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3 down, 12 to go.

Detroit defeats Columbus 4-0.

Amusing image I found. Sad, but true.

And so many delusional Leafs fans actually think they'll be able to pry Nash away from the Jackets in two years. How pitifully sad.

Pittsburgh puts an end to the Flyers' hopes.

Round 2 Outlook

If current leads remain, then:

ANA @ DET
CHI/CAL @ VAN

NYR @ BOS
PIT @ NJD

Man, what the crap really HAS happened to the Sharks? They got completely owned last game.

And they're gone. Anaheim tahes out San Jose in 6.

Similarly, Chicago gets the only away win in their series, defeating Calgary in 6.

NYR@WAS, CAR@NJ game sevens go tonight.

Washington defeats the Rangers 2-1 to take their series in 7.

Carolina meanwhile pulls off an amazing comeback in the last 80 seconds, scoring twice to take both the game and series 4-3.

NEXT ROUND PREDICTIONS:

ANA @ DET: Detroit in 6
CHI @ VAN: Vancouver in 6
CAR @ BOS: Boston in 5
PIT @ WAS: Washington in 7

//Update: Round 2 schedules are up.

So you really think Washington is gonna beat the Pens, huh? I dunno, man... considering how they fooked around for so long against the Rangers before getting their act together, they're gonna be hard-pressed to beat a team with as much firepower as the Pens if they pull that again. The rest seem like pretty reasonable predictions, though. I might give the Canes one more game than that, but I doubt they're gonna beat Boston. The Bruins are just too good this year, particularly with Thomas pulling his best brick wall imitation in net.

I think Washington is the better team, and that they've had their playoff wake up call. And Ovechkin won't stay silent on the scoreboard that long.

I agree with you about Ovechkin, but I'm also not sure what to make of their rookie goaltender, either. The kid has more career postseason wins than regular season wins at this point. Dunno how long he can keep that act up before he remembers he's a rookie with almost zero experience and he's in the NHL playoffs.

Deja vu? Anaheim takes a 3OT win over Detroit.