NHL Playoff Predictions: 2012/13 Edition

[blindreper1179]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by T-Force

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]

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by T-Force

(either that or waiting for me to do this)

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Originally Posted by Hateandhatred

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]

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

[flashpantss]

Originally Posted by Hateandhatred

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]

Originally Posted by Kibblre

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

Originally Posted by T-Force

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!

Originally Posted by flashpantss

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.

[Bluearrowll]

Originally Posted by Hateandhatred

Chicago Blackhawks are a bunch of wimps, can't get any more obvious than that!

Fixed - should be a Wild finish if Minnesota pulls it off ##.


edit:

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.

Best of luck fellow fish!

[25thhour]

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

[Bluearrowll]

Welcome to May, a time where Penguins will rediscover how they are true Islanders, the Canadiens watch the Maple Leafs get Bruined by an early fall, Senators continue to joust in city Capitals, and Rangers continue to hunt down Blackhawks in the Wild. The Kings of the wilderness may take note of a squabble between Ducks and Sharks, but in reality, it is the Maple Leafs who will be singing the Blues the fastest, for being the most penalised franchise they are most likely to be Shanabanned before and / or after the Bears of the Wild are done with them.

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[MyRoseTearsBlood]

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

[flashpantss]

Originally Posted by T-Force

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.

I'm kinda glad NJ didn't make it, because even if they did. They would most likely get destroyed in the first round.
Always awesome to see hockey fans, since there are none here in Florida. Also this thread will keep me coming to this site year after year <3 T-Force

Also can't wait to see rage posts about refs or teams sucking

[yo man im awesome]

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

Figured I'd take a shot at this. I know there's such a little chance of NYI beating Pittsburgh, but I still gotta support them, they've been playing damn well this season.

[Bluearrowll]

Originally Posted by yo man im awesome

Figured I'd take a shot at this. I know there's such a little chance of NYI beating Pittsburgh, but I still gotta support them, they've been playing damn well this season.

Remember, this is your goaltender:

[lumphoboextreme]

Just in case anyone was curious where there team stands from a gambling perspective I'm going to post all teams odds to win the cup. For anyone who might not understand this, the lower the number the better chance that team has to win the cup.


Penguins+300
Blackhawks+350
Bruins+800
Ducks+1000
Canadians+1000
Blues+1200
Canucks+1400
Kings+1500
Rangers+1500
Sharks+1500
Capitals+1500
Red Wings+3000
Maple Leafs+3000
Senators+4000
Wild+4000
Islanders+5000

[Kibblre]

I'm liking those Hawks odds.

[lumphoboextreme]

Basically the Penguins and Blackhawks are overwhelmingly large favorites and bookies/sportsbooks believe one of those two will definitely win the cup with those posted odds.