NHL '10 Playoff Predictions

[dandia89]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-0 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-0 Phoenix

[Kirbs17]

EAST

Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-1 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado
4 - 1 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4 - 0 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4 - 2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4 - 3 Detroit

[D'z Nutz]

EAST

Washington vs Montreal
4-2 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 Philly

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado
4 - 2 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4 - 1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4 - 2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4 - 2 Detroit


I'm cheering for Chicago in the west and Washington in the east, though I don't necessarily think they'll be the final two.

[signature7]

EAST

Washington vs Montreal
4-2 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado
4 - 2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4 - 1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4 - 2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4 - 2 Detroit

[flipstah]

EAST
Washington vs. Montreal (4-1)

New Jersey vs. Philadephia (3-4)

Buffalo vs. Boston (2-4)

Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa (4-1)

WEST
San Jose vs. Colorado (4-3)

Chicago vs. Nashville (4-2)

Vancouver vs. LA Don't know, don't care.

Phoenix vs. Detroit (2-4)

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For the East:

- I'm cheering for Washington or Montreal to go for the cup.
- I like Flyers more.
- Even though Sabres have Miller between the pipes, he doesn't have a great team in front of him, so I'll go for Boston. Plus, Raask and Thomas are a great tandem.
- Crosby, Malkin, Fleury. Enough said.

For the West:
- San Jose is going to have a workout but they'll sweep against the Av's.
- Chicago have been stellar during the season, so hopefully they make it through.
- Hate the Canucks and don't care for the Kings.
- As much as I want to root for the underdogs, Detroit will squeak through.

[toyboy88]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-1 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
2-4 Phoenix

[dino_martini]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-3 Montreal

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

[403Gemini]

Hey guys, I'm going into a hockey playoff pool... i'm really not very good at these... anybody able to give me any suggestions on picks?

PM me them if you want, thanks guys :)

[Canucks3322]

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-ONE CANUCCCKKKKSSSSSSSSSSS FUCK YEA

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-3 Phoenix

[K3RMiTdot]

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado (4-0 San Jose)

Chicago vs Nashville (4-2 Chicago)

Vancouver vs LA (4-3 LA)

Phoenix vs Detroit (4-3 Pheonix)

EAST

Washington vs Montreal (4-2 Washington)

New Jersey vs Philadelphia (4-1 New Jersey)

Buffalo vs Boston (4-2 Boston)

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa (4-1 Pttsburgh)

[beyond_ban]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-3 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-0 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4-0 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

[masoncgy]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 LA

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-1 Detroit

[SilverGS]

EAST
Washington vs. Montreal (4-1)

New Jersey vs. Philadephia (4-2)

Buffalo vs. Boston (4-3)

Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa (4-2)

WEST
San Jose vs. Colorado (4-1)

Chicago vs. Nashville (4-1)

Vancouver vs. LA (4-2)

Phoenix vs. Detroit (2-4)

[Quizzes]

EAST

Washington vs Montreal >>> 4 - 1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia >>> 4 - 3 Philadelphia

Buffalo vs Boston >>> 4 - 3 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa >>> 4 - 2 Pittsburgh

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado >>> 4 - 2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville >>> 4 - 0 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA >>> 4 - 1 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit >>> 4 - 2 Detroit

[D'z Nutz]

So what do you guys think are the odds of Chicago making it to the finals and NOT winning, giving Hossa the threepeat? :rofl:

[cdnsir]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
2-4 Montreal
- OLE OLE OLE!!!

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-1 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
3-4 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-0 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-1 Vancouver
- Will not cheer for them, will remain neutral even if they face US teams.

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-3 Phoenix

[masoncgy]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
So what do you guys think are the odds of Chicago making it to the finals and NOT winning, giving Hossa the threepeat? :rofl:

hahaha... they're pretty high... I believe the Hawks & Caps are the most likely Cup Final scenario and I could see Washington taking the trophy... in a bitter 7-game series to boot.

