Michalek Tears ACL, Done For Playoffs

Milan Michalek will require season-ending surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee he suffered in Game 1 on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
Michalek was playing with a partially torn ACL from an injury he sustained on March 18 in Atlanta. He tore the ACL completely late in the second period of Wednesday's game.
Michalek will have surgery in two weeks when the swelling goes down. He is expected to make a full recovery and be available for training camp in September.

Ebs Named East Conference Player Of The Year

The Regina Pats are proud to announce that Jordan Eberle has been named the WHL East Conference Player of the Year. Eberle goes up against Vancouver's Craig Cunningham for the league award, the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, later this month.The only other Pats to be named league MVP are Dennis Sobchuck, Doug Wickenheiser and Josh Harding.

(Bloggers note) And he should win the League as well.

Armstead's Rider Days Are Done

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today they have officially released import kick/punt returner Jason Armstead. "We had talked to Jason in the recent past and told him he was released from the team," stated Head Coach and Vice President of Football Operations Ken Miller. "At that time we had no prior knowledge of his unfortunate legal troubles." Miller explained that the team had not yet made his release public as they were working behind the scenes to assistant him in trying to acquire a roster position with another team within the CFL. "This is an unfortunate situation for Jason, but at this time he is no longer a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders," concluded Miller. "We do appreciate what he contributed to the team last season and wish him well in his future." Armstead re-joined the Riders for the remaining 11 regular season games and playoffs of the 2009 season.

(Bloggers note) I Think this is a very bad move by the Riders, and just hope it doesn't come back to bite us in the ass. Thank You Jason for all your hard work both on and off the field.

WHL Conference Final Previews

Calgary, AB -- The quest for Western Hockey League supremacy and a chance to join the Brandon Wheat Kings and compete in the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Brandon, MB, continues as the 2010 Husky WHL Eastern Conference and Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship series’ begin on Friday, April 16. For the second straight season, the Husky WHL Eastern Conference Championship series will feature a battle between the Calgary Hitmen and the Brandon Wheat Kings.The Hitmen won last year’s Conference final meeting, defeating the Wheat Kings in four straight to advance to the 2009 WHL Championship series, which they would lose to the Kelowna Rockets. The Memorial Cup host Wheat Kings will be looking for revenge as they continue their quest to get to the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament through the front door as WHL Champs.The Tri-City Americans will be facing off against the Vancouver Giants in the 2010 Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship series, marking the first playoff encounter between the two franchises.The Americans won the U.S. Division and Western Conference regular-season titles, and have carried their strong play through the first two rounds of the post-season. The Giants, winners of their fifth straight B.C. Division crown, have plowed through the first two rounds of the playoffs, thanks to a dynamite offense, and find themselves in the Western Conference final for a second straight year.Here's a look at the Husky WHL Eastern and Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship series’. Also attached.

HUSKY WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE(1) CALGARY HITMEN vs (2) BRANDON WHEAT KINGS

2009-10 regular-season record: (W-L-OTL-SOL, PTS)Calgary: 52-17-1-2, 107pts

Brandon: 50-18-1-3, 104pts

2009-10 head-to-head record: Calgary: 1-3-0-0, 2pts

Brandon: 3-0-0-1, 7pts2009-10

head-to-head top scorers:

Calgary: Kris Foucault 4gp-2g-2a-4pts
Tyler Shattock 4gp-2g-2a-4pts

Brandon: Matt Calvert 4gp-5g-1a-6pts
Scott Glennie 4gp-2g-4a-6pts

The Calgary Hitmen and the Brandon Wheat Kings meet up in the post-season for the fourth time in six seasons, and for the second consecutive year in the WHL Eastern Conference final. In 2009, Brett Sonne and the Hitmen beat Brayden Schenn and the Wheat Kings four games to none in the Husky WHL Eastern Conference Championship series.The Hitmen are making their fourth consecutive appearance in the Eastern Conference final, having lost to Medicine Hat in 2007 and Lethbridge in 2008, then defeating the Wheat Kings last season. The Hitmen have had a tougher road to the Husky WHL Eastern Conference Championship series this season than they did last year when they swept their way to the 2009 WHL Championship series.

