Set for Round two in the East

Will the third time be the charm for the Senators? This will be the third meeting between the teams in the playoffs.There first meeting was in 1998, the Sens took that Series 4 games to 2. It was the battle of the Jacques' behind the bench, Martin for Ottawa and Lemaire for New Jersey, which became the last series he coached the Devils. Not too many players are left from those rosters are still playing for the same team.

There second meeting came in 2003 in the conference final,which New Jersey won in seven games, and went on to win the Stanley Cup in Pat Burn's first year as coach. The core players in that series for both teams, are pretty much the same,espacially in nets for New Jersey, in Martin Brodeur. Ottawa's roster was in growing stages

Prediction: Ottawa in 6

Again the Sabres will be facing a New York area based team, this time it's the Manhattan gang. Jaromir and his boys will be taking their show to Buffalo and meet Brière and his boys. It should be a long and grinding series.

Prediction : Buffalo in 7