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I've been really busy as of late and haven't had time to post anything. As a consolation, here is an awesome video I made to commemorate the start of the 3rd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. A highlight video of the first 2 rounds set to Hanging By A Moment by Lifehouse.


The quality of the video isn't all that great, but it was all I could do with the tools provided. While talking about the Stanley Cup Playoffs, what series' we have ahead of ourselves. First off, in the West, we have an original 6 match-up between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings, led by skilled forwards Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterburg, and Marian Hossa are the second seed in the West, while the Blackhawks, led by Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Martin Havlat, are the 4th seed. In an intense rematch of the Winter Classic, expect a hard fought series between these long term rivals. The Red Wings may have the advantage in experience, but the Blackhawks make up for that with a young and healthy roster. The age of the Red Wings might catch up to them before this series is done, but only time will tell. Red Wings in 6

In the East, The Carolina Hurricanes are pitted up against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the first time these teams have played each other in the playoffs. The Hurricanes are a solid offensive team, led by Eric Staal. They do not evenly match up against the Penguins up front, by any means. With Eric Staal's brother, Jordan, centering the Penguins third line, the Pens are a nightmare to matchup against. The first two lines are centered by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin respectively, but they are really lines 1a and 1b. Defensively, the Penguins have the advantage. They have a stronger set of defensive defensemen than the Hurricanes do. Evgeni Malkin will be the difference maker in this series. If Malkin can exploit the second defensive pairing of Carolina then the Penguins will be able to win this series. The Hurricanes may be outmatched up front, but the Hurricanes have the advantage in net. Both teams are defended by young goaltenders, the difference is that Cam Ward has won the Stanley Cup in his only cup appearence, while Marc-Andre Fleury lost in the Cup Finals last year. Cam Ward has yet to lose a playoff series in his young career, but the Penguins hope to end that. Penguins in 5