After a hard-fought, come-from-behind seven-game first round series win over the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Hitmen needed six games to tame the Medicine Hat Tigers in the second round. Offensively, the Hitmen have enjoyed balanced production, with 14 different players having scored through the first two rounds and seven players who have at least four goals in the post-season. While stars like Brandon Kozun, Joel Broda and Tyler Shattock continue to produce, it’s been the likes of Cody Sylvester, Kris Foucault and Jimmy Bubnick who have helped spread out the scoring. Defensively, the Hitmen have tightened up since the opening round, and allowed only 14 goals in six games versus the Tigers.

They will need to be at their absolute best to slow down the Wheat Kings’ lethal offense. Staying out of the penalty box will go a long way in keeping the goals-against down versus Brandon. Martin Jones has not had to steal any post-season games for the Hitmen, so far. However, he will likely be called upon to come up big on more than one occasion versus the Wheat Kings.

The Wheat Kings are making their second consecutive appearance in the Husky WHL Eastern Conference Championship series, having swept the Swift Current Broncos in the first round before handling a very strong Saskatoon Blades team in six games in the second round. Throughout the regular season and the playoffs, the story for the Wheat Kings has been their dynamic and dangerous offense. Having led the WHL by a good margin in goals-for during the regular season, the Wheaties are averaging 4.3 goals per game in the playoffs and appear, at times, to be able to score at will. The team boasts six players who are averaging a point per game or better in the post-season, and they own a power play that is operating at a 30.0 per cent clip through 10 playoff games.

Up against a tough Hitmen defense, the Wheat Kings will need to use their offensive depth to keep up their high-scoring ways. Defensively, the Wheat Kings have allowed an average of three goals per game in the post-season. Fortunately, they’ve been able to outscore their opponents more often than not. Penalty killing has been a strength for the Wheaties in the playoffs, as the team owns the best penalty killing success rate of any team still in the playoffs.

They will need to maintain their strong PK to nullify Calgary’s potent power play. Jacob DeSerres has been in net for seven of the team’s eight playoff victories. Like Calgary’s Martin Jones, DeSerres has not had to steal a win for the Wheat Kings, so far. Yet, he’s managed to do what he has needed to in order to get the victories.

Series Schedule#1 -
Brandon @ Calgary; Friday, April 16 (7:00pm MT)
#2 - Brandon @ Calgary; Saturday, April 17 (7:00pm MT)
#3 - Calgary @ Brandon; Tuesday, April 20 (7:00pm CT)
#4 - Calgary @ Brandon; Wednesday, April 21 (7:00pm CT)
#5 - Brandon @ Calgary; Friday, April 23 (7:00pm MT)**
#6 - Calgary @ Brandon; Sunday, April 25 (6:00pm CT
7 - Brandon @ Calgary; Tuesday, April 27 (7:00pm MT)****
- if necessary

KAL TIRE WHL WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) TRI-CITY AMERICANS vs (5) VANCOUVER GIANTS

2009-10 regular-season record: (W-L-OTL-SOL, PTS)Tri-City: 47-22-1-2, 97pts

Vancouver: 41-25-3-3, 88pts

2009-10 head-to-head record:

Tri-City: 4-0-0-0, 8pts

Vancouver: 0-3-0-1, 1pts

2009-10 head-to-head top scorers:

Tri-City: Brendan Shinnimin 4gp-4g-3a-7pts
Adam Hughesman 4gp-2g-5a-7pts

Vancouver: James Henry 4gp-0g-4a-4pts
Neil Manning 4gp-2g-1a-3pts

The Vancouver Giants and Tri-City Americans meet up for their first ever playoff series.The Americans are making their second appearance in the Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship series in the last three years, having defeated the Chilliwack Bruins in six games in the opening round before downing the defending WHL Champion Kelowna Rockets in five games in the second round. The Americans have averaged 3.64 goals per game through the first two rounds of the playoffs, which is the lowest offensive output of the four remaining teams. However, they have plenty of speed, skill and depth up front, with 14 players who have found the back of the net through 11 games.

