And now the West

Here are my picks for the Western Conference;

The West

detroit v. nashville

detroit. stupid predators sweeping the oilers and taking away their right to show the wings just how old they are. actually, it's really only chelios that's old - i think his son will be draft eligible in 3 years! too many good swedes against, well, a typical 8th place team = detroit win.

sharks v. flames

calgary. this is my upset special lock of the week! maybe san jose is finally ready, but i don't think so. i don't think they really added much to last years roster, and i'll take kiprusoff (yes, even this year) over nabakov in the playoffs anyday.

wild v. avs

minnesota. defense wins championships right? the avalanche seem pretty ordinary this year - they certainly have talent, but they're still missing something. i'm sure these teams will beat each other up a ton, but the wild are stronger i feel.

ducks v. stars

the league decides that one of the best things to happen all year was the great run the oilers went on, and therefore disqualify both teams are they are the mortal enemies of the oilers. i can't think of any team i want to lose more than these two - except for the canucks - and the oilers took care of that! burn!! haha! it'll probably be the stupid ducks and their jerkface GM winning this one. everyone please join together and pray that Burke is never put in charge of the canadian olympic team - because i could never cheer for a team that he runs...