2nd Round!

Touche Habs. Touche.

So, 4/4 in the West (on who would win, granted i botched the game totals), and 0/4 in the East.
Yeah 50%. At this rate I'm more qualified than everyone on the Sportnet Hockey panel - so I've got that going for me.

On to 2nd round predictions!

West!

(1) San Jose vs (5) Detroit
There's a mysterious ailment going around the San Jose dressing room - team doctors are puzzled by it, and can only describe it as an 'upper body injury'. What else can you call it when your top players have no heart? Detroit will steamroll them on the road to start the series, and it'll go 6 with the Red Wings prevailing.

(2) Chicago vs (3) Vancouver
This is gonna be a great series. Three years ago, Ottawa beat Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs. Two years ago, Pittsburgh mailed in their last game of the season so they could take on the Senators in the first round of the playoffs. They did this so they could finally get over that hump, and know they're capable of making a cup run. Vancouver's in the same situation. All year they've said they wanted to face Chicago again in the playoffs, and they've got their wish. The Canucks will rise up and vanquish the demons from their past - Van in 6.

East!

(4) Pittsburgh vs (8) Montreal
No one saw that upset of the Capitals coming - full marks to Montreal. But the dream run in the post-season ends here.... or does it? Yes. It does. Pittsburgh's a much better team (I stress the word team) than Washington, and that'll show in spades against the Habs. Or at least I think it will. Halak has been unreal, but I dont see him being able to do it 4 games against Pitt. Maybe once or twice. Pittsburgh in 6.

(6) Boston vs (7) Philadelphia
It wasn't so much that Philly looked great against NJ, but that the Devils looked horrible in that first round loss to the Flyers. This will be a much better series - but I give the nod to Boston on this one. Brian Boucher? Really? It cant possibly continue into the second round, based solely on the fact that Boston will actually work hard. Boston in 7.

I had wings last night while watching the Habs upset, so maybe I'll go with pizza to the start of round 2!