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Welcome to the First Round of the SNC 2005 Playoffs!

The eight participants will compete within their respective conferences with the top two players from this round in each conference advancing to meet the four division winners in the quarterfinal round. Participants in this round will pick the winner of each series in the conference quarterfinal round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They will also predict the length of each series as well as rank their series winners in order of confidence (most-to-least). These confidence picks will serve as a tiebreaker. In the event of another tie, the participant with the highest seed will advance.

SCORING
Correct series winner = 3 pts.
Correct series length (series winner must be correct) = 2 pts.

Confidence Picks (1st Tiebreaker)
Most confident (#1) = 8 pts.
...
Least confident (#8) = 1 pt.


Picks must be sent to me via private message or e-mail. My e-mail address is shoalzie@yahoo.com

No late entries will be accepted

ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, April 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

Good luck!

SNC 2005 Playoffs First Round
Campbell Conference
#3 Laxplayer
#4 Smoked Meat
#5 Joey Moss
#6 Cross Traffic

First Round Bye: #1 JD, #2 godzilla2002

Wales Conference
#3 Shoalzie
#4 AcidQueen
#5 xtremeplzr
#6 Otis/JaysFan

First Round Bye: #1 MuchoBulls, #2 RSoxFan

2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
#1 Ottawa vs. #8 Tampa Bay (Senators win series 4-1)
#2 Carolina vs. #7 Montreal (Hurricanes wins series 4-2)
#3 New Jersey vs. #6 N.Y. Rangers (Devils win series 4-0)
#4 Buffalo vs. #5 Philadelphia (Sabres win series 4-2)

Western Conference
#1 Detroit vs. #8 Edmonton (Oilers win series 4-2)
#2 Dallas vs. #7 Colorado (Avalanche win series 4-1)
#3 Calgary vs. #6 Anaheim (Mighty Ducks win series 4-3)
#4 Nashville vs. #5 San Jose (Sharks win series 4-1)

Campbell Conference
Top 2 advance to next round

#3 Laxplayer
Senators in 5 games
Hurricanes in 5 games
Rangers in 7 games
Sabres in 6 games
Red Wings in 5 games
Stars in 5 games
Flames in 6 games
Sharks in 7 games

Confidence:
1. Ottawa
2. Detroit
3. Carolina
4. Dallas
5. Calgary
6. Buffalo
7. San Jose
8. N.Y. Rangers

#4 Smoked Meat
Senators in 6 games
Canadiens in 6 games
Devils in 6 games
Sabres in 5 games
Red Wings in 5 games
Stars in 6 games
Mighty Ducks in 7 games
Predators in 6 games

Confidence:
1. Buffalo
2. New Jersey
3. Detroit
4. Dallas
5. Nashville
6. Anaheim
7. Ottawa
8. Montreal

#5 Joey Moss
Senators in 6 games
Hurricanes in 7 games
Devils in 7 games
Sabres in 6 games
Oilers in 6 games
Stars in 5 games
Mighty Ducks in 7 games
Sharks in 6 games

Confidence:
1. San Jose
2. Dallas
3. Ottawa
4. Anaheim
5. Edmonton
6. Carolina
7. Buffalo
8. New Jersey

#6 Cross Traffic
Senators in 6 games
Hurricanes in 5 games
Devils in 6 games
Sabres in 6 games
Red Wings in 6 games
Stars in 5 games
Flames in 7 games
Sharks in 6 games

Confidence:
1. Carolina
2. New Jersey
3. Detroit
4. Ottawa
5. Buffalo
6. Calgary
7. San Jose

Wales Conference
Top 2 advance to next round

#3 Shoalzie
Senators in 5 games
Canadiens in 7 games
Devils in 6 games
Flyers in 7 games
Red Wings in 5 games
Stars in 6 games
Flames in 6 games
Sharks in 6 games

Confidence:
1. Ottawa
2. Detroit
3. Dallas
4. San Jose
5. Calgary
6. Philadelphia
7. New Jersey
8. Montreal

#4 AcidQueen
Senators in 5 games
Hurricanes in 6 games
Rangers in 7 games
Sabres in 7 games
Red Wings in 6 games
Stars in 5 games
Mighty Ducks in 6 games
Predators in 7 games

Confidence:
1. Ottawa
2. Carolina
3. Detroit
4. Nashville
5. N.Y. Rangers
6. Dallas
7. Anaheim
8. Buffalo

#5 xtremeplzr
Senators in 7 games
Hurricanes in 6 games
Devils in 6 games
Sabres in 7 games
Red Wings in 6 games
Stars in 5 games
Mighty Ducks in 7 games
Sharks in 6 games

Confidence:
1. Dallas
2. Detroit
3. New Jersey
4. Ottawa
5. San Jose
6. Carolina
7. Buffalo
8. Anaheim

#6 Otis/JaysFan
Senators in 6 games
Hurricanes in 4 games
Rangers in 6 games
Sabres in 5 games
Red Wings in 5 games
Stars in 6 games
Flames in 5 games
Sharks in 7 games

Confidence:
1. Detroit
2. Ottawa
3. Carolina
4. Dallas
5. N.Y. Rangers
6. Calgary
7. Buffalo
8. San Jose