Minnesota vs Colorado - 2008 NHL Western Conference Quarter-Finals

[Bogey Man]

Team.............. GP Wn Ls OT Pts
Minnesota Wild.... 82 44 28 10 099
Colorado Avalanche 82 44 31 07 095

Season Series:
Oct 21 Min-3 Col-2
Oct 28 Min-1 Col-3
Nov 11 Min-2 Col-4
Nov 18 Min-4 Col-1
Jan 24 Min-3 Col-2
Mar 17 Min-3 Col-1
Mar 30 Min-3 Col-2
Apr 06 Min-3 Col-4 OT

Minnesota won season series 5-2-1
Minnesota out-scored Colorado 22-19

[NastiMarvasti]

Minny in 5.

[Palffy3314]

Minnesota in 6

[Defgarden]

Forsberg goes on a tear.

Colorado sweeps.

[gescom]

the Avalanche offense will be too much and Minnesota's offense won't be near enough.

Colorado in 6

[Hockey Girl]

Minnesota in 7.

Colorado just isn't a very good team IMO. They have veterans with experience but I don't see them as a real threat, even with Forsberg.

[Bogey Man]

I have no idea what kind of goal-tending Colorado will get out of contract-year boy Theodore.
It's a good thing Colorado didn't try to sign him during the season, his play would have tanked.

Minnesota plays great defense under Lemaire and they have two capable goaltenders.

Colorado is riding a 5-0-1 record into the playoffs, and with the addition of Forsberg, who has 12 points in his last five games, 11 points in his last four, along with Sakic, Stastny, Smyth, Hejduk, Brunette, etc., Minnesota is gonna have their hands full.

I don't know that Gaborik & company have what it takes to battle through the playoffs, despite the addition of their tough guys.

It's a toss up for me with a slight edge to Colorado because of the Forsberg factor.

[Telefunken]

Colorado. It's gonna happen.

[BadIdea]

Colorado in 7

[wngr2552]

i am going to go with the Wild for this series

[VegasHockey]

Wild in 5.