The Fireside

The Sens have made it to Round 2!! As great as this is, I will also examine the rest of Round 2 and give my thoughts on who I want to see win, and move on. Ottawa had a few close calls against Boston, but they made it through. So, without further ado, the rest..... Washington vs Pitssburgh: Washington I'm sorry, Pens, but you're not all high-and-mighty, or holier-than-tho. Nashville vs St Louis: St Louis I'd love to see St Louis advance!! Anaheim vs Edmonton: Edmonton This round will be tricky.... So, here's hoping Round 2 will go as I hope. Ottawa facing off against Washington for the Eastern Final, and Edmonton facing off against St Louis in the Western final. I would love to see an Ottawa - St Louis cup game, or an Ottawa - Edmonton one. We'll see.....

[click to enlarge] So the time has come - the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been announced. The board is set, the pieces need to move. I am also quite glad that my Ottawa Senators have made it in. In fact, so have Montreal and Toronto, much to the fans' delight. As is somewhat custom, I will break down my first round bracket for which teams I'd love to see advance onto the next round. THE EAST Montreal vs NY Rangers As an Ottawa fan, I'm not a Montreal fan. As long as Ottawa keeps moving forward full-steam, the other Canadian teams don't matter to me 'just because' they're Canadian. This one looks iffy, though. Either team could move on, so it'll be interesting. I'm calling that it'll be the Rangers, in 6 or 7 games. Ottawa vs Boston THIS will be a great round. Not just because it's the Sens, but because they'll be up against the Bruins. Of course, I'd lvoe tos ee Ottawa move on....but it could be a tough round. W...