Any takers?
ROUND TWO MATCHUPS
Eastern Conference
Ottawa v. Buffalo --> Ottawa
This should be exciting. Both teams are
made for the new NHL.
Coaching staff and special teams are pretty much even, as are goaltenders, but
our offense and defense have the advantage: Ottawa is bigger, faster, younger,
and more accurate. Buffalo won't admit this, however, and I see the series
going to at least game 6.
Carolina v. New Jersey --> Carolina
I'm looking at the regular season record here. Sure, Brodeur is playing like
his old self again, but Carolina simply
dominated the regular season,
and I can't see them doing anything else in the playoffs. This will also be a
long-drawn-out series, and the boys in the east are going to be very tired
when it comes to round three.
Western Conference
San Jose v. Edmonton --> Edmonton
I have never been so happy to be proven wrong about a team (too bad I wasn't
right about Calgary, though, and too bad I *was* right about Montreal). I see
Edmonton going far. Sure, San Jose has mad skillz and Joe Thornton, but
Edmonton seems to have recaptured the heart it had in the 80s and is
channelling Gretzky out there on the ice. Five games.
Anaheim v. Colorado --> Anaheim
I'm actually not sure about how this matchup will turn out. I'm weighting my
decision on the fact that the Neidermayer infusion in Anaheim, together with
Selanne not sucking anymore, has seemed to galvanize the entire team, and it's
very interesting to see. I don't see this series being very exciting, which
means it will likely be very long -- seven games.
Posted by Ally at May 4, 2006 08:38 AM