2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread (Second Round is set, begins tomorrow)

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Being a New York Area Sports fan, seeing the Rangers and Islanders meet one more time in the playoffs would be awesome... and a fitting finale for Nassau Coliseum as well.

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sent the Barn out right

If the Isles advance, we'd get one more Long Island Expressway series, which will be quite interesting, but if the Capitals advance we have the NHL's best scorer (Alex Ovechkin) against their best goalie (Henrik Lundqvist). The NHL can't lose here.

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sent the Barn out right

If the Isles advance, we'd get one more Long Island Expressway series, which will be quite interesting, but if the Capitals advance we have the NHL's best scorer (Alex Ovechkin) against their best goalie (Henrik Lundqvist). The NHL can't lose here.

I not quite hoping the Isles lose game 7, but I'm legitimately afraid of the spectacle of NYR celebrating on Coliseum ice.  this was the more suitable ending for the Barn.

that said, I assume the Rangers would prefer to face Wash, as they're familiar with them.  if the Isles do manage to take this series the supernatural threatens to makes its presence known.  a lucky break here or there for the Islanders and the series becomes more than just a Conference Semi, its meaning points beyond itself.  ghosts of Coliseum past awake from slumber, that sort of thing.  

those type series can become scary for the favorite, though they sometimes pull through anyway.

I'm rooting for the Islanders... I'm just pointing out that from the NHL's perspective, they can't lose.

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I definitely like the Rangers here... While Steven Stamkos is a talented goalscorer, he should be easier to stop than Alex Ovechkin, both Henrik Lundqvist and Cam Talbot are better goalies then Ben Bishop, and Alan Vigneault is a superior head coach to Jon Cooper.

Rangers win in five.

The Ducks played the best in the Western Conference, but they don't feel like the best team (They remind of the the 2011-2012 Phoenix Coyotes). The Blackhawks have a dynasty feel with stars like Brad Richards, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, and Corey Crawford and Stanley Cup victories in 2010 and 2013.

Blackhawks sweep.