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Round 1 done and done
And then there were eight.
Lightning are the final team to make the second round of the NHL playoffs. Bishop gets a nice 31-save 2-0 shut out in Game 7 of their series with the Wings. It's Tampa vs the Montreal Canadiens starting Friday. Tampa won all 5 of their meetings in the regular season.
Round two starts tonight:
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m. --- I really have no dog in this fight but I'll go against the grain and predict Caps take the series in 7.
Calgary at Anaheim, 9 p.m. --- Ducks in 6. Possibly less. I'll say 6. I wouldn't mind seeing Calgary win, if only because the Ducks ousted my Jets and I'd like someone to hand them their butts, but whatever. I just want to see some good hockey.
Friday:
Tampa -- Montreal --- Coin flip says Habs in 7. If Stamkos decides to get hot though this one could get very interesting.
Minnesota -- Chicago --- Tough one for me. I like both of these teams (to a degree). Hawks have a couple of very notable Winnipeggers on their roster, but the Wild are playing very well and are just the kind of upstart squad that can put a crimp in a Stanley Cup team's plans. I'll say Chicago in 7.
Tweet of the Day: “Life should be more like Hockey. If somebody pisses you off, you beat the shit out of them, then sit in a penalty box for 5 minutes.” ~@ZacGalifianakis
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