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"BUFFALO ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST TALENTED TEAM IN THE NHL, AND THE TEAM WITH THE STRONGEST CHANCE OF WINNING THE STANLEY CUP! OTTAWA'S HAD TROUBLE WITH SPEED ALL YEAR! WHAT DID I SAY EARLIER ON IN THE SEASON? OTTAWA'S SPEED IS HIGHLY OVERRATED AND IT WILL COME BACK TO BITE THEM IN THIS SERIES! I WAS THE ONE WHO SAID THAT! BUFFALO IS ALL ABOUT TEAM SPEED! BUFFALO IS ALL ABOUT TEAM SCORING! OTTAWA HAD TO FACE TWO OF THE FINALISTS FOR THE HART TROPHY, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE NOW THEY MUST DEAL WITH RYAN MILLER, AND HE'S AN UNBEATABLE FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH! HOW ARE THE SENATORS GOING TO CONTAIN THE PRIDE OF GATINEAU, DANIEL BRIERE? I WAS THERE WHEN HE SCORED HIS 123rd POINT AS A MEMBER OF THE DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS IN 1995! IT WAS ON A TUESDAY, AND THE MOON WAS IN ITS THIRD QUARTER! DANIEL BRIERE ISN'T JUST A MONSTER -- HE'S UN MONSTRE! RIGHT NOW HE ALSO LOOKS A LOT LIKE JACK WHITE FROM THE WHITE STRIPES, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW TALENTED THAT GUY IS! I PICKED PITTSBURGH TO BEAT OTTAWA IN THE QUARTERFINALS, SO WHY WOULD I GIVE THEM A CHANCE IN HELL OF WINNING NOW? BUFFALO IN 4! NO WAIT, MAKE THAT BUFFALO IN THREE! WITH THEIR TEAM SPEED, THEY CAN CLINCH THE SERIES IN ONLY THREE GAMES! THREE!!! YYYYYYAAAAAARRRRRRRUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!"

And...scene.