Having owned the second-best power play during the regular season, the Ams hope to take advantage of a Giants’ penalty killing unit that has struggled during the playoffs. Defensively, the Americans have allowed the fewest number of goals of any of the remaining teams. Yet, the Ams have yet to face an offense as dangerous as that of the Giants. Tyler Schmidt and the Ams’ defense corps will need to find a way to slow down Vancouver’s red-hot trio of Craig Cunningham, Brendan Gallagher and Lance Bouma if they want to move on. Netminder Drew Owsley has been impressive through 11 playoff contests, posting a solid .930 save percentage and a 2.23 GAA.

Owsley also enjoyed success versus the Giants during the regular season, winning all three of his starts and posting a .923 save percentage in the process.The Giants are making their second straight appearance in the Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship series, having swept the Kamloops Blazers in the first round before toppling the Portland Winterhawks in six games in the second round. Offensively, the Giants have been on fire, scoring an average of five goals per game through rounds one and two. The team boasts eight players with 10 or more points in the post-season, and five players with five or more goals.

Craig Cunningham, Lance Bouma and Brendan Gallagher have been near unstoppable in the playoffs, combining for 23 goals and 51 points in 10 games. They will be charged with trying to break through a solid Americans’ defense and the goaltending of Drew Owsley. Defensively, the Giants have allowed an average of 3.6 goals-against per game in the post-season. Having faced two strong offenses in Kamloops and Portland, the Giants will now have to find a way to contain the tremendous speed and skill of the Americans.

Improving upon their 68.2 per cent penalty killing success rate will be crucial for the Giants to have a chance to beat the Americans. Goaltender Mark Segal may not have the numbers that his counterpart, Owlsey, boasts. However, Segal has found a way to get the job done when it comes to putting up wins. The 18-year-old faced plenty of rubber versus the Winterhawks, and saved his best performance for the team’s series-clinching Game 6 win.

Series Schedule (All Start Times Local)
#1 – Vancouver @ Tri-City; Friday, April 16 (7:05pm)
#2 – Vancouver @ Tri-City; Saturday, April 17 (7:35pm)
#3 – Tri-City @ Vancouver; Tuesday, April 20 (7:00pm)
#4 – Tri-City @ Vancouver; Thursday, April 22 (7:00pm)
#5 – Vancouver @ Tri-City; Saturday, April 24 (1:00pm)**
#6 – Tri-City @ Vancouver; Monday, April 26 (7:00pm)**
#7 – Vancouver @ Tri-City; Tuesday, April 27 (7:05pm)****
- if necessary

Are They ? Or Arne't They?

It must be April and NHL Playoff hockey, because why else would the Sharks being playing so badly. Year after year the Sharks continue to show there true colors. How can a team with so much talent, play so badly come playoff time? To many passengers I guess, yes I know it was only one game but it was a very long one for the Sharks and their fans. The Avs controlled the game from start to finish and could have won it by alot more than just by 1 goal.

Before the series started I took the Sharks in 6, but if they play the same way tomorrow that pick looks to be out the window. So with that said are these the same Sharks that choke every season, or can they finally get over the hump and win it all? I don't think they have to bring home Lord Stanley to keep this team together. But they do have to get to the final. Or I can see management tearing it up and starting all over again.

The Sens came into Pittsburgh looking for a split, and now they have a chance of being up 2-0 going home. I don't see that happening but I also didn't see Ottawa beating Pittsburgh last 5-4 so you never know .

The Phoenix Coyotes are up 1-0 in the best of 7 against Detroit as they beat the Wings 3-2. I still see the Wings winning the series and they did play good last night and with a couple of bounces they would be up 1-0. But the Wings will regroup and take game 2 on Friday night. Jimmy Howard in net??? Really? Sure leave the guy on the bench who has back stopped you to two straight league finals. I'm thinking Babcock will put Osgood in on Friday. Right?

Now as for the only game I had right last night The Philadelphia Flyers were winners 2-1 over the New Jersey Devils. I also picked the Flyers to win the series, they have had the Devils number all season and I don't see that changing and time soon. I t won't be easy for the Flyers as the Devils are not just going to roll over and hand it to them. I see New Jersey winning game 2, but with games 3 and 4 in Philly.

I see the Flyers winning both at home and then finishing it off in game 6 at home.

