As promised, here is the 2nd part of our look at the NHL Playoffs—in 140 characters or less. This time, our focus shifts to the Campbell Western Conference playoffs. We have a few young teams, a few veteran teams, a couple of Canadian teams—and one Chris Pronger. It should be an interesting month and a half!
#8 Anaheim Ducks vs. #1 San Jose Sharks
@sjsharks Pretend that these are regular season games (not playoff games). Depend on guys like Marleau and Clowe, not Rob Blake.
@anaducks Play Getzlaf, Ryan and Perry 60 minutes per game up front. Oh yeah, Pronger and Neidermayer on the blueline. And pick a goalie!
#5 Calgary Flames vs. #4 Chicago Blackhawks
@chihawks Dont let the stage intimidate. Kane, Toews, Keith are all great-just need to be ready for PLAYOFF hockey. Its a different animal
@calgarynotATLflames Figure out how to score on Khabi. Learn to skate faster & the def should take some magic pills to get healthy-quick!
#6 St Louis Blues vs #3 Vancouver Canucks
@vancouvernucks Play like you’ve been playing over the last 2 months. Spread scoring responsibility around & watch Luongo be All-World
@stlblues Playoffs started for you in Jan, so keep it up. Intensity and traffic in front of the net are the keys-both Andy Murray strengths
#7 Columbus Blue Jackets vs #2 Detroit Red Wings
@thewingedwheel Goaltending. Goalie. Ozzie. Osgood. Don’t know how many ways I can say it; because you know Babcock isn’t going to go with Conklin
@columbusbjs Nash loves to play the Wings, so here ya go. Experience usually beats Youth; but goaltending can conquer all. Enter Steve Mason
If you had the opportunity, what would YOU say to any of the playoff teams (in 140 characters or less)? What do they need to do? What do they need to avoid? Let’s see what you got!
Matt Reitz
Matt Reitz is an NHL Writer for ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports and the Editor-In-Chief here at ViewFromMySeats.com. When he's not shoving a mic in the face of NHLers or explaining why home teams should wear white, he's usually trying to figure out what song to play next on his iPod. It's a never-ending job.
