Philadelphia Fire Ants (2) vs. Hamburg Gladiators (7)

Predictions

Tom Baker: Fire Ants in 7

Michel Bourassa: Fire Ants in 5

Matt Burch: The Gladiators, at least to my own surprise, barely finished above the Riders in the standings. That said, their team is not much better equipped to go against the big dogs of the league. So to help my overall win ratio, I will be picking the Ants to win. But to piss Norm off, I will give the Gladiators a few games ;)

Fire Ants in 7

Guy Flaming: Fire Ants in 6

Gary Graves: Fire Ants in 5

Kasim Husain: Hamburg rides a strong finish to the regular season to a hard-fought upset win.

Gladiators in 7

Mark MacRae: There's no doubt that everybody would love to see Norm's streak of playoff futility continue, but I think it'll be that much more devastating if he wins a series or two first to get his hopes up.

Fire Ants in 4

Don Morrison: Fire Ants in 4

Eric Schneider: Thanks to an excellent mid-season trade which brought Gaborik into the fold, the Ants finally have all the tools for a Cup-run. Except for one thing: they're the Ants. This series has nothing to do with Hamburg and everything to do with giving Norm another ulcer.

Glatiators in 6

Henry Skey: Gladiators in 7