The Spring Lockdown has begun for 95% of Canadian men who are hoping that Lord Stanley's Cup will make it's return above the 49th parallel for the first time since 1993, the year the Montreal Canadiens last sipped from hockey's holy grail.
Every year the NHL playoffs begin what should be two months of excitement and anxiety for Canadian hockey fans, but sadly most years the playoff drive lasts a mere few weeks. But if all things go to plan, Canada's long suffering drought should come to an end if the Vancouver Canucks can replicate their regular season effort: #1 in points, #1 Goals For, #1 in Goals Against, #1 on the Power Play and #3 on the Penalty Kill...The Canucks are my pick to win the Stanley Cup.
Here are my picks for the rest of the series:
Eastern Conference Qtr Finals:
(1) Washington def (8) NY Rangers
(7) Buffalo def (2) Philadelphia
(3) Boston def (6) Montreal
(5) Tampa Bay def (4) Pittsburgh
Western Conference Qtr Finals:
(1) Vancouver def (8) Chicago
(2) San Jose def LA Kings
(3) Detroit def Phoenix
(4) Anaheim def Nashville
Eastern Conference Semi Finals (based on predicted 1st round results)
(1) Washington def (7) Buffalo
(3) Boston def (5) Tampa Bay
Western Conference Semi Finals (based on predicted 1st round results)
(1) Vancouver def (4) Anaheim
(3) Detroit def (2) San Jose
Eastern Conference Finals
(3) Boston def (1) Washington
Western Conference Finals
(1) Vancouver def (3) Detroit
Stanley Cup Winner
Vancouver def Boston in 6 games
So there you have it, email me, or post a comment on here, and we'll see who the better man or woman is. Or post your picks on our Facebook page.
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