The Flames are out after an all-around terrible performance in game 7 against San Jose and, for the third year when they went out in the first round, I have mixed feelings. I'm sad that my team lost of course but also relieved that I'll be able to avoid spending three hours on the couch every second night. 😮
Anyhow, I was 4/8 in the first round (strangely, picking 3/4 in the East which is the conference I watch a lot less of) but in my defense, it was only because I'm a homer for the Flames (I knew they were in an uphill battle against the Sharks) and I picked the wrong upset (Nashville over Detroit instead of Dallas over Anaheim.)
With the excuses out of the way, here's my picks for round two. (This gets easier each round – by the time some team's won the Cup, I bet I'll be able to predict the winner with 100% accuracy!)
Montreal over Philadelphia
Pittsburgh over NY Rangers
Colorado over Detroit
San Jose over Dallas
Oh hell, while I'm predicting, I'll also say that Montreal will beat Pittsburgh (to be the fourth different Canadian team in four years to make the Stanley Cup final) and San Jose will beat Colorado and then Montreal will beat the Canadian curse to win their, what, 26th Cup in their storied history? In a related story, there will be a huge upswing in the number of sports fans jumping off tall buildings in downtown Toronto.
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No way man, Detroit over Colorado! (I say this despite being well aware of the difficulty we seem to have in beating them during the playoffs… but we're off to a good start!)
It was a bit of a toss-up for me picking as I'm not a huge fan of either team so I went with the one who's a bit more of an underdog. But no matter what, it's going to be a good series.