Playoff Predictions!

[Big Johnny69]

OK, series by series, round by round, let's hear them.

Eastern Conference Round 1

Buffalo vs NYI Sabres in 5
NJ vs Tampa Devils in 5
Atlanta vs NYR NYR in 6 playing real well down the stretch
Sens vs Pens Tough call but Sens in 6 or 7


Western Conferenc Round 1

Det vs Cal Wings in 7 only because the Flames are dynamite at home
Anh vs Min Ducks in 7 tough one to call as well
Van vs Dal Canucks in 7 this is going to be a good one if Turco can play well
Nash vs SJ Sorry GB, but Preds in 7

Eastern Round #2

Buf vs NYR Sabres in 5
NJ vs OTT NJ in 7

Western Round #2

Det vs Nash This will be one awesome series, Preds in 6
Anh vs Van Another close one, but Ducks in 7

Eastern Round #3

Buf vs NJ Sabres in 6

Western Round #3

Anh vs Nash Ducks in 6

Stanley Cup Final

Buf vs Anh Sabres in 6 or 7


Anyone else want to try???

Not a bad first round, a little sketchy in the second, see what happens in the third.

[Ginker]

Yup.. I am not going into that much detail.. I will go from last 4.. Ottawa beats Buff. to go to the Final.. San Jose beats out Anahiem... Sens win the Cup.

[Big Johnny69]

Yup.. I am not going into that much detail.. I will go from last 4.. Ottawa beats Buff. to go to the Final.. San Jose beats out Anahiem... Sens win the Cup.

Add it to the poll, sorry a little slow in putting up the poll, I did have to enter sixteen choices.

[NoBack]

More of wish list than reality but one never knows what might happen in the playoffs so, here's mine Geoff.

Eastern Round 1
Buffalo vs NYI - Sabres in 6
NJ vs Tampa - Devils in 5
Atlanta vs NYR - ATL in 5
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 5

Western Round 1
Det vs Cal - Det in 6
Anh vs Min - Anh in 5
Van vs Dal - Van in 6
Nash vs SJ - SJ in 7

Round #2
Devils vs Ott - Ottawa in 6
Buff vs NYR - Buff in 6
Det vs SJ - Det in 5
Anh vs Van - Van in 6

Round #3
Ottawa vs Buff - Ott in 6
Det vs Van - Van in 7

All Canadian Stanley Cup Final
Ottawa vs Vancouver - Ottawa in 6


EDITED after first round. I simply added NYR instead of Atlanta, my lone loser.

[Wilster]

Sens to win the east , but will be beaten by the Sharks in the final

[sensfan63]

OK, series by series, round by round, let's hear them.

Eastern Conference Round 1

Buffalo vs NYI Sabres in 5
NJ vs Tampa Devils in 5
Atlanta vs NYR NYR in 6 playing real well down the stretch
Sens vs Pens Tough call but Sens in 6 or 7


Western Conferenc Round 1

Det vs Cal Wings in 7 only because the Flames are dynamite at home
Anh vs Min Ducks in 7 tough one to call as well
Van vs Dal Canucks in 7 this is going to be a good one if Turco can play well
Nash vs SJ Sorry GB, but Preds in 7

Eastern Round #2

Buf vs Ott Will be a good one, but Sabres in 7
NJ vs NYR NJ in 6

Western Round #2

Det vs Nash This will be one awesome series, Preds in 6
Anh vs Van Another close one, but Ducks in 7

Eastern Round #3

Buf vs NJ Sabres in 6

Western Round #3

Anh vs Nash Preds in 6

Stanley Cup Final

Buf vs Nash Sabres in 6 or 7


Anyone else want to try???

Doesn't the league re-seed the teams after each round...so that if NYR beat ATL then Buf would play NYR in the second round?

[Big Johnny69]

Doesn't the league re-seed the teams after each round...so that if NYR beat ATL then Buf would play NYR in the second round?

You're right, they don't reseed, just keep the seeds and the highest will play the lowest remaining. I'll have to adjust.

[Big Johnny69]

Only had to make two changes, but alas I still don't think Ottawa will get past the second round.

[jonf]

Eastern Round 1
Buffalo vs NYI - Sabres in 4
NJ vs Tampa - Devils in 6
Atlanta vs NYR - NYR in 7
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 5

Western Round 1
Det vs Cal - Cal in 6
Anh vs Min - Anh in 5
Van vs Dal - Van in 6
Nash vs SJ - SJ in 5

Round #2
NJ vs Ott - Ottawa in 6
BUF vs NYR - BUF in 5
Cal vs ANA - Cal in 7
SJ vs Van - Van in 6

Round #3
Ottawa vs BUF - OTT in 7
Cal vs Van - Cal in 7

All Canadian Stanley Cup Final
Ottawa VS Calgary - Ottawa in 6

[Golfbum]

OK, series by series, round by round, let's hear them.



