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Okay, so I know I’ve got a real busy schedule coming up. One that won’t allow me to sit down and write for about a week or so. I think to myself, “Self – Don’t worry about it. The conference semis just finished. There are four very good teams remaining. A week from now, both […]
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The first round is over, and everything went according to plan. Well, if the plan was to have multiple upsets, then it went as predicted. All things considered, it actually did go as I had predicted several weeks ago, give or take a series or two. I told you at that time that the NHL […]
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Well here we are, down to the final two teams. The Los Angeles Kings versus the New Jersey Devils. Exactly the two teams that we all expected to be here, right? RIIIIIIIGHT!!! (A little Dr. Evil humor there!) Okay, so maybe not EVERY expert had these two teams picked. But I’m sure that most of […]
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Now that the New York Rangers have finally disposed of the Washington Capitals, we can begin the third round of the playoffs. The other three teams should be well rested, having enjoyed a mini vacation after closing out their respective series in short order. Hockey fans across the northern continent have been itching to get […]
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This time of the year I always find myself asking the same question – is there a better sport for playoffs than hockey? It doesn’t matter what your favorite sport is, the NHL playoffs take you on a roller coaster ride, never knowing where you will end up! Let’s do a quick recap of the […]
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Is it just me or did the first round of the NHL playoffs seem like it lasted for a month? Let me re-phrase that. Didn’t the first round of the Eastern Conference NHL playoffs seem to go on forever? Even the final game of the final series just refused to end! When the Devils’ Adam […]
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Now you know why I decided not to prognosticate beyond the first round of the NHL playoffs. This is the one sport that you can count on upsets throughout the brackets. It’s also the only sport that allows the top seeds to face the bottom seeds in every round, so you really don’t know who […]
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You work hard all season long just so you can gain the home team advantage in the playoffs. It’s huge in football, with the home team winning more times than not. In basketball, it’s rare that a seventh or eighth seed ends up with more than one or two victories before being knocked out of […]
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A View From the Nose Bleed Seats 