[petoria]

East

Washington Vs. Montreal (4-1 Washington)

New Jersey Vs. Philadelphia (4-3 New Jersey)

Buffalo Vs. Boston ( 4-2 Buffalo )

Pittsburgh Vs. Ottawa ( 4-1 Pittsburgh )

West

San Jose Vs. Colorado ( 4-2 San Jose )

Chicago Vs. Nashville ( 4-2 Chicago )

Vancouver Vs. LA ( 4-1 Vancouver )

Phoenix Vs. Detroit ( 4-3 Detroit )

[2002civic]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-1 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-3 LA

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

[93VR6]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-1 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-3 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-3 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-1 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-2 Phoenix

[DJ_NAV]

East

Washington Vs. Montreal (4-3 Washington)

New Jersey Vs. Philadelphia (4-2 New Jersey)

Buffalo Vs. Boston ( 4-2 Boston )

Pittsburgh Vs. Ottawa ( 4-3 Pittsburgh )

West

San Jose Vs. Colorado ( 4-0 San Jose )

Chicago Vs. Nashville ( 4-1 Chicago )

Vancouver Vs. LA ( 4-2 Vancouver )

Phoenix Vs. Detroit ( 4-3 Detroit )

[Gorilla]

East

Washington Vs. Montreal (4-2Washington)

New Jersey Vs. Philadelphia (4-1 New Jersey)

Buffalo Vs. Boston ( 4-3 Boston )

Pittsburgh Vs. Ottawa ( 4-3 Pittsburgh )

West

San Jose Vs. Colorado ( 4-3 San Jose )

Chicago Vs. Nashville ( 4-2 Chicago )

Vancouver Vs. LA ( 4-2 LA)

Phoenix Vs. Detroit ( 4-3 PHX)


LA DEVILS FINAL

[Kloubek]

East

Washington Vs. Montreal (4-0 Washington)

New Jersey Vs. Philadelphia (4-1 New Jersey)

Buffalo Vs. Boston ( 4-2 Boston )

Pittsburgh Vs. Ottawa ( 4-3 Pittsburgh )

West

San Jose Vs. Colorado ( 4-2 San Jose )

Chicago Vs. Nashville ( 4-1 Chicago )

Vancouver Vs. LA ( 4-2 Vancouver )

Phoenix Vs. Detroit ( 4-3 Detroit )

[darkrider911]

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
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[1]San Jose Sharks vs. [8]Colorado Avalanche
Prediction: Colorado in 6.

[2]Chicago Blackhawks vs. [7]Nashville Predators
Prediction: Chicago in 6.

[3]Vancouver Canucks vs. [6]Los Angeles Kings
Prediction: Vancouver in 5.

[4]Phoenix Coyotes vs. [5]Detroit Red Wings
Prediction: Detroit in 6.


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EASTERN CONFERENCE
-------------------------------------

[1]Washington Capitals vs. [8]Montreal Canadiens
Prediction: Washington in 5.

[2]New Jersey Devils vs. [7]Philadelphia Flyers
Prediction: Philadelphia in 7.

[3]Buffalo Sabres vs. [6]Boston Bruins
Prediction: Buffalo in 6.

[4]Pittsburgh Penguins vs. [5]Ottawa Senators
Prediction: Pittsburgh in 5.


Originally posted by D'z Nutz
So what do you guys think are the odds of Chicago making it to the finals and NOT winning, giving Hossa the threepeat? :rofl:
Hahaha I think it could happen, and if it does, I'd laugh my ass off.

[88CRX]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-2 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-1 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-1 Buffalo

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-3 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-2 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-3 LA

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-0 Detroit

[mr2mike]

It will be interesting to see how far Bettman want Phoenix to go in the playoffs.

I'm cheering for them. Mostly old Flames players on their squad. Also they're a long shot.

Final four will be:
Chicago - Colorado
Washington - New Jersey

[stevieo]

washington - montreal // 4-3 washington
new jersey - philly // 4-2 new jersey
buffalo - boston // 4-2 buffalo
pittsburgh - ottawa // 4-1 pittsburgh

san jose - colorado // 4-2 san jose
chicago - nashville // 4-1 chicago
vancouver - los angeles // 4-2 LA
detroit - phoenix // 4-3 phoenix


washington - pittsburgh // 4-1 pittsburgh
new jersey - buffalo // 4-2 buffalo

SJ - LA // SJ 4-1
chicago - phoenix // 4-2 chicago

pittsburgh - buffalo // 4-2 pittsburgh

SJ - chicago // 4-3 chicago

pittsburgh - chicago // 4-2 pittsburgh

:cry: <- hossa

[nightfx]

Round 1

West:
San Jose (5)
Chicago (7)
Los Angeles (6)
Phoenix (7)

East:
Washington (5)
New Jersey (5)
Buffalo (7)
Pittsburgh (4)

Cup winner: Phoenix :devil:

[Barlow]

chicago washington final


I say Washington wins in 6!!!

