After our round one predictions, we deserve to be in the penalty box. We deserve no Vancouver Canuck’s gal pressing her boobs against the glass like Adam Burrsh had when he played for the Sharks on his visit to Canada. We only predicted one playoff series correct and that was our super upset with the Sharks knocking off the Golden Knights. Maybe our morning Cheerios were spiked. In round one, lots of crazy things happen. Not talking about your girl when she is pissed off at you. The Tampa Bay Lightning ousted by the Blue Jackets in four games. Then the Champs were rocked like a Hurricane and not from the band the Scorpions. We have hit rock bottom and served our time in the penalty box.
‘I don’t know what gets into me around the holidays.’ 
Now that we are out we will give it another whirl to prove to ourselves we might have no idea when it comes to Hockey playoffs.
ROUND TWO
NEW YORK ISLANDERS VERSUS CAROLINA HURRICANES
Islanders handled the Penguins with ease in the first round. The Hurricanes took it to the champs and went the distance to game seven and won the series. The Islanders have home ice and plenty of rest. The Hurricanes are a very young team and play very loose and go out on the ice and has fun. I was wrong about both these teams in the first round. I think the key of this series will be the head coach of the Islanders, Barry Trotz. Yes the same Barry Trotz that led the Capitals to their first cup last year. Islanders lost one of their super stars to free agency before the season. The islanders responded with one of their best records since the 1980s. In the second round the Hurricanes, a young and inexperienced team runs out of gas.
ISLANDERS IN SIX
BOSTON BRUINS VERSUS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Bruins repeated what they did last season in the first round by going the distance with the Maple Leafs and winning game 7 to advance to round two. The Blue Jackets absolutely stunned the Lightning in a four game sweep. Bruins will not be surprised by the Blue Jackets. Both teams play a physical style of hockey. The Bruins have been winning big games all season. The Blue Jackets core has come to play and the team is rising up. Guys like Matt Duchene and Artemi Panarin have been leading the charge as the team is averaging 4.75 goals per game.That is lighting the lamp. I think the Blue Jackets match up very well with the Bruins. Like last year, the Bruins seem on the same path to beat the Maple Leafs. Then they’ll fall in the second round due to going the full seven games in the first series two years in a row.
BLUE JACKETS IN SEVEN
ST. LOUIS BLUES VERSUS DALLAS STARS
Blues took down the Winnipeg Jets during which I think they kind of got lucky. I think the Jets made too many mistakes and gave the Blues the series. The Blues goalie made some huge stops to help the Blues prevail. Meanwhile Dallas Stars are not a very exciting team. But they do the little things to grind out games and earn the victories. Old fashioned good defense and great goal tending. The series comes down to the two goalies. Ben Bishop for the Stars. Jordan Binnington for the Blues. Bishop has been remarkable. 9.45 save percentage and only allowing 1.90 goals against. CHECK MATE goes to the Stars. The Stars have the best penalty killing team left in the playoffs. The Blues advanced in round two taking advantage of the penalties and scoring in those opportunities.
STARS IN SIX
COLORADO AVALANCHE VERSUS SAN JOSE SHARKS
The Avalanche has assembled some nice young talent. The Sharks pulled off a big shocker in the first round knocking off the Golden Knights. The best player left in the playoffs goes to the Avs. Nathan Mackinnon could carry this team for Colorado. The Sharks need Joe Pavelski to return if they want to knock off the Avalanche. The Sharks have more depth and experience that will help them fight off a young and hungry Avalanche team. Sharks goalie Martin Jones had some clunkers in round one in the net. However he also played well in a few games that helped them beat one of the best teams in the league. I like the Sharks high octane offense in this series.
It comes down to the man in the beard in this one who will help the Sharks prevail once again.
SHARKS IN 7
The Wild shamrock 