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Clutching and Grabbing: The Life and Times of B.D. Gallof #7 |
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by B.D. Gallof
Playoff Round 2 Picks
As we sail through Lake Erie, on the Electric Mayhem, I’ll share my picks for the 2nd round of the hockey playoffs. Below each predicted round we have the Clutching & Grabbing's very own...
"Bruise-O-Meter" - which will measure how many bruises, gouges and rattled bones will transpire in each series.
So let us begin...
(2) Anaheim and (3) Vancouver
This will be end of the line for Roberto. Welcome to the playoffs, and see you next year. Ducks will better magnify Vancouver’s flaws than Dallas did. Better D wins series this deep. Vancouver is still missing pieces to be truly deadly.
Pick: Anaheim in 5
"Bruise-O-Meter" - (5 out of 10)
20 bruises, seven loose teeth, one sprain
(1) Buffalo and (6) NY Rangers
If hot air meant goals, The Rangers would have the cup already. Too bad it’s Sean Avery. Ranger fans love to play his knockout of Darcy Tucker over and over on Youtube. Chances are they will go back to it after Buffalo torches their weak defense. Buffalo needs to maintain poise and use their offense and improved defense, and it will be over quick. They get flustered, it’ll be a long series. Lindy Ruff’s boys are up for the task.
Pick: Buffalo in 6
"Bruise-O-Meter" - (8 out of 10)
40 bruises, 12 loosened choppers, 2 sprains, 1 dislocated shoulder and several black eyes
(2) New Jersey and (4) Ottawa
Lou’s grand vision of firing a coach at the end of the season and their lackluster playoffs with Tampa will finally reap the bad dividends. This is a guy who has made horrific free agent pickups and contracts, and somehow NJ keeps on plugging with that albatross around their necks. No more. Brodeur looks tired. Ottawa will surprise.
Pick: Ottawa in 6
"Bruise-O-Meter" - (3 of 10)
14 bruises, 5 loose choppers, 1 sprains, 2 black eyes and one very pissed off Hall of Fame goalie
(1) Detroit and (5) San Jose
Joey Kocur and Bob Probert are punching sides of beef in the ships hold. This should give you a pretty good idea on what kind of physicality to expect. Detroit held off and never got flustered by Calgary. San Jose is no slouch, but nor are they working on all cylinders, despite their impressive dismissal of Nashville. Take out Detroit, and you’ll make me a believer.
Pick: Detroit in 6
"Bruise-O-Meter" - (10 of 10) WARNING WARNING...OVERLOAD!
55 bruises, 4 fulls sets of teeth sliding along the ice, 4 sprains, 1 dislocated shoulder and a truckload of bandaids.
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