Hi All!!!
1997 World Championship just finished yesterday. The Canadian won 2-1
over Sweden. Hmmmm... whatever happenned to the American team??? Just
wondering.....
Okay, the Conference Final is under way tonight with Detroit Red Wings
playing the Colorado Avalanche, Vernon vs Roy, Draper vs Lemeiux,
Yzerman vs Sakic and Fedorov vs Forsberg, and so on......
This is what the Final is supposed to be, the two best team in the West.
Being a Detroit Red Wings' fan, I will have to pick my team to win in 6
games. Here's why:
Offense is pretty well even between these two teams. Detroit have Stevie
Y, Fedorov, Shanahan, Kozlov and others, while Avs have Forsberg, Sakic,
Kamensky, Lemeiux and so on... I think the difference between these two
teams is the team defense.  Detroit I think had an advantage in this
category.  If you look at the way these two teams played the two
previous series, you can tell Detroit played better. The powerplay, i'll
say is for Colorado, penalty killing -- Detroit,  goaltender, pretty
well even. Roy might be the best goaltender in the NHL, but Mike Vernon,
in his last year of his contract was playing like the Vernon of old when
he beat Patrick Roy and the Canadiens on their own turf in Montreal.
Vernon is in his Stanley Cup form, and will be tough to beat him. So
Detroit in 6 games.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs NEW YORK RANGERS
I'll say the youth will prevail in this series. Philadelphia is playing
better this year. The only question I think is the goaltender, where I
will give the nod to the Ranger's Richter. Problem is Richter didn't
face any team that park their big players in front of the net, namely
Lindros, Otto, LeClair, Renberg and whoever else. Garth Snow won the
games for Philly this playoffs, and I don't see why Terry Murray would
bench him for Hextall. The Ranger's big guns are old, namely Gretzky,
Messier, and Robitaille. I'll say Otto will play against Messier's line,
and maybe Hawerchuk's or Lindros line will play against Gretzky. Either
way, the Rangers will be toast in 5-6 games.
So, Philadelphia will win the series....
Detroit Red Wings will be the Stanley Cup Champion this year....
Oz Sports!!!!
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