Western Conferenc Round 1

Nash vs SJ Sorry GB, but Preds in 7


Anyone else want to try???

Are you smokin' CRACK?
BIG JOE BIG JOE, that is all I am going to say!

[Big Johnny69]

Are you smokin' CRACK?
BIG JOE BIG JOE, that is all I am going to say!

Peter the Great, Peter the Great!!!

[Golfbum]

Peter the Great, Peter the Great!!!

Are you talking about that Swedish dude with the bad ankle/foot? That old Swede? Surely you jest, he is not worthy of wiping the sweat of Big Joe's forehead!

I see someone else other than me voted for the Sharks to win The Cup. So now we know there are two intelligent people on this forum

PITS IN SIX, ALfie can then join Peter The Great on the Golf course, along with
Matts "NO CUP" Sundin

[Big Johnny69]

If people believe Gary Roberts can still dominate a series I believe Forsberg can as well, bad foot/ankle or not.

[jonf]

Nashville is very weak though. Peter the Great or not, playing in the central division has inflated their points total massively (same with detroit). Both those teams will struggle against a couple of strong teams in San Jose and Calgary.

[Pinshark]

Van Buff final......I am wishing that Van wins.

[The Shtick]

Nashville will go far this year, as will Buffalo.

As for the Finals? I'll go with Ottawa vs Anaheim.

Watch out for the Dallas Stars though!!!

[Big Johnny69]

Nashville is very weak though. Peter the Great or not, playing in the central division has inflated their points total massively (same with detroit). Both those teams will struggle against a couple of strong teams in San Jose and Calgary.

So you must think Detroit is weak as well? They only finished 3 pts ahead of Nashville. Weak division or not, they still played in the Western conference against many good teams, and when Anaheim got out to a phenomenal start and faltered, Detroit and Nashville caught them in the standings. I don't think Nashville is as weak as you might perceive them to be.

So how do you defend Anaheim, San Jose and Dallas' and Vancouver's point totals as well? Anaheim, Dallas and San Jose were all in the same division and they had high point totals. Perhaps just the bottom half of the Western conference was weak???? If that is your rational, the Eastern conference must be stronger because the point totals are lower in general and more evenly spread out throughout the conference.

In my opinion, the top of the Western Conference is just stronger than most rest of the league (save for Buffalo) and when they played other teams they just beat up on them. Food for thought.

[jonf]

So you must think Detroit is weak as well? They only finished 3 pts ahead of Nashville. Weak division or not, they still played in the Western conference against many good teams, and when Anaheim got out to a phenomenal start and faltered, Detroit and Nashville caught them in the standings. I don't think Nashville is as weak as you might perceive them to be.

So how do you defend Anaheim, San Jose and Dallas' and Vancouver's point totals as well? Anaheim, Dallas and San Jose were all in the same division and they had high point totals. Perhaps just the bottom half of the Western conference was weak???? If that is your rational, the Eastern conference must be stronger because the point totals are lower in general and more evenly spread out throughout the conference.

In my opinion, the top of the Western Conference is just stronger than most rest of the league (save for Buffalo) and when they played other teams they just beat up on them. Food for thought.

The top of the west is no doubt stronger than the rest of the league. What I question is whether the Preds and the Wings actually represent the top of the west. They have 48 gimme points against chicago, st louis, and columbus, and as a result, they finish with highly inflated point totals. Remember what happened to Detroit last year? I see no reason to believe that won't happen again. Vancouver got all those points playing in the toughest division in the league, so they are definitely strong. Anaheim ad San Jose, though not in the strongest division, are just teams who obviously have depth. The same cannot be said for Detroit, who is loaded up on non-performing Euros like Zetterberg and Datsyuk, and players who are too old to grind it out for an extended period in the playoffs. Nashville, on the other hand, is inexperienced and lacks any kind of depth. Neither detroit or Nashville would have finished with nearly so many points in another division.

[Chambokl]

Here we go....

Eastern Conference

Buff in 5
TB in 6
Atlanta in 6
Ottawa in 5

Western Conference

Detroit in 6
Anaheim in 5
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 6

Finals: Buffalo over Anaheim

[jeffc]

mine:

Eastern Conference

Buff in 4
NJ in 6
NYR in 6
Ottawa in 6

Buff vs. Ottawa in the semis with Ottawa winning

Western Conference

Detroit in 5
Anaheim in 5
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 4

San Jose vs Anaheim in the semis with San Jose winning

Finals: San Jose over Ottawa

who's kidding who. I have no idea who will win.

