Who would you rather play?

[wingnut4013 12]

The Flames or the AVs?

[Viperar 16]

Avalanche..which is hard because i would still love for the sharks to be eliminated.

[VM1138 1,921]

Again, we shouldn't pick our poison. Clearly Colorado is the fan matchup, not for level of difficulty, just for old time's sake.

[Reds4Life 51]

Colorado for sure.

[akustyk 84]

I'd rather have Avs but am far from saying they look like an easier foe.

if Flames did overcome Sharks lead and advance to Round 2 they'd

be one hell of an opponent.

Dives on the other hand have Theodore who seems to be finally getting

it done. and I'm most certainly not a big fan of hot goalies.

in the end I pick Dives. they're a little bit bigger offensively than Flames

but not that physical and goonish. and most important - they're no

Canadian team so we're supposed to see less idiotic ref calls. and less

traveling

[StayStevieStay 0]

Calgary's had some secondary scoring issues and it would be nice for the Sharks to be out as early as possible - so I'll go with wanting the Flames to win... although peppering Theodore with 40-50 shots a game would probably work out quite well for us.

[Copenhagen848 58]

Avs.

[RedStormRising 7]

When will Game 1 be?

[wingnut4013 12]

I would much rather play the AV's. I don't want to face another physical team.

[10 Minute Misconduct 104]

avs...stay away from the west cost as long as possible...and due to the old rivalry..

i dont like facing a hot goalie, but i dont like facing kipper either. even tho i wish we could play colorado with calgary eliminating san jose.

[betterREDthandead 58]

Colorado from a fan's perspective. But it'd be nice to play Calgary simply because it means the Sharks would be gone.

[Ontario Wingsfan 0]

Colorado. After watching Ellis frustrate the Wings, I want nothing to do with Kipper lol Theodore has looked good too but I like our chances against him better.

Edited April 20, 2008 by Ontario Wingsfan

[Lidsyukerberg 0]

Just out of curiosity I read a little of the article on nhl.com about the Avs advance to the second round and according to the wording they used we are playing the avs.

According to the story:

The seventh-seeded Avs will play top-seeded Detroit if the Red Wings can beat Nashville either Sunday or Tuesday.

Also I noticed what looked to be a little biased towards the Wings on nhl.com. If you want to know what I mean, read the top story about the Avs advance to the second round on nhl.com, and now read the top story about the Wings advance to the second round on nhl.com. Is it just me or does it seem like they have a lot to say about the Avs advancing, but couldn't really care less about the Wings moving forward? Just an observation.

[dr_lobster 0]

Even discarding the fact that we routed them in the regular season and that they've got Foote and Forsberg back, I like the way we match up with Colorado. They get inconsistent goaltending from Theodore, and don't have enough intensity in skating/physicality (save for Laperriere) to push us around.

Calgary has a quiet intensity about them, and Miikaa's Miikaa.

[Rice 42]

When will Game 1 be?

Redmond said Thursday most likely.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

The divealanche are coached by our ***** Joel Queerville, we've dominated them in recent memory, and they don't have that big, physical team that the Wings usually struggle against.

If we play Calgary, we have to worry again about winning on the road in a tough environment. We always win in Colorado. It's a no-brainer to me.

[betterREDthandead 58]

Just out of curiosity I read a little of the article on nhl.com about the Avs advance to the second round and according to the wording they used we are playing the avs.

The seventh-seeded Avs will play top-seeded Detroit if the Red Wings can beat Nashville either Sunday or Tuesday.

That would be true.....if NHL.com employed writers who followed hockey. The Avs are the sixth seed.

[wingsgirl001 983]

From a fan perspective I'd rather play the Avs, mostly for old times sake.

However, playing Calgary wouldn't be bad either if it means the Sharks are out

[Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA]

Again, we shouldn't pick our poison. Clearly Colorado is the fan matchup, not for level of difficulty, just for old time's sake.

this really has no affect on the team whatsoever. Were not the ones playing the game, we can be as cocky as we want.

[Saran 1]

id rather play avs out of the two, however id rather have calgary beat san jose.

[Echolalia 2,961]

I would rather play the Avs, because that means San Jose will have another "hands-full" series against who's left standing between the Stars and the Ducks, and if it came down to it, I would rather verse a tired, ragged, and hopefully weakened Stars, Ducks or Sharks team in the Conference Finals, than a relatively fresh Flames in the 2nd round, who beat the media favorites at their best.

[ShanahanMan 473]

Avs for sure. That'd be great.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Also if Cagary wins, that means some of us will have another year of watching CBC homers on Versus announcing the road games. I don't need that right now with my stress level.

[Learn2LuvIt 245]

Avs

[Majsheppard 203]

We definately want the FLAMES to be our next opponents so let's hear it for the Flames!!

The Flames are the better match up for sure...