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Alright, Madame Liotta, it's your turn to pick the winning teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs. I went with the Montreal Canadiens over the Philadelphia Flyers. What do I know? "Madame Liotta will consult with the Tarot cards to answer your questions. Please begin." Let's start with Philadelphia and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference final. Who wins? "The first card is … The Fool." That must be for Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu, the Finnish joker. "The next card is … The Magician." For Sidney Crosby. "And last card is … The Star." For Evgeni Malkin, which means Pittsburgh in six, right? "Madame Liotta backs that bet." Now for the Western Conference final and the Dallas Stars versus the Detroit Red Wings: which side prevails? "The first card is … Strength." For Detroit's power at forward, especially the way Johan (The Mule) Franzen is playing. "The next two cards are for … The Tower and The Devil." Nik Lidstrom and Chris Chelios. I get it. But I'm still going with Dallas to win in seven games. "Madame Liotta thinks you could end up a bigger fool than Jarkko Ruutu." Overall playoff record: 11-1

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