Red Wings Champs

No thanks to some very questionable calls in Game 5, the Wings managed to close out the Cup in 6.

That means, after a highly dynamic last few weeks (read; no one really moved), the official prize winners are:

1st - Muffin Mix; $87
2nd - I Hate the Rangers; $43.50
3rd - Barbies Brawlers; $14.50

Congratulations, and thanks to everyone else for your interest and entries this year! Hope to see you all back for next year's run.

Who's Taking it Home?

Cup Predictions
	Wings in 4
	Wings in 5
	Wings in 6
	Wings in 7
	Penguins in 4
	Penguins in 5
	Penguins in 6
	Penguins in 7
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I personally favour the Wings' experience over the Pens, but fresh legs and some hot goaltending could be all the difference needed.

How Do Ya Like THEM Apples

I'm sure at least a few of us expected some sweeps in the first round, but who can honestly say they thought the Senators would be the only team ousted sans win? And who would have figured Martin Gerber would be the only thing that kept them even halfway respectable? Two points total from Spezza, Heatley and Alfredsson was less than ideal for both Sens fans and poolies like me who counted on at least some offensive production.

Emery has already gone on record saying he wasn't the problem. I'll give him that he's not %100 to blame, and hey, the Rangers are still finding a way to win with a clown in their midst.

Speaking of goaltending, Hasek is out and Osgood is in for the next game now that the Preds have managed to even the series with Detroit. At 2-2 that series is another huge surprise from this playoff season. Gotta love it.

And now on the comedy side of things; watch perennial class act and nice guy Joe Sakic feed Doug Gilmour his right hand 9 years ago. (via Yahoo! NHL Experts Blog)