NHL Playoff Predictions: 2012/13 Edition

[Kibblre]

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<3 Trevor.

Inb4 shit gets heated again like the last couple times this happened.

(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (8) NY Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs (6) NY Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St. Louis Blues vs (5) Los Angeles Kings

EDIT: Didn't read the part about bets. I've got all of 200 credits on my account so don't expect any from me.

[Sky Kitten]

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Tallies!

Updated to #19.

[Bluearrowll]

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Quarter Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs - but both teams will have many injuries from all the fights that happen.

Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St, Louis Blues va. (5) Los Angeles Kings

[igotrhythm]

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Quarter Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings

[emerald000]

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Eastern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings

I don't exactly get the whole betting thing, but I sent you 100k for the prize pool.

[blindreper1179]

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I don't do sports at all, so I'm guessing out of my ass.
Quarter Finals
Eastern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St, Louis Blues va. (5) Los Angeles Kings

I bet 10 credits.

[T-Force]

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15 pickers already. Jeebus you're all fast (either that or waiting for me to do this).
Nice to see some familiar faces here too! Blue (it's like round 3, 2011 all over again. =']), Flash (sorry about Jersey not getting in), lump (gonna go 0-4 in the semis again?), Vince, dev, Kibblre (see you in conference finals. ;D), emerald, Hatred.

To the rest of you welcome aboard. I have updated the current round table so that everyone is entered and tied (0-0 WOO!) and will be editting the OP to mention when entries are open/closed.

EDIT: You guys and your donations... Prizes got a wee bit of a kick. Enjoy!

[lumphoboextreme]

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15 pickers already. Jeebus you're all fast (either that or waiting for me to do this).
Nice to see some familiar faces here too! Blue (it's like round 3, 2011 all over again. =']), Flash (sorry about Jersey not getting in), lump (gonna go 0-4 in the semis again?), Vince, dev, Kibblre (see you in conference finals. ;D), emerald, Hatred.

To the rest of you welcome aboard. I have updated the current round table so that everyone is entered and tied (0-0 WOO!) and will be editting the OP to mention when entries are open/closed.

EDIT: You guys and your donations... Prizes got a wee bit of a kick. Enjoy!

LOL doubtful, last years playoffs were really fluky, this year should be more of the top seeds winning. Honestly will probably come down to Blackhawks-Penguins for the cup if Crosby and Malkin both play.

[MerFortune]

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Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St, Louis Blues va. (5) Los Angeles Kings

[trumaestro]

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Eastern Conference
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (8) New York Islanders
(2) Montréal Canadiens vs. (7) Ottawa Senators
(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) New York Rangers
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Toronto Maple Leafs

Western Conference
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (8) Minnesota Wild
(2) Anaheim Ducks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings
(3) Vancouver Canucks vs. (6) San Jose Sharks
(4) St, Louis Blues vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings

I don't see any series that'll be stupid and fun to watch like Pens/Flyers last year

[Hateandhatred]

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Y u guys no believe in the power of the Minnesota?? =( Only Terry seems to know his hockey, but hey it is POSSIBLE the Hawks barely fluke through us, so whatever, we've seen lucky teans in past playoffs, like Montréal's Cinderella playoffs!

[Kibblre]

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(either that or waiting for me to do this)

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Y u guys no believe in the power of the Minnesota?? =( Only Terry seems to know his hockey, but hey it is POSSIBLE the Hawks barely fluke through us, so whatever, we've seen lucky teans in past playoffs, like Montréal's Cinderella playoffs!

Because people usually favor the power of the #1 seed =)

[T-Force]

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A healthy Chicago who lost only 11 times this year, and 5 of those being extra time? Please.
Minny's done.

[flashpantss]

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Y u guys no believe in the power of the Minnesota?? =( Only Terry seems to know his hockey, but hey it is POSSIBLE the Hawks barely fluke through us, so whatever, we've seen lucky teans in past playoffs, like Montréal's Cinderella playoffs!

Minnesota has a great team, it's just statistically, they are not better than Chicago.

It is possible for them to win, just in my opinion, everyone will have to step up, have GAA less than 2.00, and they need to Capitalize on Power-plays. Also Konopka needs to stay out of the box LOL

Also if they can shut down Kane, Toews and Hossa, as well as poop on Crawford and Emery, then Minnesota wins.

I would also like to see Suter get more goals.

And also personally, I would rather see Minnesota beat Chicago, I just don't think they have it in them.

Coach Yeo
"It's pretty simple, we've got to be great at every aspect of our game, every player of our team," Yeo said after Tuesday's morning skate at the United Center. "The depth of their lineup, the strength of their game in all situations, there's no room for error on our part.

[Hateandhatred]

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Because people usually favor the power of the #1 seed =)

A healthy Chicago who lost only 11 times this year, and 5 of those being extra time? Please.
Minny's done.

Guys I was obviously kidding even if I knew nothing about hockey the numbers would still be there xD I phrased it in a way that implied I thought Chicago was a bunch of wimps, can't get any more obvious than that!

Minnesota has a great team, it's just statistically, they are not better than Chicago.

It is possible for them to win, just in my opinion, everyone will have to step up, have GAA less than 2.00, and they need to Capitalize on Power-plays. Also Konopka needs to stay out of the box LOL

Also if they can shut down Kane, Toews and Hossa, as well as poop on Crawford and Emery, then Minnesota wins.

I would also like to see Suter get more goals.

And also personally, I would rather see Minnesota beat Chicago, I just don't think they have it in them.

Coach Yeo
"It's pretty simple, we've got to be great at every aspect of our game, every player of our team," Yeo said after Tuesday's morning skate at the United Center. "The depth of their lineup, the strength of their game in all situations, there's no room for error on our part.

Yeah I read that. Even a flawless run might not be enough imo, the only advantage we have is that we have a ton of rookie power to add in our formulas while we're already well aware of how Chicago is gonna look like. But even then we'll probably lose 3/4 of the faceoffs and we won't have what it takes to turn things around, and Chicago isn't quite the team to let go the steam.

Regardless of how tonight goes, i'm curious to see how Yeo will try to adapt, on paper he does have things to work with, but he'll be working with guesses while the Hawks have a 100% working receipe. This series should be interesting if Yeo decides to actually do his job right for once.