Vancouver played awful last night after about half way through the second period. Up until that point, they were flying high. I think they kind of fall apart when they get down a couple of goals - especially if the goals are off of “unjust” penalty calls (note that they’re only unjust from the Vancouver POV.) I think the first period of tonights game will tell the story - if Vancouver manages to score early, they will win the series. If Minnesota manages to survive the Vancouver onslaught for the opening 20 minutes, they will win the series.

Either way I’ll have to post my picks tomorrow, and if you’re in the pool, you should do the same.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Whoa-ho! A talking dog! What were you guys smokin’ when you came up with that?” - Otto