As of tonight, the second round match-ups in the West are set.

Detroit (2) - Anaheim (
Vancouver (3) - Chicago (6)

I know I shouldn't be surprised, but I'm absolutely amazed that the Sharks choked again. They need to get rid of Thornton and/or Marleau while they can get something decent for them, because they have now repeatedly proved their inability to consistently elevate their games when it matters the most. To be fair though, Nabakov deserves much of the blame as well, he was out-played by Hiller by a large margin.

Flames go out again in the first round, this makes me a very happy man.