15/16 NHL Playoff Pick'em/Discussion

[Poison-]

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-]

FLA vs. NYI
TBL vs. DET
-
WSH vs. PHI
PIT vs. NYR

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

-=-

FLA vs. TBL
-
WSH vs. PIT

DAL vs. CHI
-
ANA vs. LAK

-=-

WSH vs. TB
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LAK vs. CHI

-=-

WSH vs. LAK

[Poison-]

Although I picked LA to win, I'm really hoping Anaheim can win it this year

[noname219]

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]

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

-=-

WSH v DAL

[noname219]

Forgot about the Stanley cup finals but it's gonna be Washington in 7

[T-Force]

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]

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]

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]

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

-=-

FLA v WSH

CHI v LA

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WSH v CHI

[flashpantss]

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]

Just a heads up that picks will be cut-off by puck drop tomorrow.

[Rojaf]

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]

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]

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

-=-

DET v PHI

CHI v LAK

-=-

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-]

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]

Originally Posted by Poison-

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]

Originally Posted by Hateandhatred

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]

So yeah, picks are closed for round 1. Let's get it on!

Bandwagoning the Florida teams~

Originally Posted by Deadlyx39

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-]

OT on the first day of the playoffs. What a surprise