NHL playoff predictions 2011

[nokids]

West -
1. Vancouver vs 8. Chicago - Vancouver in 6
2. San Jose vs 7. Los Angeles - San Jose in 5
3. Detroit vs 6. Phoenix - Detroit in 7
4. Anaheim vs 5. Nashville - Anaheim in 6

East -
1. Washington vs 8. New York - Washington in 5
2. Philadelphia vs 7. Buffalo - Philadelphia in 6
3. Boston vs 6. Montreal - Montreal in 7
4. Pittsburgh vs 5. Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh in 7

Sharks win Stanley cup over Caps is my long term forecast.

[Andy4Par]

Ha!!! I like your predictions nokids except I think you took one or two many puffs of the proverbial pipe thinking Montreal in 7. That series is Boston in 4 maybe 5.

[leafman]

West
Chicago in 6
LA in 7
Detroit in 6
Anaheim in 5

East
Washington in 5
Philadelphia in 4
Boston in 5
Tampa Bay in 7

[byerxa]

I think the Sharks dodged a huge first round bullet when the Ducks moved up to 4th at the end. I would have taken the Ducks to hand them yet another first round defeat. My first round picks

East:
Caps over Rangers in 6
Sabres over Flyers in 5
Boston over Habs in 7
Pens over Bolts in 7

West:
Hawks over 'Nucks in 6
Sharks over Kings in 5
Wings over 'Yotes in 4
Ducks over Preds in 7

Of course I am dreadful a predicting the NHL playoffs so buyer beware!

[Chambokl]

NHL playoff predictions 2011

West -
1. Vancouver vs 8. Chicago - Vancouver in 5
2. San Jose vs 7. Los Angeles - San Jose in 5
3. Detroit vs 6. Phoenix - Detroit in 5
4. Anaheim vs 5. Nashville - Anaheim in 6

East -
1. Washington vs 8. New York - Washington in 5
2. Philadelphia vs 7. Buffalo - Buffalo in 6
3. Boston vs 6. Montreal - Boston in 7
4. Pittsburgh vs 5. Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh in 5

Canucks win Stanley cup over Caps is my prediction.

[Shivas Irons]

West
Vancouver vs Chicago - Vancouver in 6
San Jose vs Los Angeles - Los Angeles in 7
Detroit vs Phoenix - Detroit in 5
Anaheim vs Nashville - Anaheim in 5

East
Washington vs New York - New York in 7
Philadelphia vs Buffalo - Philadelphia in 6
Boston vs Montreal - Boston in 7
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh in 6

[mberube]

West -
1. Vancouver vs 8. Chicago - Vancouver in 6
2. San Jose vs 7. Los Angeles - San Jose in 4
3. Detroit vs 6. Phoenix - Detroit in 6
4. Anaheim vs 5. Nashville - Nashville in 7

East -
1. Washington vs 8. New York - Washington in 5
2. Philadelphia vs 7. Buffalo - Buffalo in 6
3. Boston vs 6. Montreal - Montreal in 7
4. Pittsburgh vs 5. Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh in 6

[Break68]

Montreal in the East.
Vancouver in the West.
Montreal wins the Stanley Cup.

[Sakuraba]

Ha!!! I like your predictions nokids except I think you took one or two many puffs of the proverbial pipe thinking Montreal in 7. That series is Boston in 4 maybe 5.

I like the way game 1 is going so far

[nokids]

Mtl reminds me of the old trapping Devils. Great team defense and waits for their chances at the other end. Works great.

[LBH]

West -
1. Vancouver vs 8. Chicago - Vancouver in 5
2. San Jose vs 7. Los Angeles - San Jose in 5
3. Detroit vs 6. Phoenix - Detroit in 7
4. Anaheim vs 5. Nashville - Nashville in 6

East -
1. Washington vs 8. New York - Washington in 6
2. Philadelphia vs 7. Buffalo - Philadelphia in 7
3. Boston vs 6. Montreal - Montreal in 7
4. Pittsburgh vs 5. Tampa Bay - Pittsburgh in 6

[nokids]

Pavel Datsick!!!

[nokids]

[Chambokl]

That was nice...

[jeffc]

crosby would have put the puck in himself ;-)

[nokids]

crosby would have put the puck in himself ;-)

Crosby's aiiiight ____________

[Tullamore]

someone plse! Rip a puck off this guy's head!
Get Jim Hughson off the air !
R.I.P. - Danny G. plse give this man some clout!
this guy is sooo one sided espically with Vancouver i - i'll even take a Bob Cole dose for a week! -
This guy is brutal!!
is he next in line to take the mic over from Bob Cole? if he is CBC has a major problem! what a putz!
what a stinker play-by-play guy - IMO!

