuyck"

[@jhs5356]

B is perfect for the Canucks (Canucks fan here)

[@christopherbarefoot5795]

This tier list wouldve been better if you had to have only a certain number of teams in each tier. So like only 3 A's and 4 B's or something like that

[@gregdowdy2063]

Realistically the avs should almost have no chance unless...hellabuck turns into the worst goalie ever lol...

[@jeuce9304]

You were saying?

[@LucasSChiefsLightning]

Based Jessie ⚡⚡⚡⚡. Although I'm a Tampa fan, I would have put them in C. Vasy has had a down year after his back surgery right before the season and their defense has been an issue (even before the Sergachev injury). Also, their Bottom 6 is completely dead weight on offense. I will say that if the Power Play can be automatic (as it's shown to be at times), they can beat anyone. Their Penalty Kill has been sneaky strong this year as well.

[@vrtuu13]

Genuinely love this list, only thing I don't agree with is Oilers, They are on that cusp of A/B but looking at the other teams they are closer to Jets Leafs Bruins Lightning then they are to Canes Rangers Panthers Avs Vegas. Kings could move down too but I get why they are in B (They can beat Oilers for sure which is why Oilers are too high.) Winner of Stars Vegas goes to the cup final for me, Canes win it all.

[@trevorrose6223]

Canucks beat the oilers 4 times this year played 15 games with there backup and still finished that segment of the season with the 2 points less then the first 20 games won the pacific and almost won the west and they are a B tier.

[@35jigganator]

Oilers aren't better than the Leafs lol They just benefit from an easier path to the finals.

[@thomash6482]

Both Boston and Toronto need to be in C. Boston does not look good on paper besides goaltending and Toronto still has the monkey on the back going into the series.

[@DiabloManiacz]

Oettinger isn't ready yet. Great goalie, but when you are young and you have that much on your shoulders it never works. :(

[@AnyoxB.D.]

Ranking Playoff Teams Logos: 1. Canucks Flying Skate 2. Oilers 3. Bruins 4. Leafs 5. Islanders 6. Knights 7. Jets 8. Rangers 9. Canes 10. Kings 11. Panthers 12. Lightning 13. Stars (Norm Sucks) 14. Caps 15. Avs 16. Preds 🤮

[@Gallywacker]

I can’t believe I’m going to say this but the wii nhl slap shot box in the back being damaged triggers me .. don’t tell me you guys can’t afford what I would assume is a 100$ game cib in prestine condition.. please fix it

[@aidenborland]

I would have put Boston in the best or A

[@GabeHunt-ej6pr]

Why does Jessie look so sad

[@gawdfatha1345]

Foolish putting Vancouver anywhere but S Tier. No respect.

[@KillJoy323]

We will see.. if the caps lose tonight and go down 3-0 in the series then its over. If they go down 3-1 in the series and go back to MSG, its over. They have to win both at Home.

[@LucaVespa99]

After the 550th reference to an animal…. I shut it off.

[@girliecry]

C’mon TSN. Stop denying and ignoring the potential of the Jets. They DO NOT belong beside Toronto on this list. Our goalies alone deserve a higher spot. I think poor Jesse has just given up now. The denial is too strong!

[@dn5658]

Should call this the Bias Up Podcast. Superficial insights one could get anywhere by all the normal mouthpieces that miss the subtleties and nuances of winning the SC. I think Brian Boyle is now hands down best commentator in all of Hockey TV. Checking out halfway thru. Not compelling at all.

[@trevorreid2593]

Dog bit got old quick. Sorry boys love ya. But had to stop half way.

[@henryrobbins2005]

bookmark it right now. dallas ain’t making it past round 3

[@pukhrajmrar1225]

Go Canucks go bb!

[@DinocoDream]

Let’s knock it off, Detroit blew their own season. I’m so tired of hearing “2 OT COMEBACKS” IT WAS THE DAMN HABS! They should’ve never been behind! They didn’t deserve to make it.

[@Gamechangerprodz]

Team to high: Kings Team to low: jets and leafs Best team: Rangers

[@LRon-Hoyabembe]

Jets and leafs are too low? That's insane. Both are serious contenders for round 1 knockouts lmfao. Also Rangers have cooled down severely these last 2 months while Dallas has been ramping up.

[@bradbash2006]

Where's Z?

[@Austin-mh3tj]

Rangers have everything in place to make a long run; High end talent Playoff experience Elite goaltending Good coaching Big wins against top teams That being said, they’ve got to shed the demons of last year and prove they’re capable of another deep run to the cup. Tough task, but I believe they’re ready.

[@Wydillius]

Stars are the best confirmed

[@The_Straight_Goods]

Let’s GO Canucks 🎉!!!!!

[@Lilraider00l]

Where's my guy Z at ?

[@yeranlouchkajian5261]

Where is z

[@m-ster8354]

under rating the jets again

[@ryans3795]

Canes VS Stars are who I have in the finals.

[@patricksullivan8165]

Is Washington gonna take a couple games off the rangers? Corwin: no

[@danielbright2425]

Boston over Toronto in 6 games and that’s being generous

[@Tyekiller115]

Didn’t even talk about Florida

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Leafs and Nucks final. There I said it. And Bettman has a heart attack

[@FempireAudios]

Both 1st round exits

[@shizuokaBLUES]

@@FempireAudios haha not sure about that

[@FempireAudios]

@@shizuokaBLUES we'll see. Both the leafs bruins and preds canucks series will be very close imo

[@shizuokaBLUES]

@@FempireAudios agreed 👍

[@LRon-Hoyabembe]

@@FempireAudios Leafs Bruins will be close, but Canucks will beat Preds @ game 4. Their style of defensemen becoming hybrid forwards will quickly crumble with how aggressive the Canucks forecheck is. People focusing purely on the numbers forget that the Canucks have a natural advantage on aggressive teams.

[@coopermeadows8202]

Nashville is clear B at least

[@purrformance]

Canucks vs. Panthers🎉

[@dungeree7292]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@horriblegelatinousblob2196]

WHERE IS DZ?!?!?