[The Shtick]

I'll just post my round 1 picks for now...

Eastern Round 1
Buffalo vs NYI - Sabres in 5
NJ vs Tampa - Devils in 6
Atlanta vs NYR - Atl in 7
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 6

Western Round 1
Det vs Cal - Det in 4
Anh vs Min - Anh in 6
Van vs Dal - Dal in 6
Nash vs SJ - Nash in 7

[spackler]

Don't quote me on this.

Eastern Round 1
Buffalo vs NYI - Sabres in 5
NJ vs Tampa - Devils in 6
Atlanta vs NYR - NYR in 4
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 5

Western Round 1
Det vs Cal - Det in 6
Anh vs Min - Anh in 5
Van vs Dal - Van in 7
Nash vs SJ - SJ in 5

Round #2
Buf vs NYR - Buf in 6
Devils vs Sens - Sens in 5
Anh vs Van - Anh in 5
SJ vs Det - Det in 6

Round #3
Sens vs Buf - Sens in 5
Anh vs Det - Anh in 6

Finals
Anh vs Ott - Sens in 7

[jeffc]

mine:

Eastern Conference

Buff in 4
NJ in 6
NYR in 6
Ottawa in 6

Buff vs. Ottawa in the semis with Ottawa winning

Western Conference

Detroit in 5
Anaheim in 5
Vancouver in 6
San Jose in 4

San Jose vs Anaheim in the semis with San Jose winning

Finals: San Jose over Ottawa

who's kidding who. I have no idea who will win.

starting out well....all 8 of my picks won their first game.

[Hacker]

I believe that the Stanly Cup will be won by the Toron...............nevermind

Eastern Conference - Round 1

Buf vs Isles - Buf in 4
Devils vs TB - TB in 7
Atl vs Rangers - Atl in 7
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 5

Eastern Conference - Round 2

Buf vs TB - Buf in 6
Sens vs Atl - Sens in 6

Eastern Conference - Round 3

Buf vs Sens - Sens in 6

Western Conference - Round 1

Det vs Cal - Det in 5
Ducks vs Wild - Ducks in 5
Van vs Dallas - Dallas in 7
Nash vs San Jose - Preds in 6

Western Conference - Round 2

Det vs Dallas - Det in 7
Ducks vs Preds - Ducks in 6

Westen Conference - Round 3

Det vs Ducks - Ducks in 6

FINALS:

Ottawa vs Anaheim - Ottawa in 6

[Big Johnny69]

I believe that the Stanly Cup will be won by the Toron...............nevermind

Eastern Conference - Round 1

Buf vs Isles - Buf in 4
Devils vs TB - TB in 7
Atl vs Rangers - Atl in 7
Sens vs Pens - Sens in 5

Eastern Conference - Round 2

Buf vs TB - Buf in 6
Sens vs Atl - Sens in 6

Eastern Conference - Round 3

Buf vs Sens - Sens in 6

Western Conference - Round 1

Det vs Cal - Det in 5
Ducks vs Wild - Ducks in 5
Van vs Dallas - Dallas in 7
Nash vs San Jose - Preds in 6

Western Conference - Round 2

Det vs Dallas - Det in 7
Ducks vs Preds - Ducks in 6

Westen Conference - Round 3

Det vs Ducks - Ducks in 6

FINALS:

Ottawa vs Anaheim - Ottawa in 6

Sure, its real easy to make predictions after two nights of action.

[Hacker]

3 of my first round picks LOST their first games - I call that confidence!!

.........................Truth be known it was laziness more than anything

[jeffc]

So far, 3 won, no losses 2 tied and 3 ahead...

Buff in 4 (Ahead)
NJ in 6 (Tied)
NYR in 6 (Won)
Ottawa in 6 (Won)

Buff vs. Ottawa in the semis with Ottawa winning

Western Conference

Detroit in 5 (tied)
Anaheim in 5 (Won)
Vancouver in 6 (Ahead)
San Jose in 4 (Ahead)

[jonf]

I'm in the sae boat, but picked calgary over detroit.

[Big Johnny69]

Are you talking about that Swedish dude with the bad ankle/foot? That old Swede? Surely you jest, he is not worthy of wiping the sweat of Big Joe's forehead!

I see someone else other than me voted for the Sharks to win The Cup. So now we know there are two intelligent people on this forum

PITS IN SIX, ALfie can then join Peter The Great on the Golf course, along with
Matts "NO CUP" Sundin

Well I sit corrected, good call on the Sharks beating the Preds, but winning the cup.....that will remain to be seen.

But I guess predicting the Pens in 6 puts you back to zero though.

[jonf]

5 won, 2 leading, 1 tied