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T-Force 04-9-2016 06:57 PM

15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Welcome, once again, to the 6th Annual FFR NHL Playoff Pick'em Challenge!

Who will be the next one to step up and claim the title of Playoff Pick'em Champion and follow in the footsteps of the champions before them?

In fact, let's look at the history now!

10/11: Reshiram [10-5]
11/12: pikakirby123 [9-6]
12/13: trumaestro [11-4]
13/14: lumphoboextreme; Poison- [10-5*]
14/15: Kibblre [12-3]

13/14 Bracket: Kibblre; DarkManticoreX2; Poison- [13 pts each]
14/15 Bracket: DarkManticoreX2 [14 pts]

* While 4 people went 10-5, these two won due to the series game total tiebreaker.



Now for the important stuff:

THE RULES
1.) All picks MUST be in before the puck drops on the first game of a round. This does get a little more into crunch time the further a series goes, and I will be lenient (like usual), but I would appreciate it if this was the deadline people focused on.

2.) NO EDITTING YOUR PICKS! Pick wisely because there's no going back. If picks are editted, you will be disqualified for the round - thus eliminating you from the championship pool - and your post modified.

3.) In order to be in the running for Playoff Pick'em Champion, you must submit for ALL 4 rounds.

4.) Have fun.

5.) Grow those glorious playoff beards.

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THE SET-UP
All picks are to be made in this format
Winner vs. Loser

I will accept abbreviations, or you can just copy/paste the templates I will make round-by-round.

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Returning for a third season, it's
THE PLAYOFF BRACKET CHALLENGE!
Like the March Madness tournament, you will pick your FULL round winners, and not just round-by-round.
Like previous years, this is a separate challenge with a separate prize, and brackets are due at the same deadline as the round 1 picks.

If you wish to participate, PLEASE MAKE A SEPARATE POST FROM YOUR ROUND CHOICES.

One other thing, you DON'T need to participate, but, hey, they're free credits: why not?

You will score points for however many correct winners you have.
- If you correctly guess the winner in round 1, you score 1 point.
- If you correctly guess the round winner, and their correct opponent, in rounds 2-4, you score 2 points.
- If you correctly guess a round winner, but not the correct opponent, you score 1 point. (this will kick in after round 1)

Ex: You guess BOS v MTL, but in reality, it was BOS v TBL, you would score 1 point for correctly guessing BOS even though they did not play MTL.

Please remember that teams do not re-seed after the rounds. They will stay inter-division until a "division champion" is crowned.

T-Force 04-9-2016 07:03 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
THE MATCH-UPS


STANLEY CUP FINAL
(E-M2) Pittsburgh Penguins 4 vs. (W-P3) San Jose Sharks) 2


CONFERENCE FINALS
Eastern Conference

(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins 4 vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning 3



Western Conference

(C2) St. Louis Blues 2 vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks 4


DIVISION FINALS
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning 4 vs. (W1) New York Islanders 1

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals 2 vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins 4



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars 3 vs. (C2) St. Louis Blues 4

Pacific Division
(P3) San Jose Sharks 4 vs. (W1) Nashville Predators 3


DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers 2 vs. (W1) New York Islanders 3
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning 4 vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings 1

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals 4 vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers 2
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins 4 vs. (M3) New York Rangers 1



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars 4 vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild 2
(C2) St. Louis Blues 4 vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks 3

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks 3 vs. (W1) Nashville Predators 4
(P2) Los Angeles Kings 1 vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks 4

T-Force 04-9-2016 07:05 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
ROUND STANDINGS
Total Playoff Record
Code:

Poison-: 9-6
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igotrhythm: 8-7*

T-Force: 8-7
Kraezymann: 8-7
noname219: 8-7
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Evascythe: 7-8
Hateandhatred: 7-8
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flashpantss: 6-9
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Deadlyx39: 5-10

* = correctly guessed the Cup winner/amount of games

Current Round Record
Code:

