Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Who will surprise in the NHL playoffs?


So there are 16 teams out of the potential 30 teams in the NHL that have clinched a playoff birth. All have deserved these spots because they overcame obstacles and challenges in their way to earn their spots again. Some teams got in because they got lucky and had a good number of points to move them in, while other teams had to win some late regular-season games in order to be considered eligible. There are 16 teams in the playoffs. Only one of them will win the Stanley Cup prize each team desires so badly. So here's a question I am dying to ask you: Who will be the biggest surprise in these year's playoffs? Well, when you look at a good number of teams that got here, you can say pretty much anybody can be a surprise this season. But there's one team in my mind that might not win the Stanley Cup, but will definitely go farther than they expected. It's the Los Angeles Kings. Yes, the Kings did have a bit of a downfall late into the regular season, but you look at what they have in the first round. They play the Vancouver Canucks. And I saw these two things down in Los Angeles during spring break and the Kings beat them 8-3, a wide margin. It was definitely not Luongo's best night, but it proved for the Kings that they can play with the big boys, such as Vancouver, San Jose, and Detroit. The power play is clicking and the goaltending by Jonathan Quick has been solid. Terry Murray, the coach of the Kings, has put together a solid team and it looks like it can take them far. They will have to figure out a way to win on the road in Vancouver however, because they have not win up in the 2010 Olympic City so far this season, losing their two contests there against the Canucks. These team nevers to overcome these statistics if they even have a chance of getting to the next round. If they are able to do this, it looks like a bright and solid destiny to the Cup. As I said before, I don't see them winning it, because with a team like that, there might be no answers coming from the Canucks or any other opponent in the first two rounds.

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