I've taken some time out of my incredibly busy schedule to glance at the NHL's website, and I noticed that they are about to start playoffs in order to determine a champion and award that team a Stanley Cup.
I'm not sure what a lot of that means, but I decided to wade in and predict the winners anyway.
So here we go;
The East
habs v. bruins
montreal. because montreal always beats boston. the ghosts of ken dryden, guy lafleur, don cherry, and stephane richer weigh heavily on this series. even though none of those guys are dead yet. in the end, boston will always find a way to lose to montreal, and this year, you could very well say it was because they had to play philadelphia (see broad street bullies v2.0 below), and subsquently lost patrice bergeron.
pens v. sens
crosby. i wanted to pick ottawa to win everything before i started writing this. but i didn't even know the matchups yet, so i had to revise that. even though aflredsson is no reggie leach come playoff time, i think that's a big loss. i'd love to see heatley and spezza take over, but i think it's time for crosby to take the next step, and win a series.
caps v. flyers
philly. the broadstreet bullies v2.0 over ovechkin. who else is on that team anyway? does anybody watch eastern conference hockey west of thunder bay??
devils v. rangers
Me : And so it's obvious then that montreal moves on to the final. Thanks for reading!
Hockey fan : Wait! What about NJ and the rangers??
Me: Oh, right. I've looked over that series with great detail, [close-up of my notebook, which shows a stick figure drawing of me watching the NCAA basketball tournament] but I think this team clearly stands out above the rest. [as I slowly gesture in the general direction of NJ and NY, which is so vague that it leads both NJ and NY to believe that they will win the series]
NJ : Who? Me?
Me : Yeah. Sure.
NJ : "Woo- hoo!"
So there you go. From what i could see on the NHL's website, this seemed to be the consolation side of the playoff bracket. Next time, I'll post my picks for the important part of the competition; the Western conference.
2 comments:
Good picks, Adrian - reasonable choices all.
Not sure why I picked Washington to go so far. I paid much closer attention to the NHL in the last two weeks of the season, and the Caps were flying in that period - on a mission. I was freaked out about Montreal having to play them in the first round. I was hoping for NYR (a good team, but we came from behind by a million goals in that game this year, so I figured they were beatable). Or Ottawa, at the end, when it looked like they might not even make the playoffs. Didn't think I'd be lucky enough to see another Mtl-Boston series this year.
And didn't the Caps have great goaltending at the end of the year?
Anyway, the Flyers came on strong at the end, too, plus they're tougher and have more depth, maybe.
You think the West is that much better than the East?
well, i don't think the west is necessarily better, i just don't watch any eastern games. just like in NCAA basketball, you couldn't pay me to watch USC play Washington. but i'd listen to Duke v. UNC on the radio even.
i remember that habs/rangers comeback game. that was cool. the rangers will always have that tinge of 'we bought this team!' that makes me want them to lose. plus, i've read lately that the guy that runs MSG (and is tied to the rangers and knicks as a result) is a total nutjob...
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