Kraezymann: SJS - 7
Poison-: SJS - 6
noname219: SJS -6
_Zenith_: SJS - 6
igotrhythm: PIT - 6
Evascythe: SJS - 5
Hateandhatred: SJS - 6
T-Force: SJS - 7
flashpantss: SJS - 6
Deadlyx39: SJS - 4


Code:

Deadlyx39: 2-0 PIT/SJS
Poison-: 2-0 PIT/SJS
igotrhythm: 2-0 PIT/SJS
Hateandhatred: 2-0 PIT/SJS
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Evascythe: 1-1 PIT/STL
noname219: 1-1 PIT/STL
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T-Force: 0-2 TBL/STL
flashpantss: 0-2 TBL/STL
Kraezymann: 0-2 TBL/STL




Code:

Kraezymann: 3-1
Poison-: 3-1
T-Force: 3-1
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Evascythe: 2-2
Rojaf: 2-2
Sky Kitten: 2-2
Deadlyx39: 2-2
Hateandhatred: 2-2
noname219: 2-2
flashpantss: 2-2
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igotrhythm: 1-3




Code:

noname219: 5-3
T-Force: 5-3
Kraezymann: 5-3
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igotrhythm: 4-4
Poison-: 4-4
flashpantss: 4-4
Evascythe: 4-4
Rojaf: 4-4
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Hateandhatred: 3-5
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Deadlyx39: 1-7


T-Force 04-9-2016 07:09 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
BRACKET
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

TBL v NYI
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v STL
-
SJS v NSH

-=-

PIT v TBL

STL v SJS

-=-

PIT v SJS



BRACKET STANDINGS
Code:

T-Force: 7 pts
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noname219: 6 pts
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Kraezymann: 5 pts
Poison-: 5 pts
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igotrhythm: 4 pts
Evascythe: 4 pts
Rojaf: 4 pts
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Hateandhatred: 3 pts
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Deadlyx39: 1 pts


T-Force 04-9-2016 07:12 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Alright, once again opening this for discussion. Please don't make picks yet as not all of the spots are confirmed.
DAL and STL still need to determine 1st and 2nd in the Central;
LAK and ANA also need to determine 1st and 2nd in the Pacific;
NYI can pass NYR to take 3rd in the Metropolitan.

Poison- 04-9-2016 07:20 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Duckies please stop the LA/Chicago trend!

igotrhythm 04-9-2016 07:44 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
The Flyers can knock out the Bruins, they're 1 point back with 2 games to go whereas all Boston can do is nibble their fingernails nervously.

Plus, how about the Wings? They fail to get their business done, but after a 6-1 Ottawa roflstomp they're in for the 25th year in a row. That's amazing.

Poison- 04-9-2016 07:48 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Flyers clinched. Boston is out.

T-Force 04-9-2016 08:03 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
^ This.
I wasn't making this thread until all 16 teams were clinched to win.

T-Force 04-10-2016 07:11 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Figures this still comes down to the last day of the season..
If Anaheim wins, they clinch the division. If they lose, LA will.

Evascythe 04-10-2016 07:58 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
wow hype

T-Force 04-10-2016 10:10 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Alright, we are open!

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

igotrhythm 04-11-2016 01:20 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
In once more. Let's go all the way to the cup top this time!

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Evascythe 04-11-2016 01:39 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

igotrhythm 04-11-2016 01:41 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
And...BRACKETS TIME.

FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
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WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v TBL
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v CHI
-
ANA v LAK

-=-

FLA v WSH

CHI v LAK

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WSH v LAK in 5

Evascythe 04-11-2016 02:12 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Bracket

Dallas v Minnesota
St. Louis v Chicago
Anaheim v Nashville
Los Angeles v San Jose

Florida v NYI
Tampa Bay v Detroit
Washington v Philadelphia
Pittsburgh v NYR

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Dallas v St. Louis
Anaheim v Los Angeles

Florida v Detroit
Washington v Pittsburgh

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Dallas v Anaheim
Washington v Florida

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Florida in 6

Hateandhatred 04-11-2016 05:25 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Bracket

Dallas v Minnesota
St. Louis v Chicago
Anaheim v Nashville
Los Angeles v San Jose

Florida v NYI
Tampa Bay v Detroit
Washington v Philadelphia
Pittsburgh v NYR

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Minnesota v St. Louis
Anaheim v San Jose

Florida v Detroit
Washington v NYR

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Minnesota v Anaheim
Washington v Florida

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Florida in 6

homerade

Hateandhatred 04-11-2016 05:27 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Deadlyx39 04-11-2016 06:08 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Deja Vu all over again. Detroit vs Tampa Bay first round? Time to be dead wrong again.

T-Force 04-11-2016 10:06 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v DET
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v STL
-
ANA v SJS

-=-

WSH v FLA

ANA v STL

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WSH v STL

Poison- 04-11-2016 11:38 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Poison- 04-11-2016 11:46 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
FLA vs. NYI
TBL vs. DET
-
WSH vs. PHI
PIT vs. NYR

DAL vs. MIN
STL vs. CHI
-
ANA vs. NSH
LAK vs. SJS

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FLA vs. TBL
-
WSH vs. PIT

DAL vs. CHI
-
ANA vs. LAK

-=-

WSH vs. TB
-
LAK vs. CHI

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WSH vs. LAK

Poison- 04-11-2016 03:34 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Although I picked LA to win, I'm really hoping Anaheim can win it this year

noname219 04-11-2016 04:48 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Let's hope I have as much success as I did in the hockey pool...

THE MATCH-UPS

DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

IT'S SAFE BET YEAR... except for the Kings People seem to forget how good San Jose was against Los Angeles and Anaheim this year. They also were 3-0 against the Kings in the playoffs 2 years ago, so they definitely can beat them. (it's just, they tend to choke out)

noname219 04-11-2016 04:50 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
BRACKET
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v TBL
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v CHI
-
ANA v SJS

-=-

FLA v WSH

DAL v SJS

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WSH v DAL

noname219 04-11-2016 04:52 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Forgot about the Stanley cup finals but it's gonna be Washington in 7

T-Force 04-11-2016 09:22 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Yeah, this isn't NHL.com guys. You don't need to have the games total for the finals, haha. The only time I use it is when it's finals time and then it's used as a tiebreaker.

Rojaf 04-11-2016 09:54 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Kraezymann 04-11-2016 09:56 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Except I really hope St Louis and Minnesota win their battles. I would be so happy :)

Kraezymann 04-11-2016 10:02 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
BRACKET
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v TBL
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v CHI
-
LA v NSH

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FLA v WSH

CHI v LA

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WSH v CHI

flashpantss 04-12-2016 04:27 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

T-Force 04-12-2016 09:24 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Just a heads up that picks will be cut-off by puck drop tomorrow.

Rojaf 04-12-2016 09:56 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
BRACKET
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v DET
-
WSH v PIT

DAL v CHI
-
NSH v LAK

-=-

DET v WSH

CHI v LAK

-=-

WSH v LAK

Deadlyx39 04-13-2016 09:22 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
(A1) Florida Panthers vs. (W1) New York Islanders
(A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Detroit Red Wings

Metropolitan Division
(M1) Washington Capitals vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers
(M2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M3) New York Rangers



Western Conference

Central Division
(C1) Dallas Stars vs. (W2) Minnesota Wild
(C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks

Pacific Division
(P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (W1) Nashville Predators
(P2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks

Time to go 0-4 in the east because bias lol.

Deadlyx39 04-13-2016 09:27 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
BRACKET
FLA v NYI
TBL v DET
-
WSH v PHI
PIT v NYR

DAL v MIN
STL v CHI
-
ANA v NSH
LAK v SJS

-=-

FLA v DET
-
PHI v NYR

DAL v CHI
-
ANA v LAK

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DET v PHI

CHI v LAK

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DET v CHI


At some point the Wings have to win it all. While it probably wot happen this year, might as well keep rolling with it.

