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The first round of the NHL draft took place Friday night, and it was more than obvious that Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin would go No. 1 and 2 in the draft, and they did. The question now was who was going to be the No. 3 overall selection by the Florida Panthers? I would have guessed that they would have picked Cam Fowler, but when I was following the draft on ...

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Conference Finals

Posted: 15th May 2010 by Stephen Dupej in NHL
We come down to the last four teams standing in the NHL’s Stanley Cup tournament, and while the dominant San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks will have a showdown in the West, the surprise Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens will battle it out for supremacy in the East. Before I get to my picks for the Conference Finals, I’d like to say that I got a lot of negative comments on my article Why a ...

Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Conference Quarterfinals

Posted: 13th April 2010 by Stephen Dupej in NHL
It's time to wave out those playoff towels and get crazy—cup crazy, that is. The Stanley Cup playoffs start this Wednesday, and in this monster preview of first-round picks, you'll also see my pick of who could be a Cinderella team, and which of the favourites to win the cup that could have an early exit. Eastern Conference   No. 1 Washington Capitals vs. No. 8 Montreal Canadiens   The Habs had the same seed in the opening round ...