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The Sharks and Oilers open their first round series on Wednesday in Edmonton. As is tradition around these part, we’ve collected predictions from our crack staff of writers for you all to complain about. All of our first round picks are sorted into a table below. Go nuts.
Series Picks
| Series | Sharks-Oilers | Flames-Ducks | Preds-Hawks | Blues-Wild | Habs-Rangers | Senators-Bruins | Leafs-Capitals | Penguins-Jackets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series | Sharks-Oilers | Flames-Ducks | Preds-Hawks | Blues-Wild | Habs-Rangers | Senators-Bruins | Leafs-Capitals | Penguins-Jackets |
| Jacob | Oilers 6 | Flames 7 | Predators 7 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 7 | Bruins 4 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 6 |
| Ryan | Sharks 7 | Ducks 5 | Predators 6 | Blues 7 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 5 | Capitals 5 | Jackets 7 |
| Kyle | Sharks 6 | Flames 7 | Predators 7 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 5 | Bruins 5 | Capitals 4 | Jackets 7 |
| Sie | Sharks 6 | Ducks 5 | Predators 6 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 4 | Bruins 6 | Capitals 5 | Jackets 7 |
| Aaron | Sharks 7 | Ducks 5 | Blackhawks 6 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 5 | Bruins 6 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 5 |
| Evan | Sharks 7 | Ducks 6 | Blackhawks 5 | Wild 6 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 7 | Capitals 5 | Penguins 6 |
| Marcus | Oilers 6 | Flames 7 | Blackhawks 7 | Wild 7 | Canadiens 6 | Bruins 7 | Capitals 6 | Penguins 6 |
| Erik | Sharks 6 | Ducks 7 | Predators 6 | Wild 5 | Canadiens 6 | Senators 7 | Capitals 4 | Penguins 5 |
Some takeaways:
We really think the Capitals are going to win in the first round and everybody but Marcus and I think the Sharks are going to overcome the injuries to Logan Couture and Joe Thornton! Minnesota, Montreal and Boston are heavy favorites but other than that ... well, maybe we’ll get some interesting matchups.
You’ve seen our takes, how about you give us yours? For the second year in a row, I’ve set up a bracket challenge on NHL.com. Here’s the link to the Fear the Fin group where you can sign up and submit your own bracket. The winner gets bragging rights and a Fear the Fin t-shirt. Fun!
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