Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Christmas in April!

It's here - Christmas has come again!!! If you're a hockey fan, and more specifically a Canuck fan, this is the 'most wonderful time of the year'! It's hockey playoff time.

The Canucks missed out last year, but this year they are one of the hottest teams in the league over the past 2.5 months. They will be playing St. Louis Blues to begin the playoffs,. St. Louis rode the best record in the NHL over the 2nd half of the season to climb from 15th to 6th place.

Its going to be a tough one...

It is a best of seven game series.

Here's how it matches up for me:
Goaltending - Canucks
Defence - draw - St. Louis has better mobility on defense; Canucks have more experience and a bit more physical.
Forwards - slight edge to Canucks; 1 great line, 2 solid lines and a strong 4th line.
Intangibles - slight edge Vancouver. Both teams have battled adversity, but I think Vancouver is a bit hungrier. Both were written off earlier in the season, but are now meeting in the playoffs.

Prediction: Canucks in 6

What do you think?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Lori says Canucks in 5. GO CANUCKS GO.