EDIT ONE: This is the same final I had last year lol

EDIT TWO: Forgot to rub in the fact that there's no Canadian teams in the playoffs and I wanted to hear your thoughts about that.

Poison- 04-13-2016 12:30 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
This is probably the last decent chance Detroit is going to have for a playoff push for a while. Datsyuk is leaving next year and Zetterberg is getting old too. Unless their prospects miraculously develop, it might be time for a rebuild in a couple years.

Hateandhatred 04-13-2016 02:47 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Poison- (Post 4422353)
This is probably the last decent chance Detroit is going to have for a playoff push for a while. Datsyuk is leaving next year and Zetterberg is getting old too. Unless their prospects miraculously develop, it might be time for a rebuild in a couple years.

There might be a chance Detroit trades Datsyuk to a team like Arizona to get them off the cap floor... Which would net you a pick or something. Not much, but there's that =)

noname219 04-13-2016 03:14 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hateandhatred (Post 4422362)
There might be a chance Detroit trades Datsyuk to a team like Arizona to get them off the cap floor... Which would net you a pick or something. Not much, but there's that =)

Here's a good read about Pavel's decision to quit the Wings after the playoffs]. He might play another year in the KHL though, but there's no chances he will play again in the NHL.

And yeah, the Wings have a few talented younger players (Larkin, Tatar, Nyquist, Abdelkader), but I think they'll be on rebuild mode in the next years. I think with Mrazek stepping up as the #1 goalie, they might trade Jimmy Howard for another goalie with a smaller contract or some #1 or 2 pick.

T-Force 04-13-2016 07:13 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
So yeah, picks are closed for round 1. Let's get it on!

Bandwagoning the Florida teams~


Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadlyx39 (Post 4422345)
EDIT TWO: Forgot to rub in the fact that there's no Canadian teams in the playoffs and I wanted to hear your thoughts about that.

1.) If you're hoping to get a rise out of me by "rubbing it in", you're going to be disappointed.

2.) Thoughts: Meh. If anything, this year showed glaring deficiencies in some teams (MTL), previous years being a fluke (CGY, OTT, WPG), the need for rebuilding (TOR, VAN), and the need for defense (EDM). Even so, some teams made good strides and are going to be exciting to watch in the coming years.
TOR had a slew of young guys step up and prove they can play (and the Marlies are going to slaughter the AHL this playoff season holy crap); EDM showed signs of brilliance thanks to McDavid and the best goaltending they've had since Roloson; being a biased VAN fan, watching their young guys come up was fun, and seeing someone like Horvat take the reigns like he did at the tail end of the season gives me hope.

Plus, there's a 66% chance that a Canadian team is getting the top pick, and a decent chance of the Canadian teams getting all 3 lottery spots (hell, there's a slim chance the first 6 draft picks will be by Canadian teams, and a very tiny chance that all 7 pick in the first 8). The future is bright.







Plus most teams still have a decent chunk of Canadian players, so there's that.

Poison- 04-13-2016 11:23 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
OT on the first day of the playoffs. What a surprise

Deadlyx39 04-14-2016 05:40 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Good shit Detroit. It feels good blowing a lead when you're the better team for 45 minutes. Oh well there's still time for them to come back.

Hateandhatred 04-14-2016 08:06 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
All hail the legendary Jarormir


Rojaf 04-14-2016 08:55 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
woo go caps.

igotrhythm 04-14-2016 11:45 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Philly's chances just took a nosedive after Ovie laid out Couturier, one of the Flyers' best penalty killers. Looks like there's something wrong with his left arm or shoulder.


Poison- 04-15-2016 10:27 AM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
I honestly don't think they have much of a chance either way. That series as well as the Dallas/Minnesota series could be incredibly one sided.

