(1)Buffalo 4 vs. (8)NYI 1 - Buffalo. By a lot. NYI's momentum wins them game one. Exhausion loses them eveything else against a fast Sabres team.
(2)New Jersey 4 vs. (7)Tampa Bay 0 - Tampa Bay doesnt get close to enough of anything and falls in a sweep to NJ.
(3)Atlanta 4 vs. (6)NY Rangers 3 -Lack of playoff experience hurts Thrashers, but they come up (barely) to move on.
(4)Ottawa 4 vs. (5)Pittsburgh 2 - Pittsburgh has a very diverse team, with everyone either old veterans or young guns with no playoff experience. They mistakenly play the veterans too much, and lose in 6.
West
(1)Detroit 2 vs. (8)Calgary 4 - Calgary begins their path of making a canadain team represent the west AGAIN (not vancouver, I would cheer for pittsburgh over them)
(2)Anaheim 4 vs. (7)Minnesota 3 - Minnesota holds out well, but eventually falls in 7.
(3)Vancouver 3 vs. (6) Dallas 4 - cannot EVER say Van to win. I refuse, it is against my morals and ethics.
(4)Nashville 4 vs. (5)San Jose 2 - Always one for playoff upsets, San Jose does well but fall short.