I know there has not been alot of blogging lately, but it's just I really haven't had much to say. But will try to blog more. Thanks for reading.

ttyl

2010 Stanley Cup Quarter Finals Western Conference

(1) San Jose vs (8) Colorado

* If Necesary




Game 1 Avalanche at Sharks Wednesday, April 14 9:30pm CBC
Game 2 Avalanche at Sharks Friday, April 16 9:30pm CBC
Game 3 Sharks at Avalanche Sunday, April 18 8:30pm CBC
Game 4 Sharks at Avalanche Tuesday, April 20 9:00 CBC
Game 5 Avalanche at Sharks Thursday, April 22 9:30pm CBC *
Game 6 Sharks at Avalanche Saturday, April 24 TBD CBC*
Game 7 Avalanche at Sharks Monday, April 26 TBD CBC *



San Jose Sharks



Regular Season Record: 51-20-11, 113 pts

Head-to-Head Record: 2-2

Last Stanley Cup Win: Never

Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: Never

Last Postseason Appearance: 2009

Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, Kent Huskins, Niclas Wallin


GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Joe Thornton/79/20/69/89/17/4/1/2/54/141/14.18/19:51

Patrick Marleau/82/44/39/83/21/12/4/6/22/274/16.06/21:12

Dany Heatley/82/39/43/82/14/18/1/9/54/280/13.93/20:13

Dan Boyle/76/15/43/58/6/6/0/3/70/180/8.33/26:12

Ryane Clowe/82/19/38/57/0/2/0/2/131/189/10.05/17:10



GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Evgeni Nabokov/71/170/2.43/2168/.922/3/0/44/16/10/4194/59:04

Thomas Greiss/16/35/2.69/399/.912/0/0/7/4/1/782/48:54



Colorado Avalanche



Regular Season Record: 43-30-9, 95 pts

Head-to-Head Record: 2-2

Last Stanley Cup Win: 2001

Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2001

Last Postseason Appearance: 2008

Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Milan Hejduk, Adam Foote (2), Stephane Yelle (2)



GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Paul Stastny/81/20/59/79/2/9/0/2/50/199/10.05/21:23

Chris Stewart/77/28/36/64/4/3/0/5/73/221/12.67/16:41

Matt Duchene/81/24/31/55/1/10/1/2/16/180/13.33/17:43


Milan Hejduk/56/23/21/44/6/8/0/4/10/153/15.03/19:01

TJ Galiardi/70/15/24/39/6/2/1/3/28/120/12.50/18:10



GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Craig Anderson/71/186/2.64/2233/.917/7/0/38/25/7/4235/59:39

Peter Budaj/15/32/2.64/386/.917/1/0/5/5/2/727/48:30

I pick the Sharks in 6 games.



(2) Chicago vs (7) Nashville

* If Necessary


Game 1 Predators at Blackhawks Friday, April 16 7:30pm TSN2
Game 2 Predators at Blackhawks Sunday, April 18 7:30pm TSN
Game 3 Blackhawks at Predators Tuesday, April 20 8pm TSN
Game 4 Blackhawks at Predators Thursday, April 22 7:30pm TSN2
Game 5 Predators at Blackhawks Saturday, April 24 TBD TSN *
Game 6 Blackhawks at Predators Monday, April 26 TBD TSN *
Game 7 Predators at Blackhawks Wednesday, April 28 TBD TSN*


Chicago Blackhawks



Regular Season Record: 52-22-8, 112 pts

Head-to-Head Record: 4-2

Last Stanley Cup Win: 1961

Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1992

Last Postseason Appearance: 2009

Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Andrew Ladd, John Madden (2), Tomas Kopecky



GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Patrick Kane/82/30/58/88/16/9/0/6/20/261/11.49/19:11