Kibblre 04-15-2016 05:37 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Oops, I totally forgot about this this year =(

Go Hawks though.

Hateandhatred 04-16-2016 12:01 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by noname219 (Post 4422364)
Here's a good read about Pavel's decision to quit the Wings after the playoffs]. He might play another year in the KHL though, but there's no chances he will play again in the NHL.

And yeah, the Wings have a few talented younger players (Larkin, Tatar, Nyquist, Abdelkader), but I think they'll be on rebuild mode in the next years. I think with Mrazek stepping up as the #1 goalie, they might trade Jimmy Howard for another goalie with a smaller contract or some #1 or 2 pick.

By the way, I meant that the Wings might trade Datsyuk's rights to Arizona to avoid getting his early retirement cap penalty. Which would give some space for Detroit to bolster their lineup a bit and keep the streak going.

And yeah that's a good article!

T-Force 04-16-2016 09:00 PM

Re: 15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion
 
Add Steve Mason to the list of goalies who've let in beach balls in the playoffs.
Dan Cloutier, and Roman Turek, please welcome your new classmate.

Poison- 04-17-2016 12:38 AM

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If San Jose keeps this up, rip my entire bracket. Though I definitely like them as a team more than LA so I wouldn't be that bummed

Rojaf 04-17-2016 11:02 AM

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red wings letting me down OH WELL.

gogo caps!

T-Force 04-17-2016 05:04 PM

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Yeeeeeeeah! Go Blues!

Kibblre 04-17-2016 06:06 PM

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They cheated.

igotrhythm 04-17-2016 10:49 PM

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Dude. Hopefully we get some good old-time hockey between the Lightning and Wings down the road. These two are really learning to not like each other. It won't be anything like Wings-Avs (I believe the two carried the Western Conference banner every year between 1996-97 and 2002-03) but you definitely get the sense that we're in for another seven-game grind.

T-Force 04-18-2016 09:27 PM

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Holy crap that Washington powerplay is deadly..

Poison- 04-18-2016 09:29 PM

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I'm interested in seeing how it does against a team that isn't Philly haha

Hateandhatred 04-18-2016 10:58 PM

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LOL'ing hard @ Minny trying so hard. Go Wild!

T-Force 04-19-2016 08:58 PM

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Why oh why did I ever think that Tampa without Stamkos was going to get walked over by Detroit...

igotrhythm 04-20-2016 01:16 AM

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Bellemare is out for game 4 after a brutal hit from behind on Orlov. Should the unthinkable happen and Washington fails to sweep, he'll be back for Game 5 because the NHL goes softer than a ripe banana during the playoffs.

(shanny come back plz, you were in the legendary Avs-Wings line brawl of 1997 and you knew a thing or two about how to bring the hammer down)

T-Force 04-20-2016 10:20 PM

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Flyers delaying the inevitable.

Also, woo Panthers!

igotrhythm 04-22-2016 01:31 AM

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Wings are out and Blackhawks stay alive, forcing a Game 6 in double overtime after the "nuclear option" of putting Kane and Toews on the same line paid off. They get Shaw back after his suspension for using a homophobic slur, so the United Center is going to be rocking.

Poison- 04-22-2016 02:17 AM

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I'll be pumped if both LA and Chicago are eliminated in the first round. It'd destroy my bracket but seeing someone else win the cup would be great

T-Force 04-22-2016 04:16 PM

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Alright, the Tampa Bay Lightning have eliminated the Detroit Red Wings.

igotrhythm +1: 1-0
Poison- +1: 1-0
noname219 +1: 1-0
Kraezymann +1: 1-0
flashpantss +1: 1-0
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T-Force: 0-1
Evascythe: 0-1
Hateandhatred: 0-1
Rojaf: 0-1
Deadlyx39: 0-1

T-Force 04-22-2016 10:59 PM

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Somehow the Flyers won again, the Kings are killing the Sharks, and the Isles and Panthers are in double OT to take the upper hand... WOO PLAYOFFS!

