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[lucky wilbury]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) LIGHTNING vs ISLANDERS (8)

(2) BRUINS vs CANADIENS (7)

(3) FLYERS vs DEVILS (6)

(4) MAPLE LEAFS vs SENATORS (5)


WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) RED WINGS vs PREDATORS (7)

(2) SHARKS vs BLUES (7)

(3) CANUCKS vs CALGARY (6)

(4) AVALANCHE vs DALLAS (5)

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Hmmm...

Lightning/Islanders - If the Isles can get some goaltending, they could surprise TB.... If not, this could be a sweep... TB in this one...

Bruins/Habs - Despite the historical significance and their rivalry, IMO this could be a yawner of a series, or put it this way, the least exciting matchup out of the 4 series in the East..... Bruins in this one....

Philly/NJ, of course, will be a slugfest.... I'll take a healthier Philly in that one...

Leafs/Senators will be pretty rough as well... Leafs for this one....

Western Conference - Don't much care until the finals, although I'd love to see Nashville knock off the Wings...

[PHOENIX]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Hmmm...

Light

Bruins/Habs - Despite the historical significance and their rivalry, IMO this could be a yawner of a series, or put it this way, the least exciting matchup out of the 4 series in the East..... Bruins in this one....

Are you shitting me?

This series will be great. Bar fights aplenty when the Bruins fans come to the city. It'll be fucking nuts.

Habs will fucking destroy them in 6.

[Bob_R]

Here are my predictions for the first round.

Winners listed

EASTERN CONFERENCE

LIGHTNING

BRUINS

DEVILS

MAPLE LEAFS


WESTERN CONFERENCE

RED WINGS

SHARKS

CANUCKS

AVALANCHE

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by PHOENIX
Are you shitting me?

This series will be great. Bar fights aplenty when the Bruins fans come to the city. It'll be fucking nuts.

Habs will fucking destroy them in 6.

Now how did I know that either a Bostonian or a Montrealian was going to rag me about that ???

OK, to make you happy, I'll give the bar fighting championship to the Habs fans...

But, on the ice, just my opinion, this won't be as good of a series as the others in the East....

And I hope the Habs win as well.....

[lucky wilbury]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=79206&hubName=nhl

Capitals win NHL draft lottery


TSN.ca Staff



4/6/2004

The Washington Capitals won the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday, giving them the right to select first overall in the June 26 Entry Draft.

Washington, who had a 14.2 percent of winning the lottery, would have picked third due to their regular-season finish.

Under the lottery system, only the five teams with the fewest points had the chance to win the first overall selection; no team could move up more than four spots and no team could move backward more than one.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, who had a 25 percent chance of winnign the lottery, will draft second despite finishing with the worst record in the NHL this season.

The team that has finished last in the NHL standings hasn't won the draft lottery since 1997 when the Boston Bruins retained the top pick and selected franchise cornerstone Joe Thornton.

The Chicago Blackhawks will draft third overall followed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers.

The last time the Washington Capitals selected first overall in the NHL draft, they took defenseman Rick Green in 1976.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
48.2 pct. chance of getting Ovechkin !!!!

But alas, knowing our luck, we still won't get the #1 pick...

Even if we don't, we can't select lower than #2, which would let the Pens select Malkin, who ain't chopped liver either.... As a matter of fact, I've read some reports that Malkin has improved so much that he's not far away from Ovechkin in terms of overall talent....

I hate it when I'm fuckin' right....

And to the fuckin' Caps on top of it....

Oh well, we move on...

I've been reading several reports on Malkin, and I have to admit, this guy looks to be someone who is just what the Pens are looking for...

6'3" Center, 200lbs... Fast as shit with an excellent shot and a great passer....

Well, the draft is in Raleigh this year....

Pojo, get the beer ready....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by lucky wilbury
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who had a 25 percent chance of winnign the lottery, will draft second despite finishing with the worst record in the NHL this season.

The team that has finished last in the NHL standings hasn't won the draft lottery since 1997 when the Boston Bruins retained the top pick and selected franchise cornerstone Joe Thornton.

