Hope Duchene is ok though... MRI Monday. :(

Yeah, that's the mood dampener for sure. Weird injury - it certainly didn't look like much on the ice, but knees are weird. As long as he's back for the playoffs, he can take all the time he needs to rest for a couple weeks, so let's hope it works out that way.

Looks like the Leafs have fully collapsed.

That Avs win is a huge blow to the Sharks, too. Anaheim needs to make their move to win the Pacific.

Phoenix is playing well down the stretch, I expect them and the Wild as the 2 Wild Card teams.

As of now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the Western match ups would be:

1. St. Louis vs. WC2 Phoenix
2. San Jose vs. WC 1 Minnesota
3. Anaheim vs. Los Angeles
4. Chicago vs. Colorado

Yep (though Anaheim is kind of ahead of the sharks if you look at it as PPG).

Correct.

Someone help me. Do they re-seed the match ups for the 2nd round? How are those determined? Is it like the NFL where the highest remaining seed plays the lowest one? I probably should have just googled that.

If NHL 14 is correct, the Blues/Yotes and Avs/Blackhawks winners would play each other and Sharks/Wild and Ducks/Kings winners would play each other.

Yeah, it's been my understanding that the idea is that it's supposed to be a divisional championship that's just a little wonky with wildcards.

Jonathan Quick is pretty good at goaltending.

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Don't forget this one too!

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It's worked out pretty well all in all:

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Us too :)

http://www.nhlsnipers.com/wp-content...iedermayer.jpg

I still consider the Kings (personally) our 2nd main rival. To me, the Sharks will always be number one. I ****ing hate the Sharks.

I can watch the Kings and not aggravated. Perhaps even root for them. Sharks? Burn in hell....

I wonder if a good 6-7 game Freeway Series might change that. Either way, I think it has to do with recent history. Ducks/Kings don't have playoff history. Yet.

It'll heighten it for sure, but it won't pass the Sharks.

If it was just post season play, the Wings would be our mortal enemy. I'm beyond glad they're in the East now.