My favorite game of the series against the Wings was Game 5. With the late goal by Scotty in the third off of Lidstrom's stick and the impressive forechecking by Andy McDonald, Selanne was able to close out Game 5 in Overtime with this unforgettable goal against Hasek.
With Game 1 starting tomorrow in Detroit, as a bold Ducks fan I say Anaheim can win it in 6 just as they did two years ago. I think that the adrenaline of beating San Jose will carry over and the Wings will not be as prepared with an easy sweep of Columbus.
Anaheim will win one of those first two games in Detroit. They need to if they want to win the series at all.
The Ducks will close the series out on home ice at the Honda Center.
Getzlaf must continue to play his "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" style of play. Selanne needs to find the back of the net more often. Overall I am very pleased with our defenese, especially from Beauchemin and the newcomer James Wisniewski.
Detroit will be a great contender and by no means should be looked at as "just another huge ego" as many of us Ducks fans looked at San Jose. Many of those players know how to turn it on in the playoffs and will do so. I think that the lack of Draper will hurt them in Games 1 & 2, but only if people like Drew Miller, Todd Marchant and Andrew Ebbett can play similar to how they played in the series against the Sharks.
Bryce Randle is the managing editor of HockeyPlayer.com and also the administrator for TheDucksBlog.com.
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