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Post by Dschens on Apr 8, 2019 19:49:35 GMT -5
I've made a new bracket based on Skilly's work from last year. Please make your predictions. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 8, 2019 20:31:02 GMT -5
Why not? I've got a dartboard ... |
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Post by Dschens on Apr 9, 2019 1:42:31 GMT -5
Looks more like an Ouija board, Dis. Where are your numbers? I'm owning a real dartboard with numbers on it, so here are my tosses.
Nashville in 6
Winnipeg in 7
San Jose in 7
Calgary in 5
Tampa Bay in 5
Boston in 7
Penguins in 6
Washington in 5
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Post by franko on Apr 9, 2019 6:01:48 GMT -5
After review I've got . . .
Nashville in 5
St. Lo in 6
LV in 6 I just have no faith in SJ, though they are my dark horse surprise Cup winners
Calgary in 5
Tampa Bay in 5
Boston in 5
Penguins in 6
Washington in 5
St. Lo over Nashville, Calgary over Vegas
TBay over Boston, Wash over Pitts
St. Lo over Calgary or losing to SJ,
TBay over Wash
and that's as far as I'm willing to go right now! St. Lo/SJ in an upset
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Post by folatre on Apr 9, 2019 7:48:16 GMT -5
Tampa 4-1
Boston 4-3
Pitt 4-2
Wash 4-0
Nash 4-1
Winn 4-3
Vegas 4-2
Calg 4-1
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 9, 2019 10:59:27 GMT -5
Nashville in 5. (Rinne is always the playoff "?".)
Winnipeg in 7.
San Jose in 6.
Calgary in 5.
Tampa Bay in 4. (Bob ain't yer uncle in this one.)
Boston in 6. (The Leafs played mediocre hockey in the second half...and Boston surged. Bruins are deeper, especially on the back end.)
Pittsburgh in 6.
Washington in 5.
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Post by jkr on Apr 10, 2019 18:13:03 GMT -5
Tampa 4-0 - just too much for CBJ
Boston 4-2 - I can't stand the Leafs & the Bruins have been playing better over the last half of the season
Pitt 4-2 - The Isles are very structured defensively but Crosby & company should wear them down
Wash 4-0
Nash 4-2
Winn 4-3
Vegas 4-2 - Fleury >> Jones
Calg 4-1
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Post by folatre on Apr 10, 2019 18:39:34 GMT -5
Columbus looks rattled. I am not sure how mentally tough they are.
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Post by folatre on Apr 10, 2019 18:48:20 GMT -5
3-0, Sergachev with the wicked wrister.
It might be