[Broken Parachute]

These commercials are so good.

[undonesweater93]

Here's my Bold and awful picks for Round 1:

Rangers over Sens in 6
Caps over Bruins in 6
Panthers over Devils in 7
Flyers over Pens in 6

Canucks over Kings in 5
Blues over Sharks in 6
Hawks over Coyotes in 7
Preds over Wings in 5

Also: Much thanks to those who picked Florida in round one, and sad look of disappointment to those who picked New Jersey in 4/5.

[Broken Parachute]

East:

Rangers over Senators
Bruins over Caps
Devils over Panthers
Pens over Flyers

West:

Canucks over Kings
Blues over Sharks
Blackhawks over Coyotes
Red Wings over Predators

[Recovery Room]

NO ONE is picking the Caps, I love it. Hopefully this is the kind of positioning they need to actually do something.

[cococrisp20]

Originally Posted by jawstheme

I'm a Flyers fan, but I think you're underestimating the Penguins depth and Fleury's ability to be a shut down goalie. And I wouldn't say he's struggled a lot recently. You are also putting a little too much weight on Bryz having one good month, he's a question mark for me.

I think it'll be a close series, and I think its a terrible match up for Pens, who have had consistent success against everyone in the east this year except the Flyers. Still, their goaltending and the fact that they are as healthy as they've been all year at the right time will probably pull them through this series.

Fleury has been good in the past, but his stats against this Flyers team are really sub-par. 1-3 with a .872% save percentage and a near 3.5 GAA. The Pens will also feel a lot of heat from guys like Hartnell who'll definitely get in their heads and I think will force them into a lot of stupid mistakes. Another thing both teams have unparalleled strength in is the ability to create breakaways/odd man rushes off a very long homerun pass, so it'll definitely be an exciting one. Go Flyers!

[MChiefs36]

Rangers over Senators in 6
Bruins over Capitals in 6
Devils over Panthers in 6
Pens over Flyers in 7

Kings over Canucks in 7
Blues over Sharks in 5
Blackhawks over Coyotes in 6
Predators over Red Wings in 6

[Killadelphia]

Grossmann, 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, has six assists, 52 blocked shots, 68 hits, and is plus-5 in 22 games with the Flyers. No wonder why Vitale kneed him.

[Tyler Vagyler]

Flyers!

[MyBestFiend]

Yay, just what this site needs, more Flyers fans.

[lordjedediah]

I fully believe the Kings can pull off a first round win, I just don't expect it.

[Chris M.]

Originally Posted by jawstheme

I got harassed more than usual wearing my Flyers shirt to the Pens/Flyers game yesterday, but I thought about the fact that someone wearing a Pens shirt in Philly would get it 10x worse and it made me feel better.

I wore a Bobby Orr jersey to game 4 of BOS-MTL last year - the one where Ryder won it in OT - and some dude who was like 15 years older than me and ~6'6 asked me to fight after the game. Montreal fans are the worst.

[cococrisp20]

Originally Posted by lordjedediah

I fully believe the Kings can pull off a first round win, I just don't expect it.

Yeah, I was tempted to pick LA to upset Vancouver, but I don't think they'll really show up to play at their full potential. Quick is having one hell of a season though and if the rest of the team supports him they definitely have a good shot.

[Montauk1222]

East:

(1) New York Rangers vs. (8) Ottawa Senators - 4 games
(2) Boston Bruins vs. (7) Washington Capitals - 6 games
(3) Florida Panthers vs. (6) New Jersey Devils -6 games
(4) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (5) Philadelphia Flyers - 7 games

West:

(1) Vancouver Canucks vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings - 5 games
(2) St. Louis Blues vs. (7) San Jose Sharks -5 games
(3) Phoenix Coyotes vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - 6 games
(4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings - 7 games

[3ver So Sweet]

let's go devils.

[Healthy Scratch]

Sens in 6
Bruins in 6
Devils in 5
Pens in 5

Canucks in 4
Blues in 6
Chicago in 7
Preds in 6