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2007 STANLEY CUP GUESSES

May 1, 2007

Since the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Islanders, we asked some of the Sound Tigers what their guesses were on who will win the Stanley Cup this season. Six out of the 11 players guessed that the Anaheim Ducks would win the Stanley Cup.

Wade Dubielewicz

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Ottawa Champion

(1) Detroit
	San Jose
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"The Senators have the type of team that will wear you down this year. They roll four solid lines and Spezza and Heatley are world-class players who should lead them to the Cup."

Drew Fata

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Buffalo
(2) New Jersey
	NJ
(4) Ottawa
			Buffalo Champion

(1) Detroit
	San Jose
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"They beat the Islanders. Obviously the team that beats the Islanders is going to win the Cup."

Jeremy Colliton

(1) Buffalo
	NYR
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	San Jose
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"The Ducks have a solid line-up top to bottom. With Pronger and Niedermayer playing defense, they should have no problem shutting down any team.

Blake Comeau

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detroit
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"Anaheim has a great team from Niedermayer and Pronger on defense to Selanne and MacDonald on offense and Giguere in goal."

Steve Regier

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detroit
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"Anaheim has a great team with a bunch of character guys who have won before. I see them winning the Cup."

Mark Wotton

(1) Buffalo
	NYR
(6) NY Rangers
		New Jersey
(2) New Jersey
	New Jersey
(4) Ottawa
			San Jose Champion

(1) Detroit
	San Jose
(5) San Jose
		San Jose
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"I'm trying to be the "Devils Advocate" and pick the other teams but I must agree that the Cup will go to a California team this season, San Jose."

Masi Marjamaki

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detroit
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"Being Finnish, I have to root for Teemu Selanne to win the Cup. He's played so many years and done so much for the NHL, he deserves it."

Allan Rourke

(1) Buffalo
	NYR
(6) NY Rangers
		New Jersey
(2) New Jersey
	New Jersey
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detriot
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"The Ducks have too good of a team this season. They'll win the Cup in Anaheim."

Eric Boguniecki

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Anaheim Champion

(1) Detroit
	San Jose
(5) San Jose
		Anaheim
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"The Ducks have the two best all-around defensemen in the league in Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger. With those two on their blue-lines they will be tough to beat."

Mike Mole

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Ottawa Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detroit
(5) San Jose
		Detroit
(2) Anaheim
	Anaheim
(3) Vancouver

"The Senators have such a high octane offense that it will make them hard to defend."

Jeff Tambellini

(1) Buffalo
	Buffalo
(6) NY Rangers
		Ottawa
(2) New Jersey
	Ottawa
(4) Ottawa
			Vancouver Champion

(1) Detroit
	Detroit
(5) San Jose
		Vancouver
(2) Anaheim
	Vancouver
(3) Vancouver

"Roberto Luongo is going to carry the Canucks to the Cup." (Doesn't hurt that Jeff is from Vancouver)