[airborne]

Detroit is aging, but they still play the game the same hard way as always. You can never let your guard down on them, or they'll pop 2 or 3 in the net in a half a heartbeat.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=559098

But the Coyotes can knock the Wings out if their goalie plays like he can. Bryzgalov is awesome, but he will need a lot of help from his defensemen to hold Detroit back.

[Lakeshark]

If the Wings goalie actually performs well, very few if any will beat them. There is no decent back up for him if he doesn't perform, and that's a problem. I'm thinking Wings in Six versus the Yotes.

Fwiw, Lidstrom and Modano are the only super old ones, and Lidstrom doesn't play old at all. Unfortunately, Zetterburg may not be able to play in the early part of the first series due to injury.

I think the Canucks are the ones to watch, they're just loaded, primed, and ready. It'll be interesting to see how the Pengies hold up and who comes out of the East, the East seems like any of the top five could win.