NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket: A Preview of the Conference Semifinals

April 29th, 2010 by MJ Kasprzak Leave a reply »
Now that the first round is over, my expertise has been brought to light...

I know the Western Conference, where I was right on all four winners. In fact, I was only off on the number of games San Jose and Detroit would need by one, and had even suggested the Sharks might need six.

However, I clearly do not know the Eastern Conference, where I was wrong on three of the four winners.

Because many people do not read past the first couple paragraphs before making their comment, I will do my best to look smart and start with the West.

 

Detroit over San Jose in six

For more information about this series, see my preview on Shark-Infested Blogger.

 

Chicago over Vancouver in six

Chicago had two weaknesses coming into the playoffs: injuries and goaltending. They were vulnerable, playing an opponent who knew them well with these question marks. They were one short-handed goal or one power play goal yielded in a five-minute major from going down 3-2 in the series.

But then they scored two absolute clutch goals and never looked back.

Now they have got ...

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