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 Calgarypuck.com
Staff
May 16th, 2002
One month later and only one Canadian club remains ... Canada's Team ... the Toronto Maple Leafs, or at least that's the rallying cry in pockets all over the country.
The first round's crazy upsets gave way to sanity in the second round as four of the playoff's eight top seeds have advanced to their respective conference finals.
The next question to be answered? Who goes to the Cup final? That question gets answered today by Calgarypuck.com's crack staff (sarcasm ... just look pack at prior picks to get an idea of just how "crack" these fellows are).
Conference Finals.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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The
Skinny
Detroit (1) vs. Colorado (2)
Red Wings
(51-17-10-4, 116 pts);
Avalanche
(45-28-8-1, 99 pts)
Season
Series:
3-1-0
Red Wings |
| Predictions: |
| Rick
Charlton |
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6
Games |
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| Marc
Ciampa |
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7
Games |
Analysis |
| D'Arcy
McGrath |
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6
Games |
Analysis |
| Aaron
McCracken |
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6
Games |
Analysis |
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
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The
Skinny
Carolina
(3) vs.
Toronto (4)
Hurricanes
(35-26-16-5, 91 pts);
Maple Leafs
(43-25-10-14, 100 pts)
Season
Series:
Tied 2-2-0
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| Predictions: |
| Rick
Charlton |
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6
Games |
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| Marc
Ciampa |
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6
Games |
Analysis |
| D'Arcy
McGrath |
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5
Games |
Analysis |
| Aaron
McCracken |
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6
Games |
Analysis |
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