NHL Playoff Prediction Thread(R)

[revsrock]

With Dallas up by 4 over Chicago with just 8 mins left the match up should be set.

Match Ups


East

1 Tampa Bay
8 NY Islanders


4 Toronto
5 Ottawa

3 Philly
6 New Jersey

2 Boston
7 Montreal


West

1 Detriot
8 Nashville

4 Colorado
5 Dallas

3 Vancouver
6 Calgary

2 San Jose
7 St Louis

[revsrock]

my predictions

Eastern(Wales) Conference
First Rd
Tampa Bay 4 NY Islanders 2
Toronto 4 Ottawa 3
New Jersey 4 Philly 1
Boston 4 Montreal 2

2nd Rd
Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4 New Jersey 3

Conf Final
Boston 4 Toronto 3


Western(Campbell) Conference

1st Rd
Detriot 4 Nashville 0
Colorado 4 Dallas 3
Calgary 4 Vancouver 2
St Louis 4 San Jose 3

2nd Rd
Colorado 4 Detriot 3
Calgary 4 St Louis 2

Conf Final
Colorado 4 Calgary 2



Stanley Cup Finals
Boston 4
Colorado 3

Conn Symthe Winner
Andrew Raycroft

[BlueMeanie]

EAST

1r

NYI over TB
OTT over TOR
NJ over PHI
BOS over MTL

Semis

BOS over NYI
OTT over NJ

Conf final

OTT over BOS

WEST

1r

DET over NSH
DAL over COL
CGY over VAN
SJ over STL

Semis

DET over CGY
SJ over DAL

Conf final

DET over SJ


Stanley Cup Final:

OTT 4, DET 3

Conn Smythe: Marian Hossa or Patrick Lalime (OTT)

[revsrock]

my predictions

Eastern(Wales) Conference
First Rd
Tampa Bay 4 NY Islanders 2
Toronto 4 Ottawa 3
New Jersey 4 Philly 1
Boston 4 Montreal 2

2nd Rd
Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4 New Jersey 3

Conf Final
Boston 4 Toronto 3


Western(Campbell) Conference

1st Rd
Detriot 4 Nashville 0
Colorado 4 Dallas 3
Calgary 4 Vancouver 2
St Louis 4 San Jose 3

2nd Rd
Colorado 4 Detriot 3
Calgary 4 St Louis 2

Conf Final
Colorado 4 Calgary 2



Stanley Cup Finals
Boston 4
Colorado 3

Conn Symthe Winner
Andrew Raycroft

my revised predictions since I forgot about re-seeding after the 1st rd

Eastern(Wales) Conference
First Rd
Tampa Bay 4 NY Islanders 2
Toronto 4 Ottawa 3
New Jersey 4 Philly 1
Boston 4 Montreal 2

2nd Rd
New Jersey 4 Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4 Toronto 3

Conf Final
Boston 4 New Jersey 3


Western(Campbell) Conference

1st Rd
Detriot 4 Nashville 0
Colorado 4 Dallas 3
Calgary 4 Vancouver 2
St Louis 4 San Jose 3

2nd Rd
Detriot 4 St Louis 3
Colorado 4 Calgary 2

Conf Final
Colorado 4 Detriot 3



Stanley Cup Finals
Boston 4
Colorado 3

Conn Symthe Winner
Andrew Raycroft

[Jeff]

First Round:
East -
Tampa 4 NYI 1
Boston 4 Mon 2
NJ 4 Phi 2
Tor 4 Ott 3
West-
Det 4 Nash 1
SJ 4 St. Louis 1
Calgary 4 Van 2
Dalls 4 Col 2

Second Round:
East -
NJ 4 TB 3
Bos 4 Tor 2
West -
Det 4 Calgary 3
Dallas 4 SJ 3

Conf Finals:
NJ 4 Bos 2
Dallas 4 Det 2

Stanley Cup:
Dallas 4 New Jersey 2

I know Dallas is a reach pick, but these playoffs are a free-for-all, and they are playing well down the stretch, and have solid goaltending. Turco will get the job doen just a bit better than Cujo in the Conference Finals. My heart says Bruins, but I'm still not totally sold on the overall defense. I talk about the Avs more on here, but I see them more, and see nothing that tells me they can beat Dallas, or would have beaten Calgary if they won the division.

I hope revsrock is right, and if not the Bruins then the Avs, but I just don't see it happening.

[otterulz]

I don't know who's going to win it since every matchup, especially in the East, has the potential to be a classic. That being said, there are two things that I know that I want: 1) for the Islanders to get swept and beaten badly, and 2) for the Leafs to win the Cup, simply because Brian Leetch is on the team. Yes, this is what it has come down to for me and many other Ranger fans. GO LEAFS GO!

