Playoff Picks - Round 2

OK, five out of eight isn't so bad. The only series I got completely was Buffalo in 5, everything else being an unmitigated mess. I'll try to do better this round.

Eastern Conference Semifinals
Buffalo (1) vs NY Rangers (6) - Buffalo in 6
New Jersey (2) vs Ottawa (4) - Ottawa in 6

Western Conference Semifinals
Detroit (1) vs San Jose (5) - San Jose in 6
Anaheim (2) vs Vancouver (3) - Anaheim in 5

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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Buffalo (1) vs Ny Islanders (8) - Buffalo in 5
New Jersey (2) vs Tampa (7) - Tampa New Jersey in 7 6
Atlanta (3) vs NY Rangers (6) - NY Rangers in 6 4
Ottawa (4) vs Pittsburgh (5) - Pittsburgh Ottawa in 6 5

Western Conference Quarterfinals
Detroit (1) vs Calgary (8) - Calgary Detroit in 7 6
Anaheim (2) vs Minnesota (7) - Anaheim in 6 5
Vancouver (3) vs Dallas (6) - Vancouver in 5 7
Nashville (4) vs San Jose (5) - San Jose in 6 5

Playoff Picks - Round 1

Eastern Conference
Buffalo (1) vs Ny Islanders (8) - Buffalo in 5
New Jersey (2) vs Tampa (7) - Tampa in 7
Atlanta (3) vs NY Rangers (6) - NY Rangers in 6
Ottawa (4) vs Pittsburgh (5) - Pittsburgh in 6

Western Conference
Detroit (1) vs Calgary (8) - Calgary in 7
Anaheim (2) vs Minnesota (7) - Anaheim in 6
Vancouver (3) vs Dallas (6) - Vancouver in 5
Nashville (4) vs San Jose (5) - San Jose in 6

Wha?

I thought the Canes played pretty well the other night against New Jersey, even in a loss. It was basically two defensive lapses that the Devils capitalized on. It's only halfway through the game today, Brodeur is on the way out, and the Canes have a 4-0 lead. I can only hope that they now have things moving in the right direction and they make a solid run towards the post season. Everyone else we needed to lose last week did so, so our loss didn't even knock us out of the picture. We need to make the best of every opportunity we have - even Marty Brodeur having an off game.

On a personal note, my rec team has won three in a row since we got our new jerseys. I have a four game point streak (4G,5A,6PIM,1GWG) and am tied for the team lead in goals (8) and points (15). Oof, New Jersey just scored. 4-1. Anyway, the Ice Hawks are playing really well right now. Our last game was a 5-1 victory over the Bonefish, who had only lost 1 game in regulation this season (against the top team, who is undefeated). We're getting hot at the right time, with only three games left before the playoffs start.

OK, it's 7-2, LaRose has two goals, and Cam Janssen should probably have his kneecaps broken so he doesn't have the chance to injure people.