My Crystal Ball of Truth : The West
Seems like just yesterday that Carey Price was robbing Detroit in the pre-season.
Many many games later, playoff matchups are set. So, to stick with the policy of this blog, here is, in a heartbeat, the matchups and what I think will happen. If you don’t agree, please do discuss, but don’t bitch. Amount you pay to view my fine-ass piece of writing: $0.00
Calgary Flames/Chicago Blackhawks:
This one is one of the most evenly matched confrontations of the first round. Mikke Kiprusoff? Nikolai Khabibulin? One has won the Stanley Cup, the other lost to the guy who won that cup. Will Mikka get his revenge? I don’t think so, but he really wants to be like Grace Kelly. This one’s really hard to call - the BlackHawks remind me of the Penguins of a couple of years ago: great young team, fast, talented and good transitional play, but not enough experience to make it far. Calgary is the bigger and more experienced team, so I think this one might go to them. But Bulin got like 600 shutouts in ‘04, SO I DON’T KNOW! AHHHH! Flames in 7. Or Hawks. Ok no, Flames! OK SERIOUSLY! Hawks in 7. Ok nono, Flames in 7.
St Louis Blues/Vancouver Canucks:
The Blues made it into the playoffs on the back of Chris ‘I’MA FUCKEN KILL YOU BIATCH!’ Mason’s brilliant goaltending down the stretch, but I think this is where that magic run comes to an end. Roberto Luongo’s just too good, and the Canucks peaked at just the right time - enough so to catch the Flames and win the division. Sorry Jason Statham, you will be outgoalied in this series. Canucks in 5.
Detroit Red Wings/Comlumbus BlueJackets:
Upset of the round. First time the BJ’s have made it to the postse…hehe, I said BJ. OK GROW UP! So yeah, Rick Nash will go nuts, Vermette is on fire and Steve Mason is a better goalie than both Ty Conklin and Chris Osgood. Now that I say that, I remember the names that play for Detroit. But still, if the Columbus defense can contain the likes of Datsyuk, Franzen, Zetterberg, Hossa, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Holmstrom, Conklin, Yzerman etc., they can do it! Fuck, they’re fucked. No, ok. Columbus in 6. I think…
Anaheim Ducks/San Jose Sharks:
The Sharks are perennial playoff underachievers, and in the Anaheim Ducks they face a mighty opponent. The Ducks have the goaltending, the D, and 2 very good offensive lines. Problem is, the Sharks have all that and more. I believe Nabokov is a better goalie than JS Giguere, and Anaheim’s cannons will find it hard against Blake, Boyle, Vlasic and company. Sharks in 6.
I’ll preview and dissect the East tomorrow, I have to fill air-time till Thursday, so give me a break. Hope you enjoyed this, tune back in soon! Love, Ron Burgundy.
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