The Dobber Hockey panel makes their second-round selections for the 2017 Playoffs. 

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We move onto the second round of the 2017 NHL playoffs, which means it's time for a fresh round of picks from the writers and editors that make up the Dobber Hockey panel. First, a quick refresher of how the first round went:

The leader of the individual writers and editors was Adam Daly-Frey, who managed a correct selection on seven out of the eight first-round series, missing only on Columbus-Pittsburgh. As a group, the consensus achieved a 5-3 record, failing to hit on the Canadiens, Bruins, and Blackhawks. Of those three, I personally will wonder what the Boston-Ottawa series would have looked like had the Bruins had some better luck with health. Regardless, the Senators have a deep forward group, and the best defenceman in the league. The quarter-finals brought the career consensus record here at Dobber Hockey to an impressive 77-35 over the previous seven-plus seasons. 

Moving on to the next round, there is one clear favourite among the panelists, with the Washington Capitals getting the nod from 14 of 18 submissions. Things are a little more splits after that, as Nashville is on 12 lists, while Edmonton and New York were featured on 11 each. No one picked a sweep in any of the matchups, either, so the panel is expecting competitive games throughout. The only place where Dobber's selection differentiates with the consensus is the Edmonton-Anaheim series. Without further ado, here are the second-round picks for the Dobber Hockey panel:

Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments. 

About the Panel…

Dobber launched this website in 2005 after he was the fantasy hockey columnist for The Hockey News website, The Fantasy Sports Network, and a contributor to The Forecaster. DobberHockey has since grown into the Dobber Sports Network and has work can be found across the Internet, including on Sportsnet.

Steve Laidlaw is the managing editor of DobberHockey, with work that is also found at Sportsnet and Puck Daddy.

Ian Gooding is an associate editor of DobberHockey and his stuff can be found here every Sunday. He also contributes to many other sites, including Sportsnet.

Mario Prata is the manager of special projects and marketing for Dobber Sports. He is also a co-founder of the famous Forecaster magazine.

Mike Clifford is an associate editor of DobberHockey and contributor for Rotowire and other fantasy hockey ventures such as Project Roto. Along with Neil Parker, his work can be found here throughout the summer while Steve Laidlaw is on leave.

Neil Parker is an associate editor of DobberHockey and senior contributor for Rotowire and other fantasy hockey ventures. Along with Mike Clifford, his work can be found here throughout the summer while Steve Laidlaw is on leave.

Adam Daly-Frey pens the Looking Ahead column that is found here every Friday.

Adam Mark is our resident prognosticator, penning the weekly Saturday NHL Picks column.

Alex MacLean writes the salary cap column Capped, which can be found here every Thursday.

Bren Des gives us the latest injury information every Wednesday.

Cam Robinson writes the Frozen Pool Forensics column that can be found here every Friday.

Chris Wassel pens the weekly Draft Kings primer every Saturday.

Eric Daoust writes the Eastern Edge column that can be found here every Tuesday

Fred Poulin writes the weekly line combinations column that can be found here every Tuesday.

Kevin Leblanc writes the weekly prospect column The Journey that can be found here every Saturday.

Kevin Wickersham writes the weekly Wild West column that can be found here every Monday.

Rick Roos writes the weekly Cage Match column that can be found here every Wednesday.

Scott Marin writes the bi-weekly Fantasy Hockey Geek column that can be found here every other Sunday.

Tom Collins writes the weekly Top 10 column that can be found here every Monday.