Looking back on Sunday's Games

I was 2 for 3 today, which is okay, considering how good my picks have been recently. I'm thinking that Buffalo's meltdown on defense is the answer as to why they couldn't win their game. Interesting note however, since the lockout, no team that was won their first round in 7 games has ever made it to the Stanley Cup. Last four teams to do that were Calgary in 2004, Vancouver in 1994, Pittsburgh in 1992, and Edmonton in 1990. Obviously if history serves you well, Pittsburgh and Edmonton won the cups their respective years, but in the new NHL, you're not going to the Stanley Cup if your first round series lasts 7 games, much less win it.

Looking ahead to Sunday's Games

All of these are game 6's and it's quite possible that we may be down to 11 teams in the Chase for Lord Stanley's Cup by the end of the night, but I doubt it. Today's going to be a great day in hockey

#2 Philadelphia Flyers vs #7 Buffalo Sabres
The Flyers are now down Jeff Carter and on their third goalie in Michael Leighton. The Sabres have come out in all their wins and scored early to win. Without Jeff Carter, the Flyers' leading goal scorer, they will have to rely on Danny Briere and Claude Giroux. The Flyers could win this if they crash the crease and create havoc in front of the net for Miller, but we don't know how Leighton will perform, nor do we know how the Flyers will respond after losing Game 5 in overtime. This is probably Buffalo's best chance to take this series. Jason Pominville will be out today, but their offense goes through Vanek.
Buffalo wins 3-2

#4 Anaheim Ducks vs #5 Nashville Predators
Game 6, this is Nashville's chance to finally win a series, and I believe that it will happen today. There's no suspensions and the Predators played well without Erat. Jarkko Ruutu will be back so we don't know how the Predators will respond to him. One this is certain though, Pekka Rinne will have two chances to shut down the Ducks high flying offense of Perry, Getzlaf, Selanne, Koivu, and Ryan. Either he does it tonight, or in Game 7. The Ducks have to figure out how to stop Mike Fisher, because he is the key cog for the Predators offense.
Nashville wins 5-3

#1 Vancouver Canucks vs #8 Chicago Blackhawks
This is going to be a crazy game, and by far the best of the night. Luongo has been getting lit up the past two games and you can be certain that him and his team are not very happy about it. The Blackhawks' offense has erupted these past two games as well as their defensive prowess. The Canucks need to figure something out. I have a feeling that tonight they will try different strategies throughout the night and whatever works is what they'll use in Game 7.
Chicago wins 4-1

Looking back at Friday Night's Games...

Wow... two games last night and both went into overtime. Both road teams won and both times by the score of 4-3. In both games, the team that scored first won and the game-winning goal was scored by a forward. Anyways, moving away from the similarities and onto the individual games...

Looking ahead to tonight's games...

You know... so far this week, I've been pretty good with the picks. It might be luck, it might be that I am not so much a homer anymore, I don't know, but I feel as though I'm better off judging the Western Conference than the Easter Conference because I am impartial to the West. I love a lot of teams out there, but I'm not fixed to any one team that being said... let's look at my track record...

Looking back at Wednesday's Playoff Games...

So last night had some crazy games, double overtimes, a team got swept, there were some high-scoring games and oh yeah, Ryan Miller came to play! While I didn't catch the games, I can tell you why each team won. It's just a numbers game.