I’m going to comment on the interesting trends that I’ve seen develop with the picks. First - very few people picked upsets in the 1-8 and 2-7 games in the West. I honestly expected a few more people to pick St. Louis, certainly I expected more people to pick the Blues than the Preds, which isn’t what happened.

The other pick of mention is the fact that most people picked Montreal. I’ve gotta think that this is mostly wishful thinking. I’m as big a Habs fan as you’ll find, and I almost picked the Bruins. They looked pretty good before picking up Gonchar, and now I think they look as strong as anyone in the East. I really would have rather seen the Habs draw Toronto in the first round. I’m not saying they can’t win, or even that they won’t. I just would have thought that more people would have picked the Bruins.

The first round starts today, so get your picks in as soon as possible (if you haven’t already.)

I watched the Women’s World Hockey Championships

Gold medal game last night. I’ve never seen worse officiating in a big game like that in my entire life. Apparently they don’t have video replay at their disposal, but also apparently, they should. If I were an American player, I would be pretty disgusted at how that game was called. I’m happy that the Canadian women managed to win it, but I honestly think they would have won without the officiating “help” that they recieved.eah, 8 in a row, but I think the 8th deserves and asterisk.Simpson’s quote of the day: “Yep! High as a kite everybody! Goofballs!” - Chief Wiggum