[EmpireWF]

Matchups:

1. Detroit Redwings
8. Calgary Flames

2. Anaheim Ducks
7. Minnesota Wild

3. Vancouver Canucks
6. Dallas Stars

4. Nashville Predators
5. San Jose Sharks


Predictions? If the Predators get into the second round, can they beat any of the top seeds?

[blueandwhite]

my predictions...
Red Wings, Ducks, canucks and Sharks.
But it's going to be a fight in every single one of the matchups. calgary is going to be rascally and fight fight fight right until the very end.
The Wild are going to be tough, the Stars are great esp. Turco, and the preds are a huge favourite to win.
But I'll go with that-for now.
I see vancouver doing really well.

[bears9]

i got
1st Round:
Red Wings over Flames in 5
Preditors over Sharks in 5
Stars over Cancucks in 7
Ducks over Wild in 7
2nd Round:
Preditors over Red Wings in 6
Ducks over Stars in 6
finals
Preditors over Ducks in 7

[pickledwilly]

Hey Bears9, if your first round predictions were right the Wings would play the Stars and the Preds would play the Ducks. But it doesn't matter anyways because there is no way the Stars and the Preds are in the second round.

[blueandwhite]

I agree.
hey nice handle, pickledwilly.

[ThePundit]

Welcome to GoTeams Go Pickled Willy. I'll say this: I think everybody is overlooking the Minnesota Wild.

I think the Wild are going to go pretty far. They never give up any goals and have a coach who has won a Stanley Cup (Jaques LeMaire) and wasn't Minnesota in the finals a few years ago, under Lemaire?

Wild vs. Islanders in the finals...And if the Islanders don't get in, I'll say the Devils.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by pickledwilly

Hey Bears9, if your first round predictions were right the Wings would play the Stars and the Preds would play the Ducks. But it doesn't matter anyways because there is no way the Stars and the Preds are in the second round.

WRONG 1s play 4s in the second round

[blueandwhite]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

Wild vs. Islanders in the finals...And if the Islanders don't get in, I'll say the Devils.

Islanders in the finals, Pundit? are you on something?

[bears9]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Islanders in the finals, Pundit? are you on something?

for real have been drinking

[ThePundit]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Islanders in the finals, Pundit? are you on something?

Do I really think they'll make it? No. But I'm an Islander fan so I have to stick by my squad. (My actual sane pick is the Devils which is why I threw them in there.)

[bears9]

good cause i thought u were drunk

[EmpireWF]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Islanders in the finals, Pundit? are you on something?

Putting you on the spot. If you had to bet between the two, who is in the finals? Rangers or Isles?

[blueandwhite]

Wow, that's tough.
Is Du-bie going to remain hot? will Dipietro come back?
will Smyth step it up?
On paper, rangers are a better team. They have a better record.
But the isles fight, man.
I'll say it quietly, maybe Pundit won't hear:
Rangers.

[pickledwilly]

Originally Posted by bears9

WRONG 1s play 4s in the second round

No they don't, the Wings (1 place team) plays the lowest ranked team remaining the Stars (6 placed in the division), the Ducks (2 placed team) would play the Predators (4 placed team). That is why everyone wants to be placed first in the conference so they get to play the "lower ranked teams" in the early rounds. Trust me on this one,

[pickledwilly]

Anyways, here are my picks for the west:

Detroit over Calgary
Anaheim over the Wild
Vancouver over Dallas
San Jose over Nashville

2nd round

Detroit over San Jose
Anaheim over Vancouver

Conference finals

Anaheim over Detroit (and PickledWilly crying in his beer)
the cup belongs to Buffalo this year