Yes - I have climbed aboard. I hope the rest of my Islander brethren, as well as Devils Nation jump on too….

The last series, I was not that confident about the Devils chances of moving on (Sorry Devs fans - just being honest). However, I am very confident about the Pens. This team is for real!

Crosby and Malkin have been fabulous this year. This is a team that is created to win now. I know that their goalie would not be rated higher than Lundqvist, but I like how he did in the last series. Yes - Ottawa was a team that slipped faster than Danica Patrick on a Japanese race track, but any team needs to play at their best, to win. Pittsburgh had their chins up, and manhandled the Sens.

Will they do the same to the Rangers? I don’t think it is a 4 game sweep, but I think they can take the Rangers. The Rangers will not have the ability to deal with the top 3 lines effectively. They will have to take advantage of the #5 and 6 d-men. The lower lines will have to step up even more, and gain opportunities, in order for them to come out on top.

And as an Islander fan - the last thing you want, is a playoff successful Ranger team. There, I said it!

As far as last night is concerned, I wanted to see the Rangers end up playing Pitt instead of Montreal. I just feel that the opposition has a better chance, if it has a bird on their crest, as opposed to two letters. Montreal does not match up against the Rangers as well as they do against Philly. However, I feel bad for the Caps. They played a great series, got the comeback goal from Mr. Ovechkin (My MVP pick). However, a tough way to end it, as former Isle Tom Poti in the box, as Lupul gets an easy goal past Huet to give the Flyers the series win.

Congrats to the Caps and their fans for a great season, and I know that their team will be even stronger next year!

Well - my picks… Pens in 6. Habs in 7. Wings in 5. Dallas in 7.