First Round is done

The Sharks put the beating where it counted. On The Scoreboard.
Nashville played a dirty game all series long. but the Sharks were able to do something they couldn't... WIN. Its pretty disgusting what Nashville did. Perhaps my disgust is really in the fact that they didn't have to play dirty. I was worried about Nashville. They were quick and fast and the Sharks were beaten by them pretty well. There was no need to do cheapshots. That was not what the playoffs were about. its about being intense and playing physical and laying it all out. it is not about Knee to Knee hits (on Cheechoo), or Checking from behind (on Bernier), or hitting after the whistle (on Thornton), or spearing the opposition (on Erhoff), or slashing players between the legs (on Bernier). All these things that Nashville did to irritate the Sharks.

But the Sharks held strong to their values and Character. They retaliated by winning the Series. Actually yes, they did start a brawl in Game 2 after the Bernier was knocked out of the game. The NHL made a mistake by not suspending Hartnel on the Cheechoo knee-on-knee hit. and then the Bernier Hit. So the Sharks had to make a statement that it won't happen again. And they did. The moment the NHL put down the suspension, both teams played like they were supposed to play, with their skill. And in the End the Sharks had more size, more speed, and more skill, and a "revenge" factor to win the series.

I believe Nashville could have won the series if they played their game. but they didn't, and inspired the Sharks from their dirty play to win the series and Send Nashville back home. And perhaps what people don't know is that Nashville is in danger of losing the Predators. And this series loss may be the start of the team leaving Nashville.

Other Series
Anahiem destroys the Wild. Wow. I knew Anaheim would win, but not this convincingly. They are the team to beat right now.
Detroit over Calgary. Calgary was the weaker team No doubts on Detroit's win.
Vancouver over Dallas. good series. You had it all, shutouts, overtimes, great goaltending. I'm glad Vancouver won cause that leads to:

ROUND 2:
Sharks vs Detroit. I love this matchup. Detroit has always been the "standard" of the NHL. but the Sharks played them good, taking the season 3-1. of course that doesn't matter now. it's the playoffs. But the Sharks can use their speed, and their skill to run over Detroit. I'd say sharks in 5, but give Detroit some credit.
I predict Sharks in 6 games. Besides, win it in the Shark Tank...

In the other series: I think Anaheim will win becasue Vancouver went 7 emotionally draining games. But I think Luango will keep Vancouver in it. And if he's still on, he can win this series.

Whoops. I forgot the Eastern Conference... I guess that's West Coast Biased... (They don't cover the west coast... maybe they don't know the West Exists?)
I think Buffalo Sabres over NY Rangers, and Ottawa Senators over New Jersey Devils. That'll be great, because the last time the Sabres and Senators met. It was a brawl.

Till then I'm waiting to drop the puck! Sharks vs Detroit Thursday!!!