Also, I guess the Stars are close to eliminating the Wild.

Poison- 04-22-2016 11:02 PM

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The Kings are killing the Sharks?

T-Force 04-22-2016 11:19 PM

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I had that reversed, but looks like LA listened to me.

Poison- 04-23-2016 12:20 AM

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RIP my bracket. Excited to see how far SJ can go though.

T-Force 04-23-2016 12:25 AM

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Sharks win! Sharks win! Sharks win! Goodbye LA! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

T-Force 04-23-2016 12:37 AM

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The San Jose Sharks have eliminated the Los Angeles Kings.


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Kraezymann: 1-1
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T-Force +1: 1-1
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Evascythe: 0-2
Rojaf: 0-2
Deadlyx39: 0-2

igotrhythm 04-23-2016 01:44 AM

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Wow. Bracket busted.

I bet Bluearrow is happy that they didn't choke for once.

noname219 04-23-2016 06:37 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Force (Post 4425483)
The San Jose Sharks have eliminated the Los Angeles Kings.

igotrhythm: 1-1
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Kraezymann: 1-1
flashpantss: 1-1

T-Force +1: 1-1
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Evascythe: 0-2
Rojaf: 0-2
Deadlyx39: 0-2

I should be 2-0.

Rojaf 04-23-2016 11:48 AM

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i'm destroyed.

as long as the goddamn caps dont slide out of the first round

T-Force 04-23-2016 01:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by noname219 (Post 4425497)
I should be 2-0.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.



Fixed. My bad.

E: Also 4 of the 9 brackets already have one of their Finals picks eliminated. Brutal.

T-Force 04-23-2016 04:57 PM

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have eliminated the New York Rangers.

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Hateandhatred: 1-2

Evascythe +1: 1-2
Rojaf +1: 1-2
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Deadlyx39: 0-3

Deadlyx39 04-23-2016 09:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Force (Post 4425631)
Deadlyx39: 0-3


👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀 good shit go౦ԁ sHit👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌shit right👌👌there👌👌👌 right✔there ✔✔if i do ƽaү so my self 💯 i say so 💯 thats what im talking about right there right there (chorus: ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ) mMMMMᎷМ💯 👌👌 👌НO0ОଠOOOOOОଠଠOoooᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ👌 👌👌 👌 💯 👌 👀 👀 👀 👌👌Good shit


But seriously my goal is to be the Kraezymann of this year.

igotrhythm 04-23-2016 09:54 PM

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GAME7 BOYZ

Kraezymann 04-23-2016 10:21 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadlyx39 (Post 4425773)

👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀👌👀 good shit go౦ԁ sHit👌 thats ✔ some good👌👌shit right👌👌there👌👌👌 right✔there ✔✔if i do ƽaү so my self 💯 i say so 💯 thats what im talking about right there right there (chorus: ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ) mMMMMᎷМ💯 👌👌 👌НO0ОଠOOOOOОଠଠOoooᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ👌 👌👌 👌 💯 👌 👀 👀 👀 👌👌Good shit


But seriously my goal is to be the Kraezymann of this year.

This guy.

You have to have points though. At least I had 4.

Also you already achieved it with the season draft.

Poison- 04-23-2016 10:53 PM

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OoooooooOOOOoooooO

T-Force 04-24-2016 02:06 PM

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The Washington Capitals have eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Hateandhatred +1: 2-2
Evascythe +1: 2-2
Rojaf +1: 2-2
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Deadlyx39: 0-4

Deadlyx39 04-24-2016 05:19 PM

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This is what I get for trying to go upset city on this.

T-Force 04-24-2016 05:51 PM

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You tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it doesn't really matter.

What does matter, though, is that the Dallas Stars have eliminated the Minnesota Wild. Sorry Sven.

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T-Force +1: 4-1
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Rojaf +1: 3-2
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