[911fever]

quote:

EAST

Washington vs Montreal
4-2 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 Philly

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado
4 - 2 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4 - 2 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4 - 2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4 - 3 Detroit

[DragZilla]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-2 Washington

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 Pittsburgh



WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-1 San Jose

Chicago vs Nashville
4-2 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-3 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-1 Detroit

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by nightfx


Cup winner: Phoenix :devil:

Bettman, is that you?
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/Glensgages/hockey%20pictures/GaryBettmanasDrEvil.jpg

[beyond_ban]

Originally posted by nightfx
Cup winner: Phoenix :devil:

Round one upset with Detroit winning in 6 :devil:

[darkrider911]

Originally posted by mr2mike
It will be interesting to see how far Bettman want Phoenix to go in the playoffs.

I'm cheering for them. Mostly old Flames players on their squad. Also they're a long shot.

Final four will be:
Chicago - Colorado
Washington - New Jersey

Too bad the latest they'll meet up is in the second round, after Colorado beats San Jose and Chicago beats Nashville.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by mr2mike
It will be interesting to see how far Bettman want Phoenix to go in the playoffs.


You make it sound like that the 'Yotes will just lie down on command.

[wardpr68]

Phoenix has an excellent playoff team, if any surprises are going to come out of this years playoffs it will be phoenix.

[Super_Geo]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-2 WSH

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 PHI

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 BUF

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 PIT

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 SJ

Chicago vs Nashville
4-2 CHI

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 VAN

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-3 DET

[911fever]

Originally posted by wardpr68
Phoenix has an excellent playoff team, if any surprises are going to come out of this years playoffs it will be phoenix.

I agree totally they are quality

[dandia89]

I agree ^ i think detroit started to shape up, but phoenix's defense and goaltending is gonna be hard to break.

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by flipstah


You make it sound like that the 'Yotes will just lie down on command.
On the contrary, they'll put up a good game I want them to go far, I mean if Bettman wants them to go far, they'll get the opportunity to do so. Playing on the conspiracy theoriest around here.


Originally posted by wardpr68
Phoenix has an excellent playoff team, if any surprises are going to come out of this years playoffs it will be phoenix.

Defense wins championships.

[nightfx]

It's not fun when you pick all of the favourites, I think we're due for another Cinderella run. :D

[Mibz]

gogogogo OTT

[Kobe]

No predictions.. Habs win the cup...


GO HABS GO

[flipstah]

OTT - 1! Eff.

[D'z Nutz]

MAF was sketchy at best tonight.

[Atriux]

EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-3 WSH

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-3 PHI

Buffalo vs Boston
4-3 BOS

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 PIT

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 SJ

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 CHI

Vancouver vs LA
4-3 LA

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-3 DET

[mdeluxe]

Originally posted by Kobe
No predictions.. Habs win the cup...


GO HABS GO

+1 road to 25!!!

:thumbsup:

[Criticull]

Originally posted by Atriux
EAST


Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-1 PIT




lol, hope not. Go SENS!

[D'z Nutz]

Fuck I love this Avs/Sharks series. Go Avs!!

[CHICHARITZHI]

WINGS IS UNPREDICTABLE !

[Mibz]

Oh Nabob. 5 goals on 12 shots, how does this happen?

[D'z Nutz]

OHHHH! Sharks tie it up with 30 secs to go!

[Mibz]

Bout time their effort paid off. I don't really care how this series goes, I'm just glad that it's exciting. I am, however, quite upset that OT might clash with F1 qualifying :(

[D'z Nutz]

Frag. Sharks take it. Good game.

[Mibz]

Great game. Terrible penalty to take. Great tip.

[911fever]

the wings and phoenix game was one of the best playoff games I've ever seen

[cdnsir]

So how did you guys do last round? I was pretty off on the number of games but did get 6/8 winners.

This round, I'll personally be cheering for the Habs again, but the Pens will take that one. Detroit looked pretty good last round, I see them upsetting the Sharks. And as always, fuck the Nucks!


EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-3 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-2 Chicago

[Renagades]

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-2 Philly

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-3 Pitt

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-2 SJ

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Chi

[D'z Nutz]

Yeah my numbers were off too, but I got 6/8.

My round 2 picks:

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-2 Philly

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-2 San Jose

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Vancouver

With the exception of the Penguins/Habs, I think these teams are pretty well matched up against each other.

[flipstah]

I didn't expect Philadelphia to wrap it up that quick, but I was 6/8 too.

Totally called Boston and Chicago though.

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia (3-4)

Pittsburgh vs Montreal (4-2)

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit (1-4)

Chicago vs Vancouver (4-3)

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The East will be the fun games and it'll be very exciting, for sure.

Boston-Philly will probably go 7 because Philly is a gritty team and Boston beat Ryan Miller. Then again, the Sabres couldn't score much against Rask...

I like Crosby-Malkin-Fleury tandem but this will be a close one. Halak played phenomenal and I don't care who wins this; I'm rooting either one for the Cup.

The Sharks are going to have fun with Jimmy Howard between the pipes, but this is going to be a boring one.

I hate Luongo and the Canucks.

[D'z Nutz]

That Kovalchuk trade turned up to be such a bust, eh? What a puck hog!

[HondaKid]

Habs win it all. Cary Price is traded to Edmonton during the summer. Those are my predictions.

[911fever]

i'm 6 for 8 in my predictions but the Canadians taking Washington really surprised me!

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by dino_martini
EAST
Washington vs Montreal
4-3 Montreal

New Jersey vs Philadelphia
4-2 New Jersey

Buffalo vs Boston
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Colorado
4-3 Colorado

Chicago vs Nashville
4-1 Chicago

Vancouver vs LA
4-2 Vancouver

Phoenix vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

Atleast I was correct about Montreal...

[flipstah]

Prediction: Kovalchuk signs back to Atlanta and the NHL declare the Thrashers the greatest hockey team of all time.


Originally posted by D'z Nutz
That Kovalchuk trade turned up to be such a bust, eh? What a puck hog!

[Skyline_Addict]

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-3 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-3 SJ

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Vancouver

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by Skyline_Addict
EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-3 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-1 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-3 SJ

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Vancouver

I agree except with Vancouver, Luongo sucks too hard this year for them to beat Chicago.

[dino_martini]

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-3 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Montreal

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-3 SJ

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Vancouver



Montreal has too much momentum. Crosby and Friends just aren't hungry enough this year.

I'd really like to see a Boston - Montreal Eastern Conference Final.

[Quizzes]

Just going through my earlier predictions:


Originally posted by Quizzes
EAST

Washington vs Montreal >>> 4 - 1 Washington :confused:

New Jersey vs Philadelphia >>> 4 - 3 Philadelphia :)

Buffalo vs Boston >>> 4 - 3 Buffalo :facepalm:

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa >>> 4 - 2 Pittsburgh :D

WEST

San Jose vs Colorado >>> 4 - 2 San Jose :D

Chicago vs Nashville >>> 4 - 0 Chicago :)

Vancouver vs LA >>> 4 - 1 Vancouver :)

Phoenix vs Detroit >>> 4 - 2 Detroit :)

Semi-Finals Prediction:

EAST

Pittsburgh vs. Montreal >>> 4 - 2 Pittsburgh

Boston vs. Philly >>> 4 - 3 Philly

WEST

San Jose vs. Detroit >>> 4 - 3 Detroit

Chicago vs. Vancouver >>> 4 - 2 Chicago

[adamc]

Vancouver in 7 :clap:

[signature7]

6 for 8 last time around. Numbers were way off though.

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-3 Detroit

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Chicago

[Tram Common]

Originally posted by signature7
6 for 8 last time around. Numbers were way off though.

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-2 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Pittsburgh

WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-3 Detroit

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-3 Chicago

I'm thinking the exact opposite of all that.

[Tram Common]

Originally posted by Hakkola


I agree except with Vancouver, Luongo sucks too hard this year for them to beat Chicago.

