Quote Originally Posted by White Raven View Post
Alright, so here were the results of the first round:
EAST
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Boston Bruins - 4-3
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators - 4-0
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers - 4-3
(4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) New York Rangers - 4-1

WEST
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators - 4-2
(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames - 4-3
(3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche - 4-2
(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars - 4-2

I was pretty surprised on New Jersey's early exit, along with the Ducks collapse against Dallas. Anywho, here is the second round match ups:

EAST
(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers
(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) New York Rangers

WEST
(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche
(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (5) Dallas Stars

I predict Montreal and Pittsburgh continuing their winning ways, and Colorado and Dallas, coming out on top as underdogs in the West.

As awesome as that would be, I honestly don't see anybody beating Detroit this year. I think Dallas can take San Jose, but it will be quite hotly contested. Either better or worse, Dallas just beat the most physical team in the playoffs in Anaheim, and should be the more physical team against San Jose. It won't be little Eastern Conference fairy skating like Pitt/Washington, that's for sure.