Mountains to climb

It’s NHL Stanley Cup playoffs time! We have a pool at work here (of course). I had to pick 7 forwards, 4 defenceman and 1 goalie. Points work like this, 2 points for a goal, 1 point for an assist, 1 point for a goalie win, 2 points for a shut out. The picks I made were as a fan, believe me not because of any vast hockey knowledge. It’s more like a wish list; the people I would cheer for. Here are my picks:

Forwards:
Markus Naslund – Vancouver
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver
Mats Sundin – Toronto
Joe Thornton – Boston
Mark Recchi – Philadelphia
Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay
Glen Murray – Boston

Defensemen:
Ed Jovanovski – Vancouver
Mattias Ohlund – Vancouver
Bryan McCabe – Toronto
Sergei Gonchar – Boston

Goalie:
Ed Belfour – Toronto

Yes there are Leafs in my picks. They can go as far as they like as long as they lose in game 7 of the finals to my Canucks 5 – 2. My red hot burning hatred for Detroit prevented me from choosing any players from that team. And, in true Canucks fan fashion, I could not bring myself to choose players from any other teams in the Western Conference as they don’t matter. Insane I know, but what the heck.

I chose Canucks (GO CANUCKS GO!) in every category but one – goaltending. Although Clouts has had a good season I’m not too keen on him in pressure situations. It’s way too easy to get to the guy. I like Toronto’s Belfour as a net minder. He’s cool as a cucumber and good for a couple shut outs even if TO only goes so far.

It all begins tonight with Vancouver meeting Calgary. I’d like to see Vancouver in 4 straight (stinkin’ Flames), but my guess is that it will be Vancouver in 6.

As a side note, here’s a funny song (2.62 MB MP3) from a Toronto radio station about how Ottawa is going to choke. You can’t download it Pauly. It’s an MP3. That would be wrong. 😉

Thanks to PR Todd for the link.