Who cares this year? OK, OK – – Lots of people do.
This will be a dedicated thread to discuss the events of the most exciting tournament in sports. Drop the puck in the comments!* Sportsball comments are also welcome.
*Please don’t drop the gloves.
Who cares this year? OK, OK – – Lots of people do.
This will be a dedicated thread to discuss the events of the most exciting tournament in sports. Drop the puck in the comments!* Sportsball comments are also welcome.
*Please don’t drop the gloves.
Ducks/Flames: Ducks in 6
Oilers/Sharks: Sharks in 6
Blackhawks/Predators: Blackhawks in 5
Wild/Blues: Wild in 5
Canadians/Rangers: Rangers in 6
Senators/Bruins: Senators in 5
Capitals/Leafs: Leafs in 7
Penguins/Jackets: Penguins in 6
I might actually give Edmonton this one.
Western Conference Playoff Bracket
Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs — Capitals in 5
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets — Blue Jackets in 6
Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers — NYR in 7
Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins — Bruins in 7
Western Conference Playoff Bracket
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators — Blackhawks in 4
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues — North Stars in 7
Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames — Flames in 6
Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks — Sharks in 5
Flames in 6? Really? You know they haven’t beaten the Duck on their home ice in something like 10 years?
I know I’m picking against logic here. I just think the Ducks are falling, and the Flames are on the rise.
Once again, logic wins out.
East
Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs — Capitals in 6
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets — Pens in 5
Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers — NYR in 7
Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins — Bruins in 6
West
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators — Blackhawks in 5
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues — Wild Stars in 7
Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames — Ducks in 6
Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks – I cannot believe the Oil are in the playoffs!!!! They get smoked in 4.
Some storylines/players/rooting interests:
Cheering for (conflicts and all):
-Hometown kid, Auston Matthews (TOR)
-Ovechkin (WAS)
-Peter DeBoer (SJ)
-Dubnyk (MIN)
-Edmonton
-Calgary
Cheering against:
-John Tortorella (CBJ)
-Mike Ribeiro (NSH)
-Kyle Turris (OTT)
-NYR
If game 1s are any indication, I’ve got 3 out of 5 right.
Never tell me the (hockey) odds!
I really need to make some picks, but I’ve been buried. Let’s see what I can come up with later tonight.
Julien Christ, I’m so glad the Canadiens figured it out.
Goddamn Preds!
Goddamn…
LOL Blackhawks!
Couldn’t happen to a ‘nicer’ fan base either.
Yes I AM throwing rocks from my glass Avs house! What of it?
My predictions are so wrong already. Go Preds/non-traditional market! Fuck Mike Ribeiro!
Same but I couldn’t be happier! Is Riberio even active?
So far the Blues and the Preds have been real surprises. Maybe will see catfish being thrown on the ice during the Stanley Cup?
Boy was I wrong about, yeah, every single 1st round series.
It’s been a good one that’s for sure. I mean for watching… been crap for picking
With the Flame out, I now switch to Edmonton for however long that lasts.
So, very late to the party here.
I’m still rooting for the Leafs, looks like it will go to 7.
Penguins in 6.
Canadiens in 6.
Senators in 5.
Sad to see the Flames are out. I’ve never liked the Ducks.
Oilers in 7.
Blackhawks sweep in 4.
Blues in 5.
You had the Blackhawks right in the Upsidedown 😉
Also LOL WILD!!!!!
I got a series right! Even though I hate the NYR and wanted them to lose!
I was 2 for 8 in the first round. Wow.
Second round:
NYR-OTT: NYR in 4 (rooting: Senators)
WSH-PIT: Penguins in 7 (rooting: Crapitals)
ANA-EDM: Ducks in 7 (rooting: Oilers)
STL-NSH: Prednecks in 6 (kinda cool to see either move on, although Mike Ribeiro should get bent)
Second round:
Ottawa in 6
Washington in 7
St. Louis in 5
Oilers in 7
I’m detecting Canadian bias. . . 😉
There’s always Canadian bias in Hockey. 😛
The team with the most Canadian players might not even be in Canada.
So I got half right in first round, no better than guessing. Oh well.
Round 2 Picks:
Sen/Ran Senators in 6
Caps/Pens Pens in 5
Blues/Preds Preds in 5
Ducks/Oil Ducks in 6
Yeah me too. That’s pretty good pn our parts considering.
Sen/Ran Rangers in 6
Caps/Pens Caps in 7
Blues/Preds Blues in 6
Ducks/Oil Ducks in 6
I will say those Oil are hard to root against
https://www.nhl.com/news/crosby-ovechkin-to-meet-again-under-playoff-spotlight/c-289074466?tid=287345754
Good analysis of the previous two Ovechkin-Crosby showdowns.
Ovi has to get one someday, right?
Holy shit am I rooting for an Oiler/Preds Cup Final!!!
no wait…
I know. The Oilers are having quite the playoff run
Clever!
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/eulogy-remembering-2016-17-san-jose-sharks-201708212.html
I especially like
#SharkWeak
#Sharknada
LOLZ!
I see I picked all my round 2 winners correctly, although there were a lot more games than I expected.
Round 2 Picks:
Ducks/Preds – Preds in 6
Sen/Pens – Pens in 7 (Hoping for Sen)
Well, hello, Mr. Fancypicks.
I got 3 out of 4 – – better % than the first round.
ANA – NSH – – Preds in 7 (rooting for Nashville, except Ribeiro)
OTT – PIT – Pens in 5 (rooting for Ottawa, except Turris)
Ducks/Preds – Preds in 7
OTT/PIT – OTT in 6
That’ll set up real well for a Finals that no one will watch
So do Canadians hate Ottawa? This is farther than any Canadian team has gotten since the Cafucks and it seems that the fervor just isn’t there. Maybe I’m wrong? Maybe it’s because more than a few Canadian teams made it this year?
They aren’t as hated as Toronto, but there’s still a lot of dislike for Ottawa; not the least is that they seem to choke.
So Vancouver was a team that the whole country could get behind?
Well what do you know.
I should have posted yesterday – – but I actually got both Semifinals winners right! Go me!
And I should have posted this before the Penguins won game 1 of the Finals, but I think the Pens take it in 5 games.
I should have posted before game one as well, but I think Pens in 6. I’d be happy to be wrong and see the Preds take it in 5.
Yep, Pens in 6. Dang.