2010 NHL Playoffs – Round 3 Recap

Four teams enter, two teams leave…and the other two go to the Stanley Cup Finals!

Series: San Jose Sharks (1) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2)

My Prediction: Blackhawks in 6 games.

What Actually Happened: Blackhawks SWEEP in 4 games.

Comments: This could end up being the only sweep in the 2010 playoffs.The games were close–being decided by only 1 or 2 goals–but the Blackhawks never seemed like they were going to lose.

And while I’m glad that my team won, I’m disappointed in the Sharks. The games were exciting…I guess I was secretly hoping for more of them.

 

Series: Philadelphia Flyers (7) vs. Montreal Canadiens (8)

My Prediction: Montreal UPSETS Philadelphia in 7 games.

What Actually Happened: Philadelphia won in 5 games.

Comments: Thanks, Montreal. Thanks for beating the two most exciting teams in the East, only to be beaten by one of the lamest. Oh, and if you haven’t guessed–I’m being sarcastic!

You killed all the giants, and now a dwarf has bested you for a trip to the Finals.

Chicago vs. Philadelphia? The same Flyers who didn’t make the playoffs until the last day of the season–and in a shootout, no less? This is who the ‘Hawks will face to win the Cup.At least if the Canadiens won, it would have been two Original Six teams in the Finals.

Granted, I like Chicago’s odds against Philly. They can–and should–win the Stanley Cup. But a Cup victory over a GOOD team would be more gratifying.

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