Duncan Keith/82/14/55/69/21/3/1/1/51/213/6.57/26:35

Jonathan Toews/76/25/43/68/22/9/1/3/47/202/12.38/20:00

Patrick Sharp/82/25/41/66/24/4/2/4/28/266/9.40/18:07

Marian Hossa/57/24/27/51/24/2/5/2/18/199/12.06/18:43




GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI


Cristobal Huet/48/114/2.50/1083/.895/4/0/26/14/4/2731/56:54

Antti Niemi/39/82/2.25/936/.912/7/0/26/7/4/2190/56:09



Nashville Predators



Regular Season Record: 47-29-6, 100 pts

Head-to-Head Record: 2-4

Last Stanley Cup Win: Never

Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: Never

Last Postseason Appearance: 2008

Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Jason Arnott



GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT/ATOI

Steve Sullivan/82/17/34/51/2/5/0/4/35/152/11.18/17:55


Patric Hornqvist /80 /30 /21 /51 /18 /10 /0 /8 \40 /275 /10.91 /15:41

Martin Erat /74 /21 /28 /49 /-7 /5 /0 /2 /50 /168 /12.50 /17:59

Jason Arnott /63 /19 /27 /46 /0 /6 /0 /3 /26 /216 /8.80 /18:41

J Dumont /74 /17 /28 /45 /8 /3 /1 /3 /20 /112 /15.18 /14:46

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Pekka Rinne/58/137/2.53/1541/.911/7/0/32/16/5/3245/55:57

Dan Ellis/31/77/2.69/848/.909/1/0/15/13/1/1714/55:18

I pick the Blackhawks in 4 games.


(3) Vancouver vs (6) Los Angeles
* If Necessary

Game 1 Kings at Canucks Thursday, April 15 9pm CBC
Game 2 Kings at Canucks Saturday, April 17 9pm CBC
Game 3 Canucks at Kings Monday, April 19 9pm CBC
Game 4 Canucks at Kings Wednesday, April 21 9pm CBC
Game 5 Kings at Canucks Friday, April 23 9pm CBC *
Game 6 Canucks at Kings Sunday, April 25 TBD CBC*
Game 7 Kings at Canucks Tuesday, April 27 TBD CBC*

Vancouver Canucks

Regular Season Record: 49-28-5, 103 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 3-1
Last Stanley Cup Win: Never
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1994
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Mikael Samuelsson, Brad Lukowich

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Henrik Sedin/82/29/83/112/35/4/2/5/48/166/17.47/19:41

Daniel Sedin/63/29/56/85/36/8/0/8/28/225/12.89/19:08

Ryan Kesler/82/25/50/75/1/12/1/5/104/214/11.68/19:37

Alexandre Burrows/82/35/32/67/34/4/5/3/121/209/16.75/17:51

Mikael Samuelsson/74/30/23/53/10/7/0/4/64/219/13.70/17:10

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Roberto Luongo/68/167/2.57/1915/.913/4/0/40/22/4/3899/57:20

Andrew Raycroft/21/39/2.42/438/.911/1/0/9/5/1/967/46:03


Los Angeles Kings

Regular Season Record: 46-27-9, 101 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 1-3
Last Stanley Cup Win: Never
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1993
Last Postseason Appearance: 2002
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Justin Williams, Sean O’Donnell, Fredrik Modin, Rob Scuderi

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Anze Kopitar/82/34/47/81/6/14/1/2/16/259/13.13/21:47

Stephen Weiss/80/28/32/60/-7/12/0/2/40/180/15.56/19:59

Drew Doughty/82/16/43/59/20/9/0/5/54/142/11.27/24:58

Nathan Horton/65/20/37/57/-1/7/2/4/42/159/12.58/20:53

Dustin Brown/82/24/32/56/-6/7/0/3/41/248/9.68/19:15

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Jonathan Quick/72/180/2.54/1927/.907/4/0/39/24/7/4258/59:08

Tomas Vokoun/63/157/2.55/2081/.925/7/0/23/28/11/3695/58:39

I pick the Canucks in 7 games.


