Lew's predictions for the remaining road to the 2015 Stanley Cup...
ROUND TWO
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
New York Rangers over the Washington Capitals in seven games:
Braden Holtby will not dethrone King Lundqvist but it will be an epic battle - OT in Game 7.
Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens in six games:
Ben Bishop's goaltending plus Tampa's scoring power takes the hopeful Habs down in six.
ROUND TWO:
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Chicago Blackhawks tame the Minnesota Wild in five games:
Devan Dubnyk is dubious yet again and Corey Crawford has regained his mojo. Oh by the way, the Hawks are stacked with super star goal scorers who are jacked with confidence.
The Anaheim Ducks record two sweeps by dousing the Calgary Flames in four games:
The Ducks are loaded with veteran talent- Perry, Kesler, Fleischmann, Getzlaf and more - that appears determined to keep the Cup in California - just in a different city. Calgary's struggle to find a true number one goalie since Kiprusoff's retirement is painfully exposed in this sweep to be.
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Tampa Bay Lightning shock the NHL world by ousting the New York Rangers in six games:
After exposing Montreal - Ben Bishop's teammates will continue their offensive prowess and steal the crown from Henrik Lundqvist and hand it to their under estimated net-minder - The Bishop! Stamkos gets out of a slump and Johnson continues to dominate.
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
The Anaheim Ducks finally lose a battle but not the war - Ducks over Hawks in seven games:
The Ducks will finally be tested and lose their first two games to the Blackhawks before bouncing back and winning the next four out of five games to move on to the Stanley Cup Finals. Like Bishop - this year's playoffs is the overlooked Frederick Anderson's coming out party. Ryan Getzlaf and the boys will perceive the end of this Duck Dynasty is near - motivating the veteran bunch to reach down deep and put away a very talented Chicago Blackhawks team.
STANLEY CUP FINALS
The Tampa Bay Lightning triumph over the Anaheim Ducks in six games:
Tampa Bay will destroy the Ducks' quest to bring a second Stanley Cup to Anaheim! The Lightning will refuse to be overlooked and hoist the Cup to mark the beginning of their own dynasty led by the goaltending of Ben "the" Bishop - and the ridiculous talent of young guns like Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov, and Steven Stamkos.
The Ducks will not go down easily as every game should be decided by no more than two goals and overtime should be expected any given night. This will be an exciting series that no NHL fan should miss. The expectation that Anaheim will win Game Six to force Game Seven will inspire the Bolt's to put away the series before it goes to a Game Seven where the Ducks would probably prevail.
The Cup will be going to Disney World instead of Disney Land after the Series.