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Rock Ruminations

"The Rock" - Newfoundland's nickname, attributed to the granite and rocky landcapes which wrap around coastlines of the province. It is an affectionate term towards Newfoundland, and highlights the significance of environment. Ruminations - the act of pondering; meditation.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

And Then There Were Eight

Okay, you may recall that two weeks ago I made my first round predictions in Lord Stanley's Cup. And for a guy who didn't see much hockey this year (only one Thrashers' game and maybe another eight to ten games on television all season), I didn't do too bad.

I had predicted:

  • (1) Detroit v. (8) Edmonton - Detroit in 6 [Reality - Edmonton in 7]
  • (2) Dallas v. (7) Colorado - Colorado in 6 [Reality - Colorado in 5]
  • (3) Calgary v. (6) Anaheim - Calgary in 5 [Reality - Anaheim in 7]
  • (4) Nashville v. (5) San Jose - Nashville in 7 [Reality - San Jose in 5]


  • (1) Ottawa v. (8) Tampa Bay - Ottawa in 5 [Reality - Ottawa in 5]
  • (2) Carolina v. (7) Montreal - Montreal in 6 [Reality - Carolina in 6]
  • (3) New Jersey v. (6) New York - New Jersey in 5 [Reality - New Jersey in 4]
  • (4) Buffalo v. (5) Philadelphia - Philadelphia in 7 [Reality - Buffalo in 6]

And if you look at it, I got the correct teams in three of the eight series (it would have been four, but as a Habs fan you have to pick them even when you know that they aren't going to win). I still blame it on not seeing enough action all season long, particularly from the western division. [I should note that Michael Bérubé went six for eight in his Cup crazy, part one predictions, thats what happens when you live somewhere like Pennsylvania and get to actually see some hockey - but I'm not bitter!]

In any regard, round two is up and I need to make some predictions here now.

In the East:

  • (1) Ottawa vs. (4) Buffalo - Ottawa in 6
  • (2) Carolina vs. (3) New Jersey - New Jersey in 6

In the West:

  • (5) San Jose vs. (8) Edmonton - San Jose in 6
  • (6) Anaheim vs. (7) Colorado - Colorado in 5

It is interesting to note that the top four teams in the East made it past their first round series, but the top four teams in the West all lost their series.

In any regard, we'll see in another two weeks how I did.

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posted by MKB | 8:26 AM | |

1 Comments:

Blogger Michael Bérubé said...

Actually, I was 4 for 4. My co-blogger Scott Lemieux was the guy who missed the Edmonton and Anaheim victories.

Good luck with round two. . . .

10:37 PM  

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