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The Sharks have plenty of playoff experience as well. Not in terms of cups, but in terms of games played in the playoffs, as a team they rank right up there with the Red Wings. Wings may be older, but they are simply the better team out there right now, even with the injuries...and experience isn't a very big part of that in this series, imo.

Great news boys. Let's finish those Sharkies quick and get some extra rest now.!

Great game boys, got the job done in CGY. Showed heart and lots of it. Second round is going to be FAR tougher, so LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!

Guys, we should all relax for tonight, because we got the last laugh. 5-1 Flamers, put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Iginla is a JOKE, I'm glad these punks are done...hopefully the Wings get out without too many injuries in this series.

Iginla is a JOKE, I'm glad these punks are done...hopefully the Wings get out without too many injuries in this series.

As I said, Dom played well for once and we absolutely PWNED the Flames....now let's win one on the road boys!!!

OK Dom, this is where you do your thing. Finish these bums once and for all!

Sammy needs to be taken off the ice, asap...or AT LEAST off the PP!

Wow, Hasek blows.

Alright Dom, the team is playing great in front of you, Bert's back and kickin ass, the chemistry is starting to flow, so please, NO MORE SOFTIES AND STUPID PENALTIES. Do what we all know you can do and SHUT THE DOOR! :!:

Dom will hold the fort for us, have no fear.

Sure, but I like having the better goalie for once, don't you?

So far, Hasek > Kipper.

2-0 on the PP!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys, new member here. I've never lived in Detroit but I've been a Wings fan since I started watching hockey 14 years ago. It's obviously a little biased asking this Q in a red wings forum, but I really do believe this team has what it takes to go all the way this year (despite the 'tightness' of the Western conference)...plus I wanted to get my predictions for the playoffs in somewhere, and that predictions thread is only asking for round 1 matchups. Without further babble, I see it happening as follows: Western Conference: Detroit over Calgary 4-2 Anaheim over Minnesota 4-3 Vancouver over Dallas 4-3 San Jose over Nashville 4-1 Detroit over San Jose 4-3 Anaheim over Vancouver 4-3 WCF: Detoit over Anaheim 4-2 Eastern Conference: Buffalo over New York Islanders 4-0 New Jersey over Tampa Bay 4-2 New York Rangers over Atlanta 4-3 Ottawa over Pittsburgh 4-3 Buffalo over New York Rangers 4-2 New Jersey over Ottawa 4-3 ECF: New Jersey over Buffalo 4-3 SCF: Detroit over New Jersey 4-2 for the Stanley Cup One injury may, of course, change everything...also, Jersey vs Buffalo is wishful thinking, if you know what I mean. Thoughts/Reasoning: the Wings have the best team out there, imo, if they are at full strength and can easily go all the way. I admit though that they have massive injury problems with Bertuzzi and Zetterberg out/playing injured, and so I give Calgary a 45% chance to bounce them in the first round. I'm basing my predictions on the fact that we'll see a healthy Wings team from round 2 onwards, and at that point they have the best chance of going all the way out of any team, though nowadays pretty much any team can win the Cup.

Hasek will be THE reason why we beat Calgary (*crosses fingers for Dominator staying healthy*).

Classy post.

HenrikRules40, thanks for the kind words and welcoming. I hope your boy can step it up for us, with Bert sitting out. I know he may be injured, but he was a key performer in past playoffs (one of the few Wings that showed up, imo) and we will need him against Cowtown. Everyone else, thanks for the replies. Lazerbeam, good looking picks, and I love the sig.