ADSF: (2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs (3) Detroit Red Wings

[shiznak]

Experience prevails, Red Wings in 7.

[inane]

Series I care least about, wings in 6.

[NucksCelts]

Lightning are too strong. They are going to be very tough to take down, and gave Detroit trouble already this year. i have lightning in 6..

[Lafayettecrossbar]

TB in 6

[hatedkid666]

Series I care least about, wings in 6.

Why? This should be a high scoring, fast paced series. Going to be so much fun to watch with all the talented forwards and lack of talented D and goaltending

[Master Mind]

Wings have been playing terrible hockey down the stretch. Lightning in 6. (Also, don't call me out for spamming, I just like the updated logos better)

To be honest, there's too much empty space for my liking. And I've always been a fan of that shine effect in the other ones.

As for the series, Bolts in 6. Better offence, D, and goaltending. Wings have experience but I don't think it will be enough to save them.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Full Schedule:

No. 2 Tampa Bay vs. No. 3 Detroit

Thursday, April 16 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay CNBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports

Saturday, April 18 3 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay NBC, CBC, TVA Sports

Tuesday, April 21 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports

Thursday, April 23 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports

*Saturday, April 25 TBD Detroit at Tampa Bay TBD

*Monday, April 27 TBD Tampa Bay at Detroit TBD

*Wednesday, April 29 TBD Detroit at Tampa Bay TBD

[TOMapleLaughs]

Tampa Bay. Lineup is younger and better. I'd be shocked if Detroit makes it through, but if they do it will be one the back of an aging Datsyuk.

[Peaches]

Lightning in 6. Wings won't be a pushover, but Tampa is simply the better team.

[inane]

Why? This should be a high scoring, fast paced series. Going to be so much fun to watch with all the talented forwards and lack of talented D and goaltending

Just my perspective, I'd rather watch other series. Plus I'm so removed from these teams cause I never see them so I have no personal investment in either.

[Miltt]

Probably the least interesting of the series for me. I think the Bolts got this one in 5.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Petr Mrazek gets the start for Round 1 vs the ‪Lightning‬! Mrazek, who started every minute of Detroit's ‪‎AHL‬ affiliate's Calder Cup championship in 2013, will be quite familiar with his foe as Tampa's roster features 9 players from the Syracuse ‪Crunch‬ that he defeated in the final that year: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette, Vladislav Namestnikov, Alex Killorn, JT Brown, Mark Barberio, Andrej Sustr & Luke Witkowski.

[TheTruthHurts]

Zetterberg in 5

[mephnick]

I've had this weird feeling all year that Tampa is going to win the Cup, so Bolts in 6.

[Nuxfanabroad]

TBay in 5.

[King_Canuckian]

I was expecting every series to be lengthy - 6 games minimum for each. But then I came across this one. I'm sure the media will be all over the Yzerman vs Red Wings angle. Tampa is very good, Detroit has been average down the stretch, and if not for a few timely wins, they would be spectators this post-season... but it may seem that way to the casual viewer anyways.

Tampa in 4.

[Amish Rake Fighter]

Tampa will try and snatch the pebble but they are not ready

Wings in 7

[TOMapleLaughs]

I don't think Detroit's new wave is ready and their vets are close to being totally spent. Tampa should take this.

[CRAZY_4_NAZZY]

really weird seeing Cheech and Murph commentating this game and not the canucks.....fricken stupid CBC and CRTC having the big names do the big canadian games.

Tired of hearing Hughson and Simpson dry hump the Flames in the commentating booth.

[CaNuCkSLoUiE23]

Wings in 7

Garrett and Murph? Feels weird.