2008 Playoffs Down to Four Teams!

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EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
Philadelphia vs PittsburghSeries starts Friday

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
Detroit vs Dallas Series starts Thursday

-Philadelphia surprisingly, to me anyway, stomped on the Canadiens to advance to the 3rd round. They'll face the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Eastern Conference crown. I'm calling a team from Pennsylvania advancing to the Finals...HAHA! Ok, I'm actually going to pick Pittsburgh here. They're young, incredibly talented, and hungry! The Flyers are a very tough team, though, and will be hard work for the Penguins.

Penguins advance with a game 7 win!

-Detroit stomped on Colorado in game 4 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Dallas marched ahead to a 3-0 lead in their series against the San Jose Sharks. San Jose staved off Dallas for 2 straight games until finally losing in game 6 in the seventh period! They played over two games in one night before Brendan Morrow finally potted the winner to advance Dallas. It remains to be seen how going 7 periods, with the final 4 of them being shotgun periods in that there's no commercial interruptions so they can take a break, will affect their play against Detroit. They may be a bit sluggish against a lethal Red Wings team that allows no mercy. At least they have a few days before gametime.

I'm calling Detroit in 5!