chi
pitts
car

all fired their coach during the past season


anyways, I am pulling for Chi (if Campbell did not give the Wings the OT goalin gm 2...who knows how this series may have gone)but i think Det will pull it out.
Pitts/Wings final
I predict that the Pens will somehow overcome their shortcomings and take the Mug in 6 games.

sidenote of a personal nature

THN draft ranking(just the top 5) for 2011 has Justin Sefton going 4th.
JS was my nephew's roommate at Notre Dame
He likes to HIT and Drop the gloves .

ps
JS is a D-man

Very nice- maybe we'll see the nephew on that 2011 list too.

I have to agree about the teams, also three of the younger teams in the League (ok, two and a half- the 'Canes could be a little older than the other two).

I also agree about the Pens- they seem to learn something from every game and every situation (something the Caps could use a LOT of)..... but I'll say 7 games.

Wings have not looked as good this playoff as they have had in the recent past .
If Fleury doesn't do anything silly then the Pens should be hoisting the Mug.

Although I do not expect them to sweep the Canes
matter of fact ,I will not be surprised if it's tied at 2 after the next 2 games in Car

my praise of the Canes now looks silly

played on of their worse game of the playoffs and being swept now looks like a given .

Hawks look like they will be gone in 5

I look forward to the 10 day layoff till June 5 (the start of the Finals )
from what I gather ,if both series were sweeps
the Finals would start on June 1
If they are not sweeps , then June 5 (followed by a game on June 6)is the ticket
all because Bettman wants to get a game or two on NBC

Bettman is a DORK