Of course you'll think now I'm complaining, but there's something fundamentally wrong when the last place team hasn't gotten the #1 pick in 7 straight years....

[moose]

she's comin back where she belongs!

The CUP comes home. She will be risen on Yonge St and placed in the Hockey Hall Of Fame with the TML's as STANLEY CUP CHAMPS.
No longer will we be bridesmaids this time we're fucking getting married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PHOENIX]

Re: she's comin back where she belongs!

Originally posted by moose
The CUP comes home. She will be risen on Yonge St and placed in the Hockey Hall Of Fame with the TML's as STANLEY CUP CHAMPS.
No longer will we be bridesmaids this time we're fucking getting married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh please.

Toronto sucks ass. Along with the rest of Ontario.

Beer stores??? Are you fucking kidding me.:p

[moose]

Originally posted by PHOENIX
Oh please.

Toronto sucks ass. Along with the rest of Ontario.

Beer stores??? Are you fucking kidding me.:p

Nope, you know it as well as the rest of the world the LEAFS are going to be crowned "CHAMPS", shit I remember not to long ago that when the leafs played the HABS in Montreal the place was full of LEAFS
fans, I wonder why?
we're winning the cup, we're winning the cup, we're winning the cup
Oh this is going to be sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Golden AWe]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Of course you'll think now I'm complaining, but there's something fundamentally wrong when the last place team hasn't gotten the #1 pick in 7 straight years....

I think the last overall team has won the lottery a few times but they have traded their pick away...I'm not 100% sure.

[Golden AWe]

I've never been a real fan of the team but this time I'm hoping the Flames go far...after all they've got 3 great Finns in the team...I hope Kiprusoff can continue his amazing form in the playoffs...

[SilvioDante]

MY PREDS ARE FINALLY IN THE PLAYOFFS AND ARE GONNA GET THE SHIT KICKED OUT OF THEM BY THE WINGS!!!!!

I am so stoked!!

Although, they DID split the season series....


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[Golden AWe]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) LIGHTNING vs ISLANDERS (8)
Another early exit for the Islanders. Lighting just has too much more scoring. Lightning in 5.

(2) BRUINS vs CANADIENS (7)
Another very exiting ORIGINAL SIX-matchup. Bruins goaltending is a question mark, can Raycroft handle the pressure? Well, in the end their power-play will be too much for the HABS. Bruins in 6.

(3) FLYERS vs DEVILS (6)
Brodeur is clearly the best goaltender in the league. Esche of the Flyers has been shaky lately. Will the Flyers power-play succeed? Unless Esche stands on his head and beats Brodeur, I'll say Devils in 7.

(4) MAPLE LEAFS vs SENATORS (5)
Two teams that have been close to the Finals for several years now. Maple Leafs are the modern Broad Street Bullies. Leetch could make the difference here. Belfour is still better than Lalime. I'll say Leafs in 6.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) RED WINGS vs PREDATORS (7)
The Predators did very well to get this far, but they can't match the depth of the Red Wings. Wings starting goaltender isn't a sure bet though. I'll say Red Wings in 5.

(2) SHARKS vs BLUES (7)
Sharks have done very well with their rebuilding project - they've turned from a good veteran team into a competitive, young team in less than two years. The Blues have material and a Cup-proven goaltender but I'm still not counting on them. Sharks in 6.

(3) CANUCKS vs CALGARY (6)
It is great to see a Finnish goaltender to lead it's team back into the playoffs. Darryl Sutter has made some great bargain trades. They have some injured centers though, and some young, playoffs-unproven defenders. The Canucks have way more depth but I still don't trust Dan Cloutier. Flames in 7.

(4) AVALANCHE vs DALLAS (5)
I don't like Tony Granato. He is shuffling his lines too much and the Avs are not playing on the level they could. Dallas have had their problems too but they've picked up their play when the season got older. Modano had a bad season but the playoffs count. Unless Aebischer can really prove himself and Selanne finds his scoring touch again, I see Stars advance in 7.