The Vancouver Canucks eliminated the St. Louis Blues in four games and have been on a nice, long break waiting for the second round to begin.  Meanwhile, the quarterfinal series went all the way to Game 6 for the Chicago Blackhawks who, ultimately, beat the Calgary Flames .  Now, they will face off in the semi-finals and I think this could end up being a very interesting pairing. Both teams are very annoying to play against.   The Sedin twins , Henrik and Daniel (Vancouver), have an undeniable chemistry on the ice and really have the ability to score.  Meanwhile, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews , like much of the Blackhawks, are young and fast.  Watching the Blackhawks is like watching a swarm of bees buzzing all over the place.  Hopefully, this series will be the goaltending showdown that everyone is expecting as Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo takes on Chicago’s Nikolai Khabibulin , who won the Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Here’s the game schedule: Thursday, April 30 at Vancouver, 9:00 p.m.

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