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Alas, the Montreal Canadiens couldn’t keep the magic alive. So instead, it is the seventh seed Flyers that make it to the cup final against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Hawks looked mighty strong against a strong Sharks team, and there’s probably no surprise which of the Hawks and Flyers it likes better. But first, here’s [...]

What a crazy year for the NHL playoffs. The teams that make the semifinals? Seeds 1 and 2 in the west, and seeds 7 and 8 in the east! Yeesh. Pittsburgh_Penguins   0.611 0.332 0.122 Boston_Bruins         0.482 0.236 0.078 Philadelphia_Flyers   0.518 0.263 0.089 Montreal_Canadiens    0.389 0.169 0.046 San_Jose_Sharks   [...]

So, umm. That was quite a first round — particularly that first round upset that was the Montreal Canadiens. I don’t have much time for commentary tonight. It’s late, and I gotta get to bed. But what a topsy turvy scenario the Eastern Conference is in this year. The Pens jumped waaay up in equity [...]

For previous years, check out: 08/09, and 07/08. So the simulator likes the Capitals at a hefty 29.1%. Not as big a favourite as previous years (Detroit at 33% in 2008 and Boston at 30.8% in 2009). Despite the Sharks winning the Western conference this year, the Blackhawks are favoured higher by more than 5%. [...]