[nokids]

As a Red Wings fan, I'm grinning from ear to ear that the Hawks are basically done!

[Tullamore]

but not cooked!
is Bobby Hull sober? lace him up!

[mberube]

Big game tonight. Go Habs Go!!

[Colby]

In case you don't know Jim Hughson's background, he was Jim Robson's replacement on CKNW as the Vancouver play-by-play guy on the radio, so being a little biased is understandable.

someone plse! Rip a puck off this guy's head!
Get Jim Hughson off the air !
R.I.P. - Danny G. plse give this man some clout!
this guy is sooo one sided espically with Vancouver i - i'll even take a Bob Cole dose for a week! -
This guy is brutal!!
is he next in line to take the mic over from Bob Cole? if he is CBC has a major problem! what a putz!
what a stinker play-by-play guy - IMO!

[nokids]

Phoenix shouldn't have had a hockey team to begin with!


Next!

[Cruban]

Phoenix shouldn't have had a hockey team to begin with!


Next!

Agreed!
Although I think the team would be more successfull in Quebec City than Winnipeg. Interesting to see how it all plays out.

[DecoyOctopus]

My Wings look rested and strong, not to mention hungry to avenge last years let down. I personally thought the best thing for them was to get knocked out early last year as they were not going to win it all.

They embarrassed Phoenix without Zetterberg for 4 games and Franzen for one. There is so much depth here if Jimmy Howard can slow his game down I don't see them losing this year.

And with Vancouver and Chicago beating each others brains out for a longer series, the resting continues.

[nokids]

As a Red Wings fan, I'm grinning from ear to ear that the Hawks are basically done!

I spoke too soon! Game 7 seems inevitable.

[nokids]

Something I don't understand about hockey. When its 5 on 5, and a player breaks his stick, I sometimes see that player do his best to play defense without a stick and fail miserably. The other team recognizes he doesn't have a stick and basically isolate that side of the ice, so it's as if the offense is on a PowerPlay because the defender can only use his body to block a shot or pass. Why doesn't he skate over to his bench and get a new stick? It will take him 10 seconds to do this. His team can play a PK defense for 10 seconds can't they? Seriously, what's worse, being down a man for 10 seconds or being pinned in your zone for a minute without a stick?

[byerxa]

OK, the sky is officially starting to fall in Vancouver. I thought the 'Nucks should have won tonight but sometimes the bounces just don't go your way. It happens. However by lobbing a couple of stinkers in games 4 and 5 they screwed themselves out of the wiggle room you need to absorb such an "unfair" outcome. Now it is severe pucker time Tuesday night in Van city.

[Big Johnny69]

Something I don't understand about hockey. When its 5 on 5, and a player breaks his stick, I sometimes see that player do his best to play defense without a stick and fail miserably. The other team recognizes he doesn't have a stick and basically isolate that side of the ice, so it's as if the offense is on a PowerPlay because the defender can only use his body to block a shot or pass. Why doesn't he skate over to his bench and get a new stick? It will take him 10 seconds to do this. His team can play a PK defense for 10 seconds can't they? Seriously, what's worse, being down a man for 10 seconds or being pinned in your zone for a minute without a stick?

Pablo, if the guy who breaks/loses his stick is the actual guy covering the opposing player with the puck, it would be ill-advised to just leave him have a run to open ice to go and get a stick. At the very least, a guy without a stick can still cut off angles to the net and passing lanes. That is much better than taking off to the bench for a stick leaving your teammates to make a quick zone coverage adjustment.

[nokids]

Pablo, if the guy who breaks/loses his stick is the actual guy covering the opposing player with the puck, it would be ill-advised to just leave him have a run to open ice to go and get a stick. At the very least, a guy without a stick can still cut off angles to the net and passing lanes. That is much better than taking off to the bench for a stick leaving your teammates to make a quick zone coverage adjustment.

I know what I'm saying is like playing Russian roulette, but I don't see how it's more dangerous than watching a guy play without a stick. Maybe the goalie can yell "ZONE D" or something, and the 4 guys remaining can collapse low for a bit until their 5th skater can get a stick. It probably won't work in all situations because if the 4 guys on the ice are not good at PKing, or they are important skilled players on the team, you don't want those guys blocking shots.

[Sakuraba]

...or you could just do what Campbell did to Halpern, just steal your opponent's stick! That's just bad karma & I hope it comes back to haunt Boston tonight.