(4) Phoenix vs (5) Detroit
* If Necessary
Game 1 Red Wings at Coyotes Wednesday, April 14 9pm TSN
Game 2 Red Wings at Coyotes Friday, April 16 9pm TSN
Game 3 Coyotes at Red Wings Sunday, April 18 2pm TSN
Game 4 Coyotes at Red Wings Tuesday, April 20 5:30pm TSN
Game 5 Red Wings at Coyotes Friday, April 23 9pm TSN*
Game 6 Coyotes at Red Wings Sunday, April 25 1pm TSN*
Game 7 Red Wings at Coyotes Tuesday, April 27 TDB TSN*

Phoenix Coyotes

Regular Season Record: 50-25-7, 107 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: Never
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: Never
Last Postseason Appearance: 2002
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Mathieu Schneider, Ilya Bryzgalov

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Wojtek Wolski/80/23/42/65/21/2/0/5/27/195/11.79/18:44

Shane Doan/82/18/37/55/3/5/0/4/41/234/7.69/19:09

Matthew Lombardi/78/19/34/53/8/4/0/2/36/174/10.92/17:56

Lee Stempniak/80/28/20/48/0/9/1/2/26/212/13.21/17:19

Radim Vrbata/82/24/19/43/6/7/0/4/24/266/9.02/16:13

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI,PIM

Jason LaBarbera/17/33/2.13/459/.928/0/0/8/5/1/927/54:34

Ilya Bryzgalov/69/156/2.29/1961/.920/8/0/42/20/6/4084/59:11


Detroit Red Wings

Regular Season Record: 44-24-14, 102 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 2008
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2009
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Pavel Datsyuk (2), Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski (3), Johan Franzen, Nicklas Lidstrom (4), Nicklas Kronwall, Dan Cleary, Valtteri Filppula, Tomas Holmstrom (4), Kris Draper (4), Brett Lebda, Andreas Lilja, Brad Stuart, Kirk Maltby (4), Aaron Downey, Drew Miller, Jason Williams, Brad May, Darren Helm, Chris Osgood (3)

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Pavel Datsyuk/80/27/43/70/17/9/0/3/18/203/13.30/20:20

Henrik Zetterberg/74/23/47/70/12/3/0/6/26/309/7.44/20:04

Nicklas Lidstrom/82/9/40/49/22/5/0/1/24/194/4.64/25:25

Tomas Holmstrom/68/25/20/45/5/13/0/5/60/131/19.08/15:48

Todd Bertuzzi/82/18/26/44/-7/4/0/4/80/216/8.33/16:46

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Jimmy Howard/63/141/2.26/1849/.924/3/0/37/15/10/3740/59:22

Chris Osgood/23/63/3.02/561/.888/1/0/7/9/4/1252/54:26

I pick the Red Wings in 6 games.

NHL 2010 Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals Eastern Conference

(1)Washington vs (8) Montreal
* If Necessary

Game 1 Canadiens at Capitals Thursday, April 15 6pm TSN
Game 2 Canadiens at Capitals Saturday, April 17 6pm TSN
Game 3 Capitals at Canadiens Monday, April 19 6pm TSN
Game 4 Capitals at Canadiens Wednesday,April 21 6pm TSN
Game 5 Canadiens at Capitals Friday, April 23 6pm TSN *
Game 6 Capitals at Canadiens Monday, April 26 6pm *
Game 7 Canadiens at Capitals Wednesday, April 28 TBD *

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Record: 54-15-13, 121 pts

Head-to-Head Record: 2-3

Last Stanley Cup Win: Never

Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1998

Last Postseason Appearance: 2009

Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Mike Knuble
NAME,GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI


Alex Ovechkin/72/50/59/109/45/13/0/7/89/368/13.59/21:47

Nicklas Backstrom/82/33/68/101/37/11/0/4/50/222/14.86/20:26

Alexander Semin/73/40/44/84/36/8/2/5/66/278/14.39/19:07

Mike Green/75/19/57/76/39/10/0/4/54/205/9.27/25:28


Brooks Laich/78/25/34/59/16/12/1/4/34/222/11.26/18:17



NAME,GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Jose Theodore/47/121/2.81/1352/.911/1/0/30/7/7/2585/55:00

Semyon Varlamov/26/65/2.55/718/.909/2/0/15/4/6/1527/58:44



Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Record: 39-33-10, 88 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 3-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 1993
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1993
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Scott Gomez (2), Brian Gionta, Travis Moen, Hal Gill

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Tomas Plekanec/82/25/45/70/5/3/1/4/50/216/11.57/19:57

Scott Gomez/78/12/47/59/1/5/0/1/60/180/6.67/19:56

Michael Cammalleri/65/26/24/50/7/4/0/4/16/218/11.93/19:31

Brian Gionta/61/28/18/46/3/10/0/3/26/237/11.81/20:45

Andrei Markov/45/6/28/34/11/4/0/1/32/85/7.06/23:48



NAME,GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Jaroslav Halak/45/105/2.40/1386/.924/5/0/26/13/5/2629/58:26

Carey Price/41/109/2.77/1244/.912/0/0/13/20/5/2358/57:31

I pick Caps in 4 games.