[afgrijselijkheid]

East R1

isles over TB
sens over the leafs
philly over NJ
montreal over boston in a classic series

West R1

dings over nashville
surging stars over the fading 'lanche
canucks over flames
BLUES over the sharks

east R2

isles over philly
sens over montreal

west R2

BLUES over the dings
stars over the canucks

east R3

sens over isles

west R3

stars over BLUES

cup

sens over stars

conn smythe: daniel alfredsson

[SweetOwnGoal]

Round #1

Tampa in 7
Montreal in 6
Philly in 6
Toronto in 5

Detroit in 5
San Jose in 6
Vancouver in 5
Dallas in 6

Round #2

Tampa in 7
Toronto in 6

Detroit in 6
Vancouver in 6

Round #3

Toronto in 5

Detroit in 7

Stanley Cup Final

Detroit wins the '401' series 4-2

Yzerman wins the Conn Smythe. The Leaf nation is sad. Very sad.

[SoccerFan8270]

EAST

1r

NYI over TB
OTT over TOR
NJ over PHI
BOS over MTL

Semis

NYI over BOS
NJ over OTT

Conf final

NJ over NYI

WEST

1r

DET over NSH
COL over DAL
CGY over VAN
SJ over STL

Semis

DET over CGY
COL over SJ

Conf final

DET over COL


Stanley Cup Final:

NJ over DET

Conn Smythe: Martin Brodeur

[ticogordo]

montreal over boston in six
- no joe, no beantown

detroit over nashville in four
- though i really want the upset the detroit D might be the best in the game and never discount stevie Y. plus it was a nice ride for nashville, but...cinderella will not be going to the ball this year.

colorado over dallas in five
- peter forsberg is the best active player in the world and playoffs are his favourite time of year

calgary over vancouver in seven
- the flames have the rocket richard winner and mikka will stop the bertuzzi-less canucks.

toronto over ottawa in six
- the curse continues

new jersey over philadelphia in seven
- hardest fought first round matchup

tampa bay over ny islanders in six
- tampa might have problems with goaltending, but ny will not score any goals

san jose over st. louis in four
- st. louis has been playing playoff hockey for about two months. they must be tired by now.

[MetroAndAGuinessPlz]

Round 1 -

East -
Isles over TB in 6

Leafs over the Sens in 7

Bruins over the Canadiens in 5 if Thornton plays...if he's out Montreal has a
shot

Devils over the Flyers in 6

West -
Detroit over Nashville in 4...the Preds did well to make it and I think they could have a bright future but they won't be the surprise this year

St. Louis over San Jose in 7...i'm not quite so sure about this matchup as both these teams are very low scoring and there doesn't seem to be much seperating them at this point

Vancouver over Calgary in 6

Colorado over Dallas in 7

Saving my semi-final picks till after round 1 lol...overall this looks like the most exciting postseason in recent memory, especially in the East...

[Ludahai]

First round

Tampa Bay over the Isles in 7
Toronto over Ottawa in 6
Boston over Montreal in 5
Devils over the Flyers in 6

Detroit over Nashville in 5
San Jose over St. Louis in 6
Vancouver over Calgary in 7
Dallas over Colorado in 6

Second Round

New Jersey over Tampa Bay in 6
Boston over Toronto in 6

Detroit over Dallas in 7
Vancouver over Dallas in 7

Conference Championships

Boston over New Jersey in 6
Detroit over Vancouver in 7

Stanley Cup Finals

Boston over Detroit in 7

Sure, as a B's fan I am biased, but I can dream. And this one isn't so far fetched, is it? First Pats, and now B's. What a great year if it happens... :)

[BlueMeanie]

Second Round

New Jersey over Tampa Bay in 6
Boston over Toronto in 6

Detroit over Dallas in 7
Vancouver over Dallas in 7


Boy, Dallas will be really tired after the second round. ;)

[Frieslander]

I appreciate all you fellas picking the Devils in the first round but as much as I love 'em I don't see it happening this year. Correct these stats if I'm wrong:

Devils vs Flyers w/ Stevens = 2-0-1
Devils vs Flyers w/o Stevens = 0-3-0

Niedermayer is gonna need to play 40 mins a game. I hope I'm wrong. I'm just preparing for the worst.

[afgrijselijkheid]

I appreciate all you fellas picking the Devils in the first round but as much as I love 'em I don't see it happening this year


you ain't talkin to me brother

[ticogordo]

I appreciate all you fellas picking the Devils in the first round but as much as I love 'em I don't see it happening this year. Correct these stats if I'm wrong:

Devils vs Flyers w/ Stevens = 2-0-1
Devils vs Flyers w/o Stevens = 0-3-0

Niedermayer is gonna need to play 40 mins a game. I hope I'm wrong. I'm just preparing for the worst.

NEVER discount marty brodeur, when he retires he will be known as the winning-est goalie of all-time...he might even be THE BEST (although patty roy "invented" the butterfly and he yelled louder so people paid more attention)
***disclaimer*** patrick roy IS the best of all time right now.

[Frieslander]

I'm not discounting Marty. It hasn't been one of Marty's best seasons and not having Stevens has been a reason for that.