Love that wordplay reference to my favorite move in hockey. Two weeks ago I weighed in my expert opinion on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The logical thing would be to wait until tomorrow before revisiting my first round picks, but odds are hockey won’t even cross my mind for the next week at least. So, let’s get to it….
I went 3 for 4 in the West – or Campbell Conference, for the hockey purist. Even more impressive when you consider I picked the 1-4 seeds to advance. That’s really going out on a limb. I had the Canucks in 6, Sharks in 5, and Red Wings in 5. Instead, it was the Canucks in 7, Sharks in 6, and Red Wings in 4. The Orange County Ducks of Anaheim were the only higher seed to get bounced, losing to Nashville in 6.
In the East, I nailed the Capitals in 5. The Flyers took Game 7 instead of the Sabres, like I had so bravely predicted. Montreal will win tomorrow night as scheduled and the Penguins will take three extra games to dispose of Tampa rather than sweeping. I can’t wait to see how tomorrow unfolds so I can make my second round picks! Or can I…?
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cali4dre
chappy81
dyslecix
mceezy
Doin Work 
April 27th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Go Lightning!!!
April 28th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
I happened to stumble upon the last 5 minutes of that Game 7 last night…. Amazing!!
April 27th, 2011 at 9:44 am
I was kinda surprised to see some people actually mad that the Ducks lost. Who knew that people cared that much down here! I’m predicting this is the round the Sharks choke…
Oh, Steve Smith and Chris Chelios said they liked the wordplay!
April 27th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
You did pretty well. I’m just glad Chicago lost since they didn’t belong in the playoffs in the first place. Now when Detroit goes down, I’ll be really happy.
April 28th, 2011 at 7:09 am
Watch the hell out for the Detroit Red Wings. Final Warning.
Meehan
May 1st, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Zero toughness on the wings. Been that way for a while. Won’t win without it.