Calgarypuck.com Staff
May 16th, 2002

One month later and only one Canadian club remains ... Canada's Team ... the Toronto Maple Leafs, or at least that's the rallying cry in pockets all over the country.

The first round's crazy upsets gave way to sanity in the second round as four of the playoff's eight top seeds have advanced to their respective conference finals.

The next question to be answered? Who goes to the Cup final? That question gets answered today by Calgarypuck.com's crack staff (sarcasm ... just look pack at prior picks to get an idea of just how "crack" these fellows are). Conference Finals.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

The Skinny

Detroit (1) vs. Colorado (2)

Red Wings (51-17-10-4, 116 pts); Avalanche (45-28-8-1, 99 pts)

Season Series: 3-1-0 Red Wings

Predictions:
Rick Charlton

6 Games
Marc Ciampa

7 Games Analysis
D'Arcy McGrath

6 Games Analysis
Aaron McCracken

6 Games Analysis

EASTERN CONFERENCE

The Skinny

Carolina (3) vs. Toronto (4)

Hurricanes (35-26-16-5, 91 pts); Maple Leafs (43-25-10-14, 100 pts)

Season Series: Tied 2-2-0

Predictions:
Rick Charlton

6 Games
Marc Ciampa

6 Games Analysis
D'Arcy McGrath

5 Games Analysis
Aaron McCracken

6 Games Analysis