N.H.L Playoffs

[W.HI.P]

Eastern Conference

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The Ottawa Senators !!
Too good of a team.
I don't care if Hasek is out, this is the team that should win the stanley cup.
Their first line of Alfredson, Heatley and Spezza is unstopable!
Generally a quick team which is exactly what this new NHL requires.

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Now if for one reason or another the Senators do not win the stanley cup, it won't be because they lost in it, it'll be because they didn't make it there.
The Philadelphia Flyers would probably be the team to do it. Superstars Forsberg and Gagne along with the great hard hitting defenders Hatcher & Desjardins will hold a good opposition to the Senators.

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Staal will win a stanley cup, I just don't think it'll be this year with Carolina.

the NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, NJ Devils & the Canadiens are all good teams, but certainly less than the teams mentioned above..
Although the Rangers should advance since they face the Sabres, but that'll be it.


Western Conference


This is totally open, it lacks the super team in it, so you could easily see a suprise here.

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If i was to chose one team from out west, it would be the Flames.

Superstar Iginla is a leader, and it would be nice to see him shine in the Stanley cup. Worth mentioning is the youngster Phaneuf which will become legendary in the NHL!

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I know the red wings are the favorite and all, but I don't think that their style of play will survive in the new NHL, the'yre just not good enough, and don't look at their amazing winning record, cause just look at their division:Columbus, Chicago & St.Louis are some of the absolute worst teams in the NHL, so along with Nashville IMO, cross out Detroit.

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Now here are two teams that can make it to the stanley cup if the Flames fail to.

Colorado Avalanche ..too many good players on this team...Sakic, Hejduk, Blake & Tanguay make up a team able in this weak western conference.
Dallas Stars. Modano can lead them all the way, as long as they can get past the Avalanche if they have to end up facing them.

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How suprised would you be if the Flames ended up playing against the Edmonton Oilers for a seat in the stanley cup?
The second Chris pronger set foot in Edmonton alongside Smyth, it's been looking pretty good, I would not be suprised if the Oilers took out the Red wings in this first playoff round.
The Oilers are my darkhorse!

Anaheim's a pretty good team, they may do well.
The two worst teams IMO face eachother in the first round San Jose and Nashville are lucky, one of them will be in the next round.

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Overall the Ottawa Senators should lift the cup!~

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