After the dust settled from what was the first round of the Western Conference Quarterfinals the four teams that are left standing are the Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings, and Nashville Predators the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th seed respectively.

The second match up puts the Vancouver Canucks against the Nashville Predators. Vancouver comin
g out of a near tragic first round meltdown where they escaped in OT of game 7 after holding a 3-0 series lead against the Chicago Blackhawks. Nashville on the other hand is coming out of a first round series where they eliminated Corry Perry and the Anaheim Ducks in a series full of thrills. This series will be a chess match with little scoring due to great goaltending in Roberto Luongo and the Predators tight defense. With leadership like Shea Webber (and perhaps the best playoff beard ever), and Barry Trotz behind the bench the Predators can very easily make something out of nothing. Their opposition Vancouver will have very little time to refocus after their series with Chicago. When checked tightly the Sedins are very ineffective, just ask Dave Bolland. Look for Jordin TooToo to hit the Sedin twins hard and often to keep them at bay. With all the pressure of being so dominant during the regular season and near first round upset watch for the weight to be too much for the Canucks and come crashing down on top of them, resulting in the Canucks doing what they do best during the playoffs, choke. The Predators will ride the momentum from their first birth into the second round of the playoffs in franchise history past the Canuck and into the Conference finals, Predators in 6.

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