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Originally Posted by pourmeanother
The cream usually rises to the top, but anything can happen in the post-season. It's all about which goalie gets hot... which special teams is clicking...
The Sharks and Wings have enough speed, talent, and depth to overcome something as basic as a goalie on a hot streak, but other teams- ? I honestly would not be terribly shocked to see any of the following win: Canadiens, Rangers, Hurricanes, Flyers, Flames, or Blues. I actually am confident 4 out of 6 of those listed will win the series.
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Flyers and Flames scraped into the playoffs coming off huge slides. not to mention their playoff history isn't exactly sparkling. it really all depends on whether Biron & Kip are willing to show up to the playoffs.
of those six i think two MIGHT win, probably the Canes if anyone at all. Habs & Rangers are both in the same place so to speak, and neither will fare well against the Bruins or Caps (though the Bruins are a much bigger threat as a 'lockdown' team). i'm not really acquainted with the West but i could see the Blues pulling it off, they had a strong March showing.
all in all i think the Cup final is very much a tossup (unlike last year when it was almost guaranteed that the Red Wings & Pens were in), but i'm very confident the West will take it again.