Did you watch any of the L.A. games??? :dunno:

[DragZilla]

EAST
Boston vs Philadelphia
4-3 Boston

Pittsburgh vs Montreal
4-2 Pittsburgh



WEST
San Jose vs Detroit
4-2 Detroit

Chicago vs Vancouver
4-2 Chicago

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by Tram Common


Did you watch any of the L.A. games??? :dunno:

Yeah, and his save % against them was .893, he had some good games, but that percentage is pretty shitty. Good enough for 14th in these playoffs
http://www.nhl.com/ice/app?component=completeSavePercentageLeaderList&page=statshome&service=direct

Look at his entire season, some great games and a lot of awful ones for a slightly above average year.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8466141&view=log&season=20092010

Boston beats Philly in 7 games
Detroit beats SJ in 5 games
Chicago beats Van in 7
Pitt beats MTL in 6.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by Hakkola


I agree except with Vancouver, Luongo sucks too hard this year for them to beat Chicago.

Luongo > Niemi right? haha

Going to be a high scoring/very entertaining series. Best one yet I say.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by max_boost


Luongo > Niemi right? haha


What makes you say that? Their numbers during the season and playoffs are almost identical except Luongo played more games during the season but Niemi's playoffs numbers are better, though again, Niemi had some great and some shitty playoff games just like Luongo.

Before anyone says anything about the caliber of teams both goalies faced, Nashville scored more 5 on 5 during the regular season and playoffs, the difference was the Kings PP which was good and Nashville's was terrible.

[darkrider911]

I pulled a brutal 5/8 last round.... hopefully this'll go a lil' better besides the habs/pens series, I'm goin' on a limb there

-------------------------------------
WESTERN CONFERENCE
-------------------------------------

[1]San Jose Sharks vs. [5]Detroit Red Wings
Prediction: Detroit in 6.

[2]Chicago Blackhawks vs. [3]Vancouver Canucks
Prediction: Chicago in 6.


-------------------------------------
EASTERN CONFERENCE
-------------------------------------

[4]Pittsburgh Penguins vs. [8]Montreal Canadiens
Prediction: Montreal in 6.

[6]Boston Bruins vs. [7]Philadelphia Flyers
Prediction: Philadelphia in 7.

[brownchild]

Originally posted by HondaKid
Habs win it all. Cary Price is traded to Edmonton during the summer. Those are my predictions.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Spoons]

Yeah I'm going with Habs all the way. They've got the momentum now. They took down one titan, they'll take down another.

San Jose - Chicago Western Final

Philly - Montreal Eastern Final


San Jose - Montreal Finals

[flipstah]

FUCK FUCK FUCK. Boucher is injured!

But man, MTL-PIT Game 6. Greatest playoff game so far.

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by dino_martini


I'd really like to see a Boston - Montreal Eastern Conference Final.

That would be great. Throwback to the 80's showdowns they had.

[flipstah]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm244/xANPCx/Nabby.jpg

1/4 but bump for a kickass photo.

GO FLYERS! :thumbsup:

[dingbathero]

Let's Go Flyers!

[Integra10]

Originally posted by dingbathero
Let's Go Flyers!

:barf: :barf: :barf:

Habs are taking the cup, didn't you get the memo? BTW did that dude ever eat his dirty underwear?

[Barlow]

chicago has it for sure

[R!zz0]

Originally posted by Barlow
chicago has it for sure

Dash rite boy :thumbsup:

[D'z Nutz]

Chicago in 6.

[R!zz0]

It'll be a sick series to watch that's for sure.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Philadelphia in 6.

Fixed. :)

[asp integra]

chicago ftw in 5

[mac_82]

As much as I like some of the Chicago players (Toews, Keith, Hossa etc) I really hope Phily wins the cup. Here is why:

Whenever a team wins the cup, they become the blueprint everyone tries to be like. The 07 Ducks are a good example. They were a big tough team who led the league in fights and penalty mins, and people then tried to build teams like this to win.

The Penguins sucked for 4 seasons over 5 years (26th, 29th, 30th, 29th), built up through drafting high picks. 2 years later they made the finals, 3 years later they won the cup.

Chicago is exactly the same. They sucked for 4 seasons over 5 years starting in 03-04 (29th, 28th, 26th, 20th) then 2 years later they are in the cup finals.

The blueprint to win the cup should be through staying competitive and drafting well (ala Detroit and Phily minus 06-07), not by sucking forever to get good picks (ala Pitts, Chi and Was).

