Which NHL teams will come out of Round 1 in the playoffs?
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Western Conference:\n\nDetroit vs. Edmonton - Edm (Det is overrated)\nDallas vs. Colorado - Dal\nCalgary vs. Anaheim - Calg\nNashville vs. San Jose - SJ\n\nEastern Conference:\n\nOttawa vs. Tampa Bay - Ott (in 4 or 5)\nCarolina vs. Montreal - Car (perhaps in 4)\nNew Jersey vs. New York - NYR (in 6 or 7)\nBuffalo vs. Philly - Phl
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Most people say seattle but i am thinking Pittsburgh comes through with an upset. Close game too.
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i live in in big D. hey they are going to win it. no can play D like detriot. its over already. red wings all the way.
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Oilers\nRangers\nPenguins\nRed Wings\nSabres\nBlackhawks\nDucks
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Let's start with the NFC:\n\nNFC:\nBears\nSaints\nEagles\nSeahawks\nRams\nGiants\n\nAFC:\nBroncos\nColts\nRavens\nPatriots\nBengals\nSan Diego\n\nFirst Round Byes go to: Colts, Broncos, Bears, and Eagles.
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The Buffalo Sabres!\n\n\n\nLet's Go Buf-fa-lo!!!
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I think it's going to game seven, which is a toss up. But then, Carolina could take it in six in light of the injuries...jcass, I think you have it twisted. Let's not forget that Buffalo would not even be here if it were not for the key injury to Ottawa, aka Hasek. Ottawa handled Buffalo all year, but they were lucky enough to run into a rookie goalie in the playoffs.\n\nUndeserving Oilers? Remind me who beat the President's Trophy winner in 6 games? And who came back from 2 games down to beat the hottest team in the NHL going into playoffs in 4 straight (barring possibly New Jesrsey)? Who is up 3 games to 1 against the team that battled the Flames to a first round defeat and swept the Avalanche (another one of the 3 hottest teams in the league going into the playoffs)? Who fought wars all year just to make the playoffs in the toughest divison in the NHL? If there has ever been a team more deserving of a Stanley Cup than the Edmonton Oilers, I have not heard of them.
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LW-Bobby Hull\nC-Wayne Gretzky\nRW-Gordie Howe\nD-Bobby Orr\nD-Paul Coffey\nG-Terry Sawchuck\n\nIt's hard to leave off players like Lemieux,Esposito,Stan Mikita,Doug Harvey,Jean Beliveau,Rocket Richard and Glenn Hall.
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I wish it would be the Atlanta Thrashers, but since they are 6 points out of the playoff standings I don't think it will be them, maybe next time around!
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At this point the exact dates are still to be determined but according to NHL.com: \n\n"The regular season concludes April 18. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin April 21 and conclude no later than June 19." \n\nHome and away schedules will be determined by Stanley Cup playoff seeding of the top 8 teams in each conference.
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Canada are definitely the favourites but they're not playing well. Keep a close eye on Russia, Sweden and Finland. The US team looks very suspect to me. The Czechs actually lost to Switzerland today, amazing! But if you're looking for a dark horse team, it's Slovakia.
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Probably Detroit.\nBut there's always hope for the Avs...
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I dont think that Edmonton will pull it off. The reason I feel this way is the fact that Carolina is going to be out for blood after playing like a bunch of Junior B players. I hope Edmonton wins but I seriously think Carolina is going to take this one. Afterall, they have one of the best home records in the playoffs and they already lost once at home in this series. My prediction is 4-1. As for having to score in the first 5 minutes of the game to have a chance? Come on, give me a break. Look how Carolina came back from the 3-0 deficit in game 1.
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i can tell you not too many teams can dig themselves out of a hole that big.  carolina will win.  it's over for edmonton.  they knocked off some great teams this season.  it won't be a total loss for them.
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The Detroit Red wings!! they have the talent and experience and the talent like Zetterberg, Datsyuk (who may be back in Game 2), Legace, Schneider, i could name the whole roster! I think that this year, Detroit is going to be the home of the Larry O'Brien trophy, the Stanley Cup and the World Series!! Just watch Game 1 against the Oilers today and you will see what I mean! Detroit is the answer to any "who is going to win?" question in major sports....except football.
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East: 1. Buffalo 2. Rangers 3. Atlanta 4. New Jersey 5. Toronto 6. Carolina 7. Pittsburgh 8. Montreal\n\nWest: 1. Anaheim 2. Nashville 3. Vancouver 4. Dallas 5. Detroit 6. Calgary 7. San Jose 8. Minnesota
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Who do I want to win or who do I think is going to win?  I want the stinkin' Oilers to go all the way.  After my other teams (Canucks & Senators) got knocked out I have to go for the other Canadian teams that are still in even if they are Edmonton.  But looking back at the past couple games I don't have much confidence left in the stinkin' Oilers so I'm going to say I think the Canes are going to win it tonight, sadly.