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See ya, Vorachoke. I have a barf bag ready, for the day he joins the Flyers Hall Of Fame. I hate the Flyers front office, for having grossly overpaid him.

Very good hockey game. I still think this series goes 6 or 7. The Caps made a nice push at the end, to try and tie it.

Great chances for both teams, and both goalies have come up huge. Vas made a great save on Tkachuk, almost as tremendous as Bobrovsky's,

Holy crap...what a save by Bobrovsky on Dumba. Back turned as Dumba tried to flip it into what he thought was an empty net, and Bob got across and got his glove on it..somehow to keep it out. That's the best save I've seen this season.

Let's go, Stars! Turn the lights out on the Golden Knights.

Frantic moment or two for the Leaves there, in front of Samsonov.

The Leaves are playing with a lot more grit and salty syrup tonight. I'll give them that.

Hey Leafs, stay outta the box.

If a team offers a first round pick for Laughton, (especially if it's a top 15 pick), I'd take the deal and run.. if I'm Briere. I don't care if this isn't a particularly deep draft.

I think it still goes 6, but my original pick of Ranjerks in 7, is very likely inaccurate.

Verhaeghe, you're playing for not playing for Tampa anymore. lol

3-1 Panthers, as Tkachuk probably seals Game 1, with an empty netter. This series is going 7. I'm pretty sure of it.

I agree. It should one hell of a great, back and forth series. Two teams with a ton of skill, savvy and firepower. I have the Panthers winning it in 7.

Florida is my pick to win the Cup, and was at the start of the season. They can beat you any way that you want to play, and they have the goaltending, offense and mobile defense to do so. I'm surprised more so-called experts aren't picking them, to win it all. They can give any team in the league fits, and can answer the tenacity and skill, of teams like the Rangers, Lightning and Bruins.

Toronto got the tough one, the first one, out of the way. Now they killed a penalty off.

Well..his dad did have a hard head.

Nevermind.

The Leafs are playing well, but they have to be willing to compete more along the boards.. as well as in open ice, for the puck. They're losing their battles and their composure, at times. They are getting their fair share in shots, and have more than Boston.

No, it was a good save on a big dude.

Carolina is going to win, but they'd better tighten up defensively. Also, Freddie Andersen has to be better.

Danny B can be an excellent GM, of they let him. The problem is the season ticket holders don't turn on the higher up enough, therefore there is no urgency to change philosophy. As coveted as he may have been by other teams..Flyers ownership probably told Keith Jones, to tell him something along the lines of, "We're hiring you and giving you a lot of money for your first NHL exec job, but we're watching, and we still want you do things mostly our way". I want a couple of years to see what either a) Danny B can do and/or b) what the execs allow him to do. On the surface, he's a good hire, in my opinion. However. due to those previously mentioned execs..he might be the equivalent on putting lipstick, on a pig.

The Avs Drouin ruled out for the first round, with an injury. Anyone changing their picks?

Damn. Now, they can't even coach Drysdale on how to play in his own zone now, for God knows how long. The retool, we all know, is about ego and pride going back decades. They could have tanked for Bedard, instead of being a borderline playoff team. Michkov will be very good at least, IMO, so they lucked out. This organization can't get out of its own way. The more things change, the more they stay the same, indeed. The Patrick pick continues to haunt them, to this day. Red flags all over him, yet he was their pick. The Gauthier situation, I don't blame them for..UNLESS he didn't want to play here, and they knew ahead of time and drafted him anyway. If that's the case, obviously that is sheer total incompetence from the Flyers organization.

Stars in 6 Oilers in 7 Canucks in 6 Jets in 6 Panthers in 7 Rangers in 7 Bruins in 7 Hurricanes in 7. I wasn't sure what the right place for my picks was. So I'm putting them here. Obviously, based on my picks, it should be one hell of a first round. I'm picking Florida over Dallas in 6, to win the Stanley Cup.