First Round Predictions

Expert	Series	Winner	TB Key Players	OTT Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	OTT in 6	Brad Richards Vincent Lecavalier	Zdeno Chara Dany Heatley
Dennis Berstein		OTT in 5	Brad Richards Martin St. Louis	Ray Emery Daniel Alfredsson
Guy Flaming		OTT in 5	Brad Richards Vincent Lecavalier	Jason Spezza Dany Heatley
Ted Flemming		OTT in 5	N/A	Dany Heatley
Daniel Kingerski		OTT in 5	John Grahame Brad Richards	Daniel Alfredsson Dany Heatley
David Pagnotta		OTT in 6	Brad Richards Pavel Kubina	Jason Spezza Zdeno Chara
Dan Rakusan		OTT in 5	Brad Richards Dan Boyle	Ray Emery Daniel Alfredsson

Expert	Series	Winner	MTL Key Players	CAR Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	CAR in 7	Alex Kovalev Andrei Markov	Eric Staal Mark Recchi
Dennis Berstein		CAR in 5	Cristobal Huet Michael Ryder	Eric Staal Doug Weight
Guy Flaming		CAR in 6	Cristobal Huet Saku Koivu	Eric Staal Martin Gerber
Ted Flemming		CAR in 6	N/A	Martin Gerber
Daniel Kingerski		CAR in 7	Cristobal Huet Mike Ribeiro	Eric Staal Doug Weight
David Pagnotta		CAR in 7	Alex Kovalev Cristobal Huet	Eric Staal Rod Brind'Amour
Dan Rakusan		MTL in 7	Cristobal Huet Saku Koivu	Eric Staal Martin Gerber

Expert	Series	Winner	NYR Key Players	NJ Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	NJ in 5	Jaromir Jagr Hendrik Lundqvist	Patrik Elias Martin Brodeur
Dennis Berstein		NJ in 7	Jaromir Jagr Petr Prucha	Brian Gionta Martin Brodeur
Guy Flaming		NJ in 7	Jaromir Jagr Hendrik Lundqvist	Patrik Elias Martin Brodeur
Ted Flemming		NJ in 5	Jaromir Jagr	N/A
Daniel Kingerski		NJ in 5	Jaromir Jagr Darius Karparaitis	Patrik Elias Martin Brodeur
David Pagnotta		NJ in 6	Jaromir Jagr Hendrik Lundqvist	Patrik Elias Brian Gionta
Dan Rakusan		NYR in 6	Jaromir Jagr Petr Prucha	Brian Gionta Martin Brodeur

Expert	Series	Winner	PHI Key Players	BUF Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	BUF in 6	Peter Forsberg Joni Pitkanen	Chris Drury Daniel Briere
Dennis Berstein		BUF in 6	Simon Gagne Mike Knuble	Ryan Miller Chris Drury
Guy Flaming		PHI in 7	Peter Forsberg Ken Hitchcock	Ryan Miller Maxim Afinogenov
Ted Flemming		PHI in 6	Simon Gagne	N/A
Daniel Kingerski		PHI in 6	Peter Forsberg Simon Gagne	Ryan Miller Chris Drury
David Pagnotta		BUF in 6	Simon Gagne Peter Forsberg	Daniel Briere JP Dumont
Dan Rakusan		BUF in 6	Peter Forsberg Robert Esche	Jay McKee Dimitri Kalinin

Expert	Series	Winner	EDM Key Players	DET Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	DETin 6	Chris Pronger Ryan Smyth	Nicklas Lidstrom Henrik Zetterberg
Dennis Berstein		DET in 5	Raffi Torres Ryan Smyth	Nicklas Lidstrom Robert Lang
Guy Flaming		DET in 5	Dwayne Roloson Mike Peca	Steve Yzerman Nicklas Lidstrom
Ted Flemming		DET in 4	N/A	Manny Legace
Daniel Kingerski		EDM in 7	Dwayne Roloson Chris Pronger	Henrik Zetterberg Manny Legace
David Pagnotta		DET in 6	Ryan Smyth Ales Hemsky	Pavel Datsyuk Brendan Shanahan
Dan Rakusan		DET in 5	Ryan Smyth Sergei Samsonov	Pavel Datsyuk Robert Lang

Expert	Series	Winner	COL Key Players	DAL Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	DAL in 5	Joe Sakic Rob Blake	Mike Modano Sergei Zubov
Dennis Berstein		DAL in 5	Joe Sakic John-Michael Liles	Jason Arnott Marty Turco
Guy Flaming		DAL in 6	Joe Sakic Jose Theodore	Jason Arnott Sergei Zubov
Ted Flemming		COL in 7	Milan Hejduk	N/A
Daniel Kingerski		DAL in 6	Rob Blake Alex Tanguay	Marty Turco Mike Modano
David Pagnotta		DAL in 6	Joe Sakic Milan Hejduk	Marty Turco Brenda Morrow
Dan Rakusan		COL in 6	Joe Sakic Rob Blake	Mike Modano Bill Guerin

Expert	Series	Winner	ANA Key Players	CGY Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	ANA in 7	J.S. Giguere Scott Niedermayer	Miikka Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla
Dennis Berstein		ANA in 6	Teemu Selanne Scott Niedermayer	Jarome Iginla Dion Phaneuf
Guy Flaming		CGY in 7	Teemu Selanne Scott Niedermayer	Miikka Kiprusoff anyone who scores
Ted Flemming		ANA in 6	Scott Niedermayer	N/A
Daniel Kingerski		CGY in 6	Teemu Selanne Andy McDonald	Miikka Kiprusoff Dion Phaneuf
David Pagnotta		CGY in 7	Teemu Selanne Scott Niedermayer	Miikka Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla
Dan Rakusan		ANA in 7	J.S. Giguere Scott Niedermayer	Miikka Kiprusoff Jarome Iginla

Expert	Series	Winner	SJ Key Players	NAS Key Players
Arpon Basu	vs.	SJ in 4	Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo	Paul Kariya Marek Zidlicky
Dennis Berstein		SJ in 6	Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo	Paul Kariya Steve Sullivan
Guy Flaming		SJ in 6	Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo	Paul Kariya Chris Mason
Ted Flemming		NAS in 6	Joe Thornton	N/A
Daniel Kingerski		SJ in 6	Joe Thornton Vesa Toskala	Paul Kariya Ryan Suter
David Pagnotta		SJ in 6	Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo	Paul Kariya Chris Mason
Dan Rakusan		SJ in 5	Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo	Paul Kariya Steve Sullivan

Who are they?

Arpon Basu, also of The Canadian Press, is a columnist for TheFourthPeriod.com and the Montreal Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine.

Dennis Bernstein, the man behind SCORE! media and an NHL Analyst with ESPN Radio, is the Los Angeles Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine and is a columnist for TheFourthPeriod.com.

Guy Flaming, also of the Team 1260 in Edmonton, is the Edmonton Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine.

Ted Flemming, also of TBSN 510 in Tampa, is the Tampa Bay Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine.

Dan Kingerski is the host of The Fourth Period Radio Show, and is the play-by-play voice of the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs. He is also the Pittsburgh Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine.

David Pagnotta, formerly an NHL Analyst with FOX Sports Radio, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Fourth Period Magazine and TheFourthPeriod.com, and also covers the Toronto Maple Leafs for both the website and publication.

Dan Rakusan is the Ottawa Correspondent for The Fourth Period Magazine.

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