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Post by Eric - Washington GM on Apr 12, 2009 21:09:05 GMT -5
Let's get the first round predicitions going:
WEST:
8 - Anaheim vs. 1 - San Jose SHARKS IN 7 7 - Columbus vs. 2 - Detroit WINGS IN 6 6 - St. Louis vs. 3 - Vancouver BLUES IN 7 5 - Calgary vs. 4 - Chicago FLAMES IN 5
EAST:
8 - Montreal vs. 1 - Boston BRUINS IN 6 7 - NY Rangers vs. 2 - Washington RANGERS IN 7 6 - Carolina vs. 3 - New Jersey HURRICANES IN 5 5 - Philadelphia vs. 4 - Pittsburgh PENGUINS IN 6
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Post by Nashville Predators on Apr 12, 2009 21:22:14 GMT -5
WEST:
8 - Anaheim vs. 1 - San Jose San Jose in 5 - Giguere has been bad all season and Hiller is playoff untested. Anaheim's been playing great hockey but i think now that San Jose is healthy again that they have more depth and have more scoring options.
7 - Columbus vs. 2 - Detroit Detroit in 6 - Experience trumps playoff virginity. Columbus is this years Nashville who also face the Wings. Mason to steal a game, Osbad plays better. Datsyuk and Zetterberg wake up. Detroit takes it. Season still declared a success in Columbus.
6 - St. Louis vs. 3 - Vancouver Vancouver in 6 - Even series. The Blues have some Canuck killers (Oshie, Backes, McDonald, and of course Boyes) but defense wins championships and Luongo is the better goalie over Mason. Canucks have usually owned Chris Mason.
5 - Calgary vs. 4 - Chicago Chicago in 4 - Calgary's the "team built for the playoffs" that will lose in the first round. Calgary's been in a funk after the initial surge after Jokinen came on board. Their D is still hobbled. Chicago has been play well for most of the year. I want and predict Calgary chokes.
EAST:
8 - Montreal vs. 1 - Boston Boston in 4 - I really wanted the Canadians to succeed this year - if only to keep Price a good #1 for my team. They haven't and got beat up pretty bad during every Bruins game.
7 - NY Rangers vs. 2 - Washington Washington in 5 - Rangers have been playing shit hockey for most of the year. Lundqvist can steal a game but Naslund is the xfactor that keeps the Rangers from acheiving anything close to success. Gomez and Drury can only do so much when your two top wingers - Naslund and Zherdev - flake off when the games get tough and tight. Ovechkin, Semin, and Green are going to make quick work of the Rangers porous defence.
6 - Carolina vs. 3 - New Jersey New Jersey in 7 - Martin Brodeur always steps up in the post season.
5 - Philadelphia vs. 4 - Pittsburgh Philadelphia in 7 - Either way. Depends who shows up and which goalie is more error prone.
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Post by sens on Apr 16, 2009 5:37:13 GMT -5
see my picks below... Let's get the first round predicitions going: WEST: 8 - Anaheim vs. 1 - San Jose SHARKS IN 5 7 - Columbus vs. 2 - Detroit WINGS IN 5 6 - St. Louis vs. 3 - Vancouver Nucks IN 6 5 - Calgary vs. 4 - Chicago FLAMES IN 7 EAST: 8 - Montreal vs. 1 - Boston BRUINS IN 5 7 - NY Rangers vs. 2 - Washington Caps IN 7 6 - Carolina vs. 3 - New Jersey NJ in 6 5 - Philadelphia vs. 4 - Pittsburgh PENGUINS IN 6
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Post by Nashville Predators on Apr 21, 2009 22:51:01 GMT -5
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bingo Bango Bongo!
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Post by Eric - Washington GM on Apr 22, 2009 22:09:35 GMT -5
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bingo Bango Bongo! It's a marathon, not a sprint.
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