The wrong Red Wings

So far, everything is proceeding as usual. When yours truly picks a team to win, the best thing you can do is bet on the other one -- because I'm ALWAYS wrong on such things. In the words of Hank Jr., it's a family tradition, which I explained in a previous post a while back.

I didn't think the Red Wings would even MAKE the playoffs. Wrong.

Surely the Anaheim Ducks would knock them out in the first playoff round. Wrong.

C'mon. The Chicago Black Hawks are vastly superior. They'll dispatch the Wings in 5 games, 6 at the most. Wrong again.

True, the Chitown/Motown series isn't over yet, but certainly the Wings, with a 3-1 series lead, are looking pretty good to move on. Hope I didn't just jinx them. OK, Chicago's going to storm back and win the last 3 games. There. Considering I'm always wrong -- that ought to do it.

In the other western semifinal, the LA Kings and San Jose Sharks are slugging it out. I kind of figured that series to be a coin flip. Even yours truly can't screw up a coin flip -- I think. I hope.

In the east, the Boston Bruins have a strangle hold on the NY Rangers with a 3-1 lead. The Beaners will likely move on.

Yet while the hopes of the Red Wings and their fans keep growing, there's little doubt which team is the class of the field.

It's the Pittsburgh Penguins. They're torching the Ottawa Senators, a really good team themselves, and will likely roll through the Bruins to get to the Cup Finals. If Detroit happens to make it that far -- they have zero -- repeat ZERO chance of beating Pittsburgh for Lord Stanley's cup.

Sorry Sidney (Crosby). I've long admired you for your phenomenal skills, but I have to play this family tradition jinx thing the right way. Or maybe the wrong way. Not sure about that. This being wrong to get it right stuff gets confusing after a while.

Thing is, at heart, I'm still a Red Wings fan.

Shhhh.