Yes, this should have been posted last week, but you
know, little league, t-ball, work. Stuff
got in the way. Well, that was a fun first round. How did we do? Well, Jax and I would be leading if you added
our correct guesses together (and Jax usually wins this thing). After the first
round, here are the standings.
Expert Number Correct
Bob 6
Jarrett 6
Mike 4
Jax 3
Now on to Round Two
Eastern Conference
Capitals vs. Rangers
I don’t like either of these teams. The Rangers looked good in the first round,
the Caps survived against a scrappy Islanders team (games 5 through 7 of that
series were awesome). I just don’t think
the Caps have enough to get past the Rangers.
Rangers in 7.
Lightning vs. Canadians
It seems like the Red Wings blow a three games to two
lead every year now. The Lightening
battled back against the Wings to win the series. The Canadians toyed with Ottawa, letting them
win a couple games after take a 3-0 lead before ending the series. The Canadians
will win this one, too, in 6.
Western Conference
Flames vs. Ducks
Really? The Flames
beat Vancouver? I guess it doesn’t
matter who is in goal for Vancouver. The
Ducks destroyed the Jets, outscoring them 16-10 in their four game sweep. Look
for a similar outcome in this series. Ducks in 5. Did I mention Corey Perry is a beast?
Blackhawks vs. Wild
The Hawks were the only team all of us picked in the
first round who actually won their series (Seriously, St. Louis?). We all picked them in round two as well,
although some Chicago locals are thinking the Wild are the team to beat in the
West. The Wild are better than the
previous version the Hawks eliminated the last two years. The Hawks were inconsistent in their first round
series against the Predators, both giving up and scoring goals in bunches, commit
dumb penalties and suffering defensive lapses.
The Wild didn’t play a close game in their first series. Hawks in 7.
| Series | Mike | Jax | Jarrett | Bob |
| Capitals vs Rangers | Rangers in 7 | Rangers in 6 | Rangers in 6 | Rangers in 6 |
| Lightning vs Canadians | Canadians in 6 | Canadians in 6 | Canadians in 7 | Lightining in 7 |
| Flames vs Ducks | Ducks in 5 | Ducks in 6 | Ducks in 6 | Ducks in 5 |
| Wild vs Blackhawks | Hawks in 7 | Hawks in 6 | Hawks in 7 | Hawks in 5 |
