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0 for 6 in the last two rounds.  I never said I was good at this.

Throughout the playoffs, we will be predicting the winners of each series and comparing our picks to those of the experts around the sporting world.

Here are our predictions for the Stanley Cup Final:

Series	Eric	Marc	Rory
#2 Blackhawks vs. #7 Flyers	Hawks in 6	Syosset Braves Hawks in 5	Flyers in 6

ESPN Expert Picks:

Yahoo! Sports Expert Picks:

Series	Sam McCaig	Ross McKeon	Matt Romig	Greg Wyshynski
#2 Blackhawks vs. #7 Flyers	Hawks in 6	Hawks in 6	Hawks in 6	Hawks in 7

And newcomer this year, The guys over at Blueshirt Banter:

Series	Jim Schmiedeberg	Joe Fortunato	Ryan McFadden	Nick Montemagno (NYRBlogger)
#2 Blackhawks vs. #7 Flyers	Hawks in 5	?	?	Hawks in 5

I will keep standings based on how many correct picks each expert makes. For each correct pick, the expert will receive two standings points. If the expert correctly guesses the winner AND the number of games the series lasts, they will get one additional point.

But Eric, doesn’t that mean there will be a magical third point that is given out sometimes and not others?

Yes, but if it works for the NHL, it works for us.

The standings will be updated as each series is completed. (Yes I know I haven’t updated them yet.  Yes they will get updated.)

About the author:  Eric is a lifelong Rangers fan and is currently studying Computer Engineering at Hofstra University. You can follow him on Twitter: @5holeEric