Playoffs!!!

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Sweet, hockey playoffs finally rolls around. Alright, throughout the playoffs, BQ and I will try to update you with everything that's happening and give our opinions about games and series. He'll be doing the East and I'll do the Western Conference, so without further ado, let's get started...

...but before I go on, here are some "analysis":






OK, that was hilarious, but now on to more serious stuff:

Awesome quadruple overtime win by the Canucks on Wednesday, Roberto Luongo got 72 saves in the game...but the Canucks were shut out in game two. Can they possibly be burnt out after one game? I would say yes,judging from the shut out. I picked the Canucks to win before, but after seeing they're offense, which consists of the Sedin twins, I'll have to go out on a limb here and pick the Stars over the Canucks even though Luongo is the second best goalie in the game.

Nashville and San Jose is probably the best match-up in the west, they met in last years playoffs as well with San Jose winning. I thought that San Jose had the upper hand (yes, even with Forsberg), but the injuries, especially Cheechoo's knee, is enough to make me second guess myself.

Detroit and the Flames (woot!!!) is a foregone conclusion: there is no way that Flames can beat Detroit, unless, and I don't think it will happen, Dominik Hassek gets injured. Other wise, the Flames will be lucky to push the series to 5. However, as a resident of the Calgary area, it is my civil duty to root for the Flames (it is totally bad karma to root against the home team), so YEAH, GO FLAMES GO.

Ducks and Wild is not a very interesting match-up, the Ducks are already 2-0 and like Detroit, I honestly don't see this series going to 6 games. The Ducks were my pre-season pick to win it all, and I don't really see anyone in the west that is significantly better than the Ducks. There is the possibility that the hockey gods will karmafy Chris Pronger for leaving Edmonton, but I doubt it.

Ok, that's all the hockey for now. Check back later for updates.

Onto a bit of basketball.

-How hot has Toronto been lately? In October, I predicted that they were going to squeak into the playoffs as an 8 or 7 seed. I'd never have thought that they would win the division title and battle for the 2 seed.

-Speaking of the second seed, guess who's at 7? Yep, it's Vinsanity and the Nets. How sweet would the match-up be if Toronto got the chance to eliminate Vince Carter from the playoffs.

-Still, I think it would be better for the Raps to play the Wizards in the 1st round.

-In the west, Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, and Hornets are battling for 2 spots. Lakers are probably get in and the Hornets are probably out. But the battle between the Warriors and Clippers is interesting. It's a toss up at this points, with Clips holding the tie breaker.

-That being said, I'd rather watch the Warriors just cause they're more entertaining, and especially since they've got Dallas' number.

-If Dallas goes through the first round, which they probably will, they'll probably play Houston, I honestly think that series could go 7 games and I wouldn't be surprised if the Rockets pull an upsets.

-However, Dallas is still the favorite to get to the finals just because the Spurs and Suns are set to meet in the second round in a match-up that's going to tire both teams out.

Alright, that's it for now...