What’s your Western Conference picks?
Over at James Mirtle, readers can pick their eight choices to make the Western Conference playoffs next spring. I’ve already casted my own picks so when I looked at the current results, I must admit I was surprised to see the number of votes cast in favor of the Blackhawks.
The Wings had 13% of the votes. Dallas, Anaheim, and San Jose had 12%. The Blackhawks had 11%. That’s 712 votes given to Chicago compared to the 835 votes Detroit received.
Don’t get me wrong, I voted that the Blackhawks would make the playoffs. I’m merely just surprised that after the four “powerhouse” WC teams, the Blackhawks were the next choice by 2%. I guess all the positive changes that the Hawks have made over the past season (hiring Scotty Bowman, signing Huet and Campbell, and the strong future in Toews and Kane) have given NHL fans quite a bit of confidence for the upcoming season. Combine that with the Blackhawks Convention, their Training Camp Fest, and the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, this should be quite the season for Chicago.
So who do BTJ readers think will make the WC playoffs?
Related Posts
2 Responses to “What’s your Western Conference picks?”
Leave a Reply
September 8th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
In what will be a double dose of despair for optimistic sports fans in Michigan I fear we will soon be hearing way too much about teams from Columbus.
September 10th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Haha. While we certainly must fear a certain Columbus team in the scarlet and gray, I’m not so sure we need to despair over their NHL counterparts.