Who do we want in the first round?

[Tweaky]

Don't care. They have a damn good chance at any of the teams likely to finish in a WC spot.

 

[Iracundia]

Don't really care who we get as long as we are relatively healthy. It would be nice to avenge some past PO demons.


Rnd 1: Stars
Rnd 2: Mild
Rnd 3: Vegas

 

[Avs_19]

Any of them or all of them. At the same time. Avs in three.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Give me the team that I think gives the Avs the most adversity early on. This team can't just coast into the 2nd round like last year when it was too little too late when Vegas punched back.

For me out of our division its Wild>Blues>Stars>Preds in terms of team/style that give us the most issues.

 

[LTC Pain]

Blues. I want to see Binnington throw a fit when we eliminate him 4-0 again.

 

[Avs_19]

Blues. I want to see Binnington throw a fit when we eliminate him 4-0 again.

From the bench? They'd be fools to actually start him. That contract just keeps looking worse and worse.

 

[TatteredTornNFrayed]

Kings, Ducks, Stars or the Oilers are the most likely 1st round matchups at this point.

The Avs will be significantly better than any opening round opponent no matter who it is.

Yep, at the moment the most likely opponent seems like perhaps the Stars, or the Oilers if they pick up the pace under Woodcroft.

Kings look most likely to finish #3 in the Pacific, and Ducks may slip out of the playoffs.

That's just what it appears at the moment. A lot of hockey left however.

 

[nightonthesun]

I voted minny for max satisfaction but I really don't care. Honestly, the stronger the opponent, the better. I don't like the idea of there being a big gap in quality of opposition between the first and second rounds.

 

[Pokecheque]

From the bench? They'd be fools to actually start him. That contract just keeps looking worse and worse.

If the Avs end up trading for him I'll probably cry into a pillow.

 

[Avsboy]

Kings, Ducks, Stars or the Oilers are the most likely 1st round matchups at this point.

The Avs will be significantly better than any opening round opponent no matter who it is.

Would much rather Kings or Ducks. Stars are cheap shot artists and Oilers have the star power that can explode randomly.

 

[Gruyeriev]

After that thread on the main board calling the Wild the Cup favorites out of the West, I voted for them.
God, how I hate them and their casserole-eating fans.

Jordan Green bean casserole and Kiril hot dish Kaprizov

 

[TanguaySauce]

Beat SJ round 1, Dallas round 2, and Vegas in the CF. Exorcise all three demons of the last three years in one go.

 

[CharlesPuck]

The only correct answer is Vancouver.

1996 and 2001 are direct correlations to beating Vancouver in the first round and winning the Cup.....