[Kristina]

Since I don't really follow hockey all that much, I'll pick my choices based on some strange reasoning...so just try to follow.

Philadelphia v. Ottawa....
I take Ottawa, what's the hockey playoffs without a little Canadian blood in there just to mix things up a little bit. Plus I'm not picking Vancouver, see below.

New Jersey v. Tampa Bay...
The tampa bay bucs (yes, I know they're football) always beat the Minnesota vikings thus I hold a grudge against the whole city, so New Jersey it is! Not to mention I also have a lot of beef with Florida in general (no offense you Floridians, there's just too many instances that give your whole state a bad name).

Vancouver v. Minnesota...
Wild all the way baby! Born and raised in Minnesota and the one and only thing I like from that state are its sports teams. I hope they take the whole thing to compensate for the Vikings dismal season and the twins lost in the baseball playoffs. If the Timberwolves win too it will be a great season for Minnesotans.

Dallas v. Anaheim...
First of all there's one strike against Dallas because they abadoned Minnesota. Second, I just really don't like the state of Texas (no offense Texans). Then I am from southern California so I guess I should root for the ducks and their team was formed based on a movie set in Minnesota so yeah, of course I have to root for them.