The first round

Ok, well I have already been proven wrong and its less than a week after I made my first picks. Last night Vancouver finished its first round sweep of the St. Louis Blues. Honestly, I dont think many people saw this coming. St. Louis finished the regular season with huge wins and were carrying a lot of momentum into the playoffs, Im honestly not sure what caused the collapse, but it may be time for some changes in that organization. In both the Detroit Columbus and the Boston Montreal series I appear to be dead wrong with my picks. After thinking that the underdog had made it into the heads of the favorites, it appears that both these series could end up in four game sweeps. Yea, I really dropped the ball on that one. In two tight races both the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricane series as well as the New York Rangers and Washington Captials series appear to be very tight and may go the distance to seven games. In the back and forth series that has taken The Devils and the Hurricanes into a 2 game a piece tie the Hurricanes have proven that even the best goaltender on the ice can be beaten. With a huge overtime win last night, they carry the momentum. I wish I could say the same for the New York Rangers, who were handed a beating on Monday night after a huge 1-0 win on Saturday. This is a series that all expected to be tight, but trading shutouts isnt what anyone had in mind. The Rangers need to take more advantage of the home ice in the next game and bring their fans back into it. It is one of the hardest places to play, New York, and the Rangers need to remember that going into game four. What doesnt surprise me is the Chicago/ Flames series in which Chicago has a 2-1 lead in. This is a great test for an untested Chicago team and if they want to advance, they need to keep their heads in it and play the game they love. Well thats all for now, I know that the temps will be heating up in the next few days but it will be even hotter on the ice. HAPPY PLAYOFFS! and as always, LETS GO RANGERS!