My Playoff Predictions: Conference Finals

My picks from last round.....

Eastern Conference:

I said Montreal in 6. What really happened, Philadelphia in 5. I knew Philly crushing the Canadiens was a possibility, but I was shocked at how bad Montreal played. The Canadiens didn't put traffic in front of Biron until game 5, but it was to late. Not only was the Montreal power play bad, their goal tending was brutal, due to the simple fact that Carey Price is so young and inexperienced at the NHL level.

I said Pens in 6. What really happened, Pens in 5. The Pens did everything they I said they had to do in order to win....score on the power play and find a way to win on Madison Square Garden ice. The Pens also got excellent goal tending from Marc-Andre Fleury, he has been the key to the playoffs so far which has put some smiles on peoples faces.

Western Conference:

I said Aves in 6. What really happened, Wings in 4! Talk about a complete melt down. The Avalanche had everything from bad goal tending to key players going down to injury. The Wings played great, but the Avalanche fell apart. This was disappointing after all they hype.

I said Stars in 6. I called this one because it was obvious. The sharks are a good team, but the Stars are a hungry team. The Stars were lead by their captain Brendan Morrow to a Western Conference Final birth. Morrow had 2 overtime goals, one coming in the fourth overtime in game 6. He also had a couple massive body checks in this series none bigger than the one he laid on Milan Michalek who was left motionless afterwards.

My Picks for th Conference Finals:

Eastern Conference Finals:

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia. This is one of the greatest rivalries in the NHL today. The season series was won by the Flyers 5-3. For as impressive as 5-3 looks, it doesn't serve justice of how the series went. The Pens lost the first four, but then won three in a row and then ended up losing the final game of the season, but not only was the final game pointless, the Pens look as if they didn't try. The special teams will be the deciding factor in this series. The Flyers penalty kill hasn't been anything to get over excited about and their power play has been average. The Pens have been dominant on both sides of the special teams game. If the Flyers want to take runs at Crosby, the Pens will eat them alive. I say Pens in 6. The Pens are on a mission!!!

Western Conference Finals:

Detroit vs. Dallas. The Wings won the season series 3-1, but the past is the past, this is the present and Dallas has proven that so far this year throughout the playoffs. The Wings so far have had it relatively easy. The Stars have not. This will be a great series because it has always been a great rivalry. The Stars, like the Pens, are on a mission so I don't see them losing to the old, and probably rusty due to the long layoff, Red Wings. Stars in 6.