There is also a negative aspect to sucking for an extended period, because you get so many high end players you are unable to keep them together with the cap. Pitts is already seeing the effects of this. They were unable to keep Malone, Whitney, Armstrong, etc. Hossa left, and Gonchar will prob leave soon as well. Chicago will lose a ton of players next year, since Toews, Kane, Keith, and Seabrook will no longer be on entry level deals. Barker already left, and I wouldn't be surprised if Sharp, Versteeg, Bolland, Byfuglien are traded, and if Campbell or Huet can't be delt, Seabrook might have to be delt as well.
Basically Chicago has another 1 year left with their current core, before players start leaving town.

So as much as I like Toews, I will be cheering for Richards and Carter. GO FLYERS GO!

[Street_Soldier]

Originally posted by mac_82
As much as I like some of the Chicago players (Toews, Keith, Hossa etc) I really hope Phily wins the cup. Here is why:

Whenever a team wins the cup, they become the blueprint everyone tries to be like. The 07 Ducks are a good example. They were a big tough team who led the league in fights and penalty mins, and people then tried to build teams like this to win.

The Penguins sucked for 4 seasons over 5 years (26th, 29th, 30th, 29th), built up through drafting high picks. 2 years later they made the finals, 3 years later they won the cup.

Chicago is exactly the same. They sucked for 4 seasons over 5 years starting in 03-04 (29th, 28th, 26th, 20th) then 2 years later they are in the cup finals.

The blueprint to win the cup should be through staying competitive and drafting well (ala Detroit and Phily minus 06-07), not by sucking forever to get good picks (ala Pitts, Chi and Was).

There is also a negative aspect to sucking for an extended period, because you get so many high end players you are unable to keep them together with the cap. Pitts is already seeing the effects of this. They were unable to keep Malone, Whitney, Armstrong, etc. Hossa left, and Gonchar will prob leave soon as well. Chicago will lose a ton of players next year, since Toews, Kane, Keith, and Seabrook will no longer be on entry level deals. Barker already left, and I wouldn't be surprised if Sharp, Versteeg, Bolland, Byfuglien are traded, and if Campbell or Huet can't be delt, Seabrook might have to be delt as well.
Basically Chicago has another 1 year left with their current core, before players start leaving town.

So as much as I like Toews, I will be cheering for Richards and Carter. GO FLYERS GO!

How does any of this have anything to do with Phili winning the cup?

[flipstah]

I'm going for Philly because they're the Cinderella team; Chicago has the manpower to win it all easily, hands down. On paper, they're the better team but I BELIEVE!

*tear*

[mac_82]

Originally posted by Street_Soldier


How does any of this have anything to do with Phili winning the cup?

Because I don't want teams that tank for 4+ years (Chicago) to be rewarded with a cup?

Also it would be hilarious if the Pronger effect kept Hossa from winning a cup and going 0/3 in the last 3 years.

[Street_Soldier]

Originally posted by mac_82


Because I don't want teams that tank for 4+ years (Chicago) to be rewarded with a cup?

Also it would be hilarious if the Pronger effect kept Hossa from winning a cup and going 0/3 in the last 3 years.

Just because you "don't want" is not a good enough reason for a team that has proven itself in the regular season and so far in the playoffs to not win the cup.

[dino_martini]

I wish it were Montreal, but as long as Philly wins the cup its all good.

I don't want to see Kane and Toews lifting the cup.

If Philly wins, this will be the 3rd time Hossa has lost the cup proving once again he is playoff cancer.

[rumeo]

If Hossa wins the cup my life is over haha. Go Philly go!

[max_boost]

The Flyers are pretty damn good on paper. I like their team but Chicago has their thing going right now. They dismantled the #1 team in the league. :nut:

FYI: No 5-8th seed has won the Cup since the Conference finals format so yeah, it's always been a top 4 seed.

Can Philly change that? Probably not.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by max_boost
The Flyers are pretty damn good on paper. I like their team but Chicago has their thing going right now. They dismantled the #1 team in the league. :nut:

FYI: No 5-8th seed has won the Cup since the Conference finals format so yeah, it's always been a top 4 seed.

Can Philly change that? Probably not.

When you have Na-chok-ov between the pipes, any team can dismantle the Sharks. :rofl:

Either way, it's going to be a fun series :thumbsup: