O'Callahan: Prognostication Review
by Seamus O'Callahan / Dallas StarsHindsight is 20/20, but here’s a look at how some of the “experts” out there predicted that the series between the Ducks and Stars would go.
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Razor: Stars in 7
Tracey Myers, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram: Stars in 7
Sean McCormick, Sportsnet: Stars in 7 “It's time for Marty Turco to win a playoff series on his own. He's too good not to, and the Ducks are ripe for the picking.”
David Amber, ESPN: Stars in 7
Scott Burnside: Stars in 7
Keith Jones, VERSUS: Stars
Ron MacLean, Hockey Night in Canada: Stars
Eating Some Crow:
Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News: Ducks in 5 “Too much Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer makes the defending champs too tough.”
Jean-Jacques Taylor: Ducks in 6 “Dave Tippett refuses to turn the Stars loose.”
Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News: Ducks in 6 “Chris Pronger returns just in time to maul the Stars’ revitalized hopes.”
Mike Heika, Dallas Morning News: Ducks in 6 “Low scoring means overtime, and nobody is better in playoff overtime than Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.”
Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News: Ducks in 7 “The Stars are due for a first round win. But since defenseman Scott Niedermayer’s return, the Ducks are 32-12-4.”

John Buccigross, ESPN: Ducks in 7
Linda Cohn, ESPN: Ducks in 7
E.J. Hradek, ESPN: Ducks in 7
Barry Melrose, ESPN: Ducks in 6
Bob McKenzie, TSN: Ducks
Mike Milbury, TSN and NBC: Ducks
Darren Pang, TSN: Ducks
James Duthie, TSN: Ducks
Maggie the Monkey, TSN: Ducks
Jim Kelley, Sportsnet: Ducks in 7