Knockout Cup might be a more apt name for the UK Playoffs in its current format. (true playoff format is so different and testing).
Nevertheless, another trophy for teams to compete for....and some have been battling for the chance to qualify for weeks. That is why teams like Storm, Flyers,Stars are so dangerous. They are playing the intense style of hockey required to get through these rounds for a while. Certainly not to be taken for granted....whether you are League Champions or won everything else already.
If the Devils manage to get the good result they deserve, they will have earned it by playing intense, working harder, stronger and smarter than their opposition.