Okay, here are the matchups. What are your predictions for Round 1?

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders
New Jersey-Tampa Bay
Atlanta-NY Rangers
Ottawa-Pittsburgh

West-
Detroit-Calgary
Anaheim-Minnesota
Vancouver-Dallas
Nashville-San Jose

My picks-

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders (Buffalo in 4)
New Jersey-Tampa Bay (New Jersey in 6)
Atlanta-NY Rangers (Rangers in 6)
Ottawa-Pittsburgh (Pitt in 7)

West-
Detroit-Calgary (Calgary in 6)
Anaheim-Minnesota (Anaheim in 5)
Vancouver-Dallas (Vancouver in 5)
Nashville-San Jose (San Jose in 6)

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders (buffalo in 5)
New Jersey-Tampa Bay (NJ in 6)
Atlanta-NY Rangers (Rangers in 7)
Ottawa-Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh in 5)

West-
Detroit-Calgary (Calgary in 7)
Anaheim-Minnesota (Anahiem in 5)
Vancouver-Dallas (Dallas in 6)
Nashville-San Jose (Nashville in 6)

Go Peter and the Preds!

West

(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. ( 8 ) Calgary Flames = Flames in 6

(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Minnesota Wild = Wild in 7

(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) Dallas Stars = Canucks in 5

(4) Nashville Predators vs. (5) San JoseSharks = Sharks in 6

East

(1) Buffalo Sabres vs. ( 8 ) New York Islanders = Sabres in 5

(2) New Jersey Devils vs. (7) Tampa Bay Lightning = Devils in 5

(3) Atlanta Thrashers vs. (6) New York Rangers = Rangers in 6

(4) Ottawa Senators vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins = Senators in 7

Y'all must be watching a different Calgary Flames team than I am

East-
Buffalo vs NY Islanders: Buffalo in 5
New Jersey vs Tampa Bay: NJ in 6
Atlanta vs NY Rangers: Atl in 7
Ottawa vs Pittsburgh: Ottawa in 6

West-
Detroit vs Calgary: Detroit in 5
Anaheim vs Minnesota: Anaheim in 6
Vancouver vs Dallas: Vancouver in 4
Nashville vs San Jose: Nashville in 6

You think Datsyuk and a hurting Zetterberg and Bertuzzi can take a beating over 7 games? There's no one tough on that team, Lang and Schneider led the team in PIM's with 66! Hasek will have to stand on his head for the Wings to get past the Flames. I agree with you though, they have played like crap, I thought for sure Playfair would get fired. They're more of a playoff team though-great goalie, hard hitting D and talented grinders.

Buffalo vs NY Islanders: Buffalo in 4
New Jersey vs Tampa Bay: NJ in 5
Atlanta vs NY Rangers: NY in 5
Ottawa vs Pittsburgh: Ottawa in 4

West-
Detroit vs Calgary: Detroit in 4 (fuck Calgary)
Anaheim vs Minnesota: Anaheim in 4
Vancouver vs Dallas: Vancouver in 4 (I hope so)
Nashville vs San Jose: San Jose in 5

Calgary does not deserve to be in the pay off's, I hope they choke as they did during the regular season

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders in 6
New Jersey-Tampa Bay in 5
Atlanta-NY Rangers in 4
Ottawa-Pittsburgh in 7

West-
Detroit-Calgary in 5
Anaheim-Minnesota in 6
Vancouver-Dallas in 7
Nashville-San Jose in 5

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders -- Buffalo in 5
New Jersey-Tampa Bay -- NJ in 6
Atlanta-NY Rangers -- Rangers in 7
Ottawa-Pittsburgh -- Pitt in 6

West-
Detroit-Calgary -- Detroit in 6
Anaheim-Minnesota -- Ducks in 5
Vancouver-Dallas -- Dallas in 7
Nashville-San Jose -- Sharks in 6

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders -- Buffalo in 5
New Jersey-Tampa Bay -- NJ in 7
Atlanta-NY Rangers -- Rangers in 6
Ottawa-Pittsburgh -- Ottawa in 6

West-
Detroit-Calgary -- Detroit in 7
Anaheim-Minnesota -- Ducks in 6
Vancouver-Dallas -- Vancouver in 6
Nashville-San Jose -- Nashville in 5

Buffalo-NY Islanders: Sabres are going to roll. In 5.
New Jersey-Tampa Bay: Brodeur has been on fire all year. Devils in 5.
Atlanta-NY Rangers: Thrashers in 6.
Ottawa-Pittsburgh: Heatley goes beserk, scores 4 goals in series. Ottawa in 5.

Detroit-Calgary: Iginla does well, Kiprusoff shuts down the net like Ft. Knox. Flames in 5.
Anaheim-Minnesota: Hopefully Selanne can keep it going. I like the Ducks in 7.
Vancouver-Dallas: I'm going with "Pile Driver" Bertuzzi and gang on this one. Canucks in 7.
Nashville-San Jose: Oooo, this is going to be good. Nashville can light the lamp (highest scoring team in the west this year, I believe), but SJ is a little better on the goaltending. Should be a great matchup. Preds in 7.

lolz. Claus, you want to give him the news?

East-
Buffalo-NY Islanders = Buffalo in 4
New Jersey-Tampa Bay = NJ in 5
Atlanta-NY Rangers = Rangers in 7
Ottawa-Pittsburgh = Pittsburgh in 6

West-
Detroit-Calgary = Detroit in 7
Anaheim-Minnesota = Anaheim in 4
Vancouver-Dallas = Dallas in 6
Nashville-San Jose = San Jose in 5

Oh, oh and Claus just got over the break up. Crazy lovebirds! :p

Cool video- LINK

He he he he ....just goes to show how much that guy knows aboot our religion.

Another 48 hours and I will be in my seat

Holy shit Claus, that's some serious hate on for the Flames, quite flattering!
I predict the top seeds gone round 1.

He's just saying that to try and get a rise out of me knowing that I like the Flames. I'll jump on a bandwagon by the end of the first round, depends on which team I enjoy watching the most.

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Need I say More?

You could tell VW X-Man to go shit in his hat! Or do it for him?

Just to be fair....
Claus, if the Nucks can't support one of the best goalies ever and get knocked out.....

...don't cry, be strong! :p

You know, I totally forgot he got traded.

Well, if that wasn't a "fucking moron" moment!

My apologizes. I do follow hockey (granted, not as crazy about it as the rest of you fools), and that was pure stupidity on my part.

Carry on..

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Please don't trade me to Tampa...

I will be there tomorrow night and Friday...or should I scalp my tix for Friday and make a cool $1200???...hmmmmmm

I think you need to learn more "aboot our religion" before you try to brag about your tickets. Bertuzzi was traded to the Panthers not the Tampa Bay Lightning, then to Detroit. :p

As I said......Please Don't trade me to Tampa. which was the first rumor up here.