(2) New Jersey vs (7) Philadelphia
* If Necessary
Game 1 Flyers at Devils Wednesday, April 14 6:30pm TSN
Game2 Flyers at Devils Friday, April 16 6:30pm TSN
Game 3 Devils at Flyers Sunday, April 18 5pm TSN
Game 4 Devils at Flyers Tuesday, April 20 6:30pm TSN2
Game 5 Flyers at Devils Thursday, April 22 6pm TSN *
Game 6 Devils at Flyers Sunday, April 25 TBD TSN *
Game 7 Flyers at Devils Tuesday, April 27 6:30pm TSN *

New Jersey Devils

Regular Season Record: 48-27-7, 103 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-6
Last Stanley Cup Win: 2003
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2003
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Patrik Elias (2), Jamie Langenbrunner (2), Brian Rolston (1), Colin White (2), Jay Pandolfo (2), Rob Neidermayer (1), Martin Brodeur (3), Martin Skoula


NAME,GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Ilya Kovalchuk/76/41/44/85/10/12/0/4/53/290/14.14/22:02

Zach Parise/81/38/44/82/24/9/1/5/32/347/10.95/19:46

Travis Zajac/82/25/42/67/22/6/0/4/24/210/11.90/20:12

Jamie Langenbrunner/81/19/42/61/6/6/2/4/44/228/8.33/19:33

Patrik Elias/58/19/29/48/18/3/1/4/40/145/13.10/17:37

NAME,GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Yann Danis/12/16/2.06/207/.923/0/0/3/2/1467/38:56

Martin Brodeur/77/168/2.24/2004/.916/90/45/25/6/4499/58:25

Philadelphia Flyers

Regular Season Record: 41-35-6, 88 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 6-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 1975
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1997
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Chris Pronger


NAME,GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Mike Richards/82/31/31/62/-2/13/1/3/79/237/13.08/20:24

Jeff Carter/74/33/28/61/2/11/2/6/38/319/10.34/19:18

Chris Pronger/82/10/45/55/22/5/0/2/79/175/5.71/25:55

Danny Briere/75/26/27/53/-2/8/0/1/71/193/13.47/16:35

Claude Giroux/82/16/31/47/-9/8/0/2/23/145/11.03/16:36

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Brian Boucher/33/80/2.76/796/.899/1/0/9/18/3/1742/52:47

Ray Emery/29/74/2.64/783/.905/3/0/16/11/1/1683/58:03

I Pick Flyers in 6 games.

(3) Buffalo vs (6) Boston
* If Necessary
Game 1 Bruins at Sabres Thursday, April 15 6pm CBC
Game 2 Bruins at Sabres Saturday, April 17 12pm CBC
Game 3 Sabres at Bruins Monday, April 19 6pm CBC
Game 4 Sabres at Bruins Wednesday, April 21 6pm CBC
Game 5 Bruins at Sabres Friday, April 23 6pm CBC *
Game 6 Sabres at Bruins Monday, April 26 6pm CBC *
Game 7 Bruins at Sabres Wednesday, April 28 6pm CBC *

Buffalo Sabers

Regular Season Record: 45-27-10, 100 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-4
Last Stanley Cup Win: Never
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1999
Last Postseason Appearance: 2007
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: None

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Derek Roy/80/26/43/69/9/10/1/6/48/215/12.09/19:22

Tim Connolly/73/17/48/65/10/7/1/5/28/206/8.25/18:37

Jason Pominville/82/24/38/62/13/8/0/2/22/252/9.52/18:44

Thomas Vanek/71/28/25/53/9/10/0/6/42/182/15.38/16:45

Tyler Myers/82/11/37/48/13/3/0/1/32/104/10.58/23:44

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Ryan Miller/69/150/2.22/2098/.929/5/0/41/18/8/4047/58:39

