After having a small lead in the regular season pool as late as March, I fell out of first and ended up second. I can't blame injuries (to Bobby Ryan, Matt Duchene, etc.) as much as the other guy just having a little better team.
I had a hellish week at work, so I didn't have a chance to chime in with my fearless predictions on Round 1:
Boston in 7
Montreal in 5
NYR in 6
Pittsburgh in 5
San Jose in 7
Anaheim in 5
Colorado in 4
St. Louis in 7
I haven't been able to watch a complete game, but some of what I've seen has been spectacular hockey. LA/SJS Game 1 had 55 hits in the FIRST PERIOD! The final count was 121! Think about the regular season and find a game with that many hits.
Getzlaff is a warrior. Did you see his mug after taking a puck in the face? He will play in Game 2. You've gotta love it.
Ryan Miller looked very shaky in the first period, but he settled down and played quite well after that.
Watch out for Colorado - they just might sneak up on some teams in the West. I'm still rooting for the Sharks.
Boston looks like the team to beat in the East. Bruins and Sharks in the Final? That would be a war!
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