NHL ToL: Preliminary Round

These match ups decided who made it into the big dance of masks.
With my picks, on the left.
Marty Turco: White vs Black
Who Won: Black
My Pick: I have to go against the grain and pick white. Masks that use white are too rare these days. The only other one that uses white I can think of off hand is Roberto Luongo's throwback mask.




Karri Ramo: Brain? vs. Nightmare
Who won: Nightmare
My Pick: To be honest, I have never seen Nightmare Before Christmas, so I don't really care for that mask, but the brain(?) is just a stupid idea, Karri. Therefore I think the voters got it right.




Marc Denis vs Scott Clemmensen
Who won: Denis
My pick: I am so glad that Denis won this one. Not that Clemmensen's is horrible, or that Marc plays for my favorite team, it's because of the gator. If you live in Florida, you know there are crocs and gators all around. Everyone who plays for the Lightning (with exceptions), just puts some bolts on their mask. Having a team colored gator makes him my pick.


Jimmy Howard vs Tuuka Rask
Who won: Rask
My pick: Howard. Once again I go with breaking the trend. Bruins goalie: bear mouth: not original. Red Wings goalie: octopus: different.