The second season starts tonight.
6 weeks of intense, all out, hard hitting (but no fighting), super fast competition for the oldest, most venerated trophy in professional sports.
Matchups:
Eastern Conference
1 Montreal Canadiens
8 Boston Bruins
2 Pittsburgh Penguins
7 Ottawa Senators
3 Washington Capitals
6 Philadelphia Flyers
4 NJ Devils
5 NY Rangers
Western Conference
1 Detroit Red Wings
8 Nashville Predators
2 San Jose Sharks
7 Calgary Flames
3 Minnesota Wild
6 Colorado Avalanche
4 Anaheim Ducks
5 Dallas Stars
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Tonight’s Games
Senators v. Penguins
7:00 PM ET
Rangers v. Devils
7:00 PM ET
Avalanche v. Wild
9:00 PM ET
Flames v. Sharks
10:00 PM ET
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HockeyDharmites have already started making their picks.
(Not too late to make yours if you haven’t already done so.)
I’m picking the Sharks to win the whole thing, and incurring the eternal wrath of 73’s entire family by predicting that both the Flyers and the Wild will not get past the first round.
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And remember, a hot goalie can take a team a long way…
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Update:
Pens shutout Sens 4-0
Rangers beat Devils 4-1 (a lot closer game than the score shows)
Update 2:
Avs over Wild in OT 3-2
Flames burn Sharks 3-2 (ucc is looking like a genius right now).