Patrick Lalime/16/40/2.81/432/.907/0/0/4/8/2/853/53:21

Boston Bruins

Regular Season Record: 39-30-13, 91 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 4-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 1972
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 1990
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Mark Recchi (2), Shawn Thornton, Miroslav Satan


GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Patrice Bergeron/73/19/33/52/6/0/1/4/28/184/10.33/18:54

David Krejci/79/17/35/52/8/6/0/3/26/156/10.90/18:14

Zdeno Chara/80/7/37/44/19/4/0/1/87/242/2.89/25:22

Mark Recchi/81/18/25/43/4/8/0/2/34/152/11.84/17:03

Blake Wheeler/82/18/20/38/-4/3/1/2/53/159/11.32/15:47

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI,

Tuukka Rask/45/84/1.97/1221/.931/5/0/22/12/5/2562/56:56

Tim Thomas/43/104/2.56/1221/.915/5/0/17/18/8/2441/56:47

I pick Sabers in 7 games.

(4) Pittsburgh vs (5) Ottawa
* If Necessary
Game 1 Senators at Penguins Wednesday, April 14 6pm CBC
Game 2 Senators at Penguins Friday, April 16 6pm CBC
Game 3 Penguins at Senators Sunday, April 18 5:30pm CBC
Game 4 Penguins at Senators Tuesday, April 20 6pm CBC
Game 5 Senators at Penguins Thursday, April 22 6pm CBC *
Game 6 Penguins at Senators Saturday, April 24 6pm CBC *
Game 7 Senators at Penguins Tuesday, April 27 6pm CBC *

Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Record: 47-28-7, 101 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 2009
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2009
Last Postseason Appearance: 2009
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Chris Kunitz (2), Bill Guerin (2), Ruslan Fedotenko (2), Craig Adams (2), Marc Andre Fleury, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Sergei Gonchar, Pascal Dupuis, Alex Goligoski, Matt Cooke, Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik, Tyler Kennedy, Michael Rupp, Mark Eaton, Max Talbot, Eric Godard



GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Sidney Crosby/81/51/58/109/15/13/2/6/71/298/17.11/21:57

Evgeni Malkin/67/28/49/77/-6/13/2/7/100/268/10.45/20:50

Sergei Gonchar/62/11/39/50/-4/6/0/3/49/138/7.97/24:23

Alexei Ponikarovsky/77/21/29/50/-1/5/0/1/61/184/11.41/16:27

Jordan Staal/82/21/28/49/19/1/2/1/57/195/10.77/19:23

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Marc-Andre Fleury/67/168/2.65/1772/.905/1/0/37/21/6/3798/56:41

Brent Johnson/23/51/2.76/541/.906/0/0/10/6/1/1108/48:10

Ottawa Senators

Regular Season Record: 44-32-6, 94 pts
Head-to-Head Record: 2-2
Last Stanley Cup Win: 1927
Last Stanley Cup Final Appearance: 2007
Last Postseason Appearance: 2008
Players with Stanley Cup Rings: Alex Kovalev, Matt Cullen, Ryan Shannon

GP,G,A,PTS,+/-,PPG,SHG,GWG,PIM,SHOTS,PCT,ATOI

Daniel Alfredsson/70/20/51/71/8/4/1/5/22/168/11.90/19:39

Jason Spezza/60/23/34/57/0/11/0/5/20/165/13.94/19:03

Mike Fisher/79/25/28/53/1/10/0/6/59/212/11.79/18:58

Alex Kovalev/77/18/31/49/-8/4/0/5/54/165/10.91/18:09

Matt Cullen/81/16/32/48/-7/2/2/2/34/195/8.21/18:45

GP,GA,GAA,SA,PCT,SO,ENG,W,L,OTL,MOI,ATOI

Brian Elliott/55/130/2.57/1424/.909/5/0/29/18/4/3037/55:14

Pascal Leclaire/34/93/3.20/822/.887/0/0/12/14/2/1744/51:19

I pick Penguins in 6 games.