2008 NHL Playoff Preview – Eastern Conference Breakdown

[Shame About Ray]

NHL Furious Playoff Preview 2008 – Eastern Conference Breakdown

This is embarrassing, but when I projected how the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs would pan out, I actually had the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins on the outside looking in. Boy, do I look dumb. Truth be told I had no idea Carey Price would evolve in to the first teenage goalie to register twenty wins since Patrick Roy and Tom Barrasso did it. It was also impossible to predict the emergence of the Kostitsyn brothers, as well as the emergence of Alexei Kovalev as a Hart Trophy candidate (futures to come up on that later).

Of course, the Habs and bustling Bruins aren’t the only stories in the exciting NHL betting playoffs. Are the Senators powerful enough sans Daniel Alfredsson to challenge the Penguins? Are Jagr and the vaunted Rangers really a legit threat in the playoffs? Or are their recent defensive woes a telling sign? And finally, is Ovechkin ready to put the Capitals on his back in his first NHL playoffs ever?

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