Okay, is everyone alive? Did your team make it out alive? A couple of ours did and a couple did not.
Let's recap shall we...
(1) Boston Bruins / (8) Montreal Canadiens
The Habs got spanked by the top team in the East where Carey Price tried to incite a riot on more than one occasion and Milan Lucic was suspended.
We also think that Mr. Price didn't give a shit when the Habs lost in four games.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Both
Who Came Out Alive? Boston Bruins
Were We Surprised? Not really.
Best Player? Carey Price, oh wait, we're kidding. Michael Ryder with 4 goals and seven points in four games. That's haunting your old team.
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(2) Washington Capitals / (7) New York Rangers
The Rangers, unlike the Habs, actually tried to show up for the series. But they forgot to actually, you know, score once in a while for a few games.
Towards the end, the whole series just became a circus. John Tortorella throwing water on fans, those fans saying that G-Rad and MStaal were gay (don't they know that G-Rad and Callahan are gay?), Ovechkin being all cute and 'crashing' the Rangers practice.
Whatever.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Noodles
Who Came Out Alive? Washington Capitals
Were We Surprised? Not at all.
Best Player? Like we said in the preview, for the Capitals to be successful Alex Semin had to show up. And he did, with 8 points in seven games.
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(3) New Jersey Devils / (6) Carolina Hurricanes
Game 7. Martin Brodeur vs. Cameron Ward. Who are you picking? Everyone and their baseball-loving mother picks Brodeur.
You're all wrong.
What a way to lose.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Noodles
Who Came Out Alive? Carolina Hurricanes
Were We Surprised? Just a little. We thought a well-rested Marty would be dangerous.
Best Player? Eric freaking Staal. He was disgusting the whole series what with scoring at will and then ending the Devils in Game 7. We hate him.
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(4) Pittsburgh Penguins / (5) Philadelphia Flyers
Whew.
No one died. Only got shutout once. They won.
We're honestly surprised that we are alive after that series. There were times when he wanted to punch children in Flyers jerseys and times when we jumped into arms of people we barely knew.
New enemies were made and new Flyers players were cursed. It was a great time to be alive. Just watching Game 6, the comeback win courtesy of Max Talbot, was an experience. People don't forget.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Both, yaya.
Who Came Out Alive? Pittburgh Penguin
Were We Surprised? Yes.
Best Player? Marc-Andre Fleury. When he had to be big, he was. And that's why he will always be better than the rest.
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Western Conference
(1) San Jose Sharks / (8) Anaheim Ducks
Who was stunned? Quite a few of us were. Everyone thought that this was the Sharks year. They had the Stanley Cup-winning coach, an experienced team and of course Dan Boyle. How could they lose?
But they did. To the Ducks, their hated rivals. It's like when the Penguins own the Flyers in the play offs. Yeah, we know the feeling.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Neither
Who Came Out Alive? Anaheim Ducks
Were We Surprised? Hell yes. What the hell happened? We have to re-evaluate our lives now.
Best Player? Ryan Getzlaf. He had the Gordie Howe hat trick in Game 6, won basically every faceoff he took in the series and just straight up outplayed Joe Thornton.
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(2) Detroit Red Wings / (7) Columbus Blue Jackets
What the hell happened here? The Wings literally rolled over the Jackets until maybe Game 4. It was what the Detroit announcers would call, 'a clinic'.
It was sad really.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Both.
Who Came Out Alive? Detroit Red Wings.
Were We Surprised? Are you kidding? Hell no.
Best Player? Red Wings defense.
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(3) Vancouver Canucks / (6) St. Louis Blues
Was this even a series? The Canucks manhandled the Blues in every possible way and beat them in four. It made us quite sad.
They had a chance in OT, almost taking it to a Game 5 and they wouldn't have been swept but the hockey gods said no.
Canucks fans are not to be trifled with. They're always there and loud. And like Montreal, they are quite fond of rioting.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Noodles
Who Came Out Alive? Vancouver Canucks
Were We Surprised? Yeah, and really disappointed.
Best Player? Alex Burrows. The man was a wrecking crew and his overtime goal in Game 4 was a heartbreaker. Hopefully he keeps that in his pants against the Hawks.
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(4) Chicago Blackhawks / (5) Calgary Flames
This was probably our favorite series of the Quarterfinals. There was hitting, goals being scored, scrums and just intense play. Neither team wanted to lose and they both were willing to do whatever it took to win.
We were definitely rooting for the Hawks so it was exciting to see them win the series.
Who Channeled Ms. Cleo And Predicted Correctly? Both.
Who Came Out Alive? Chicago Blackhawks
Were We Surprised? It seemed like the team with home ice would win but in Game 6, the Hawks just wouldn't be stopped.
Best Player? Jonathan Toews. He may not have had the most points or goals but he was dominant. Every faceoff was a win, he backchecked harder than Henrik Zetterberg and scored the goals that meant the most.
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Predictions Total
Noodles: 7 right out of 8
Henrik: 4 right out of 8
That's our round-up of the series that ended. We are looking forward to the next round and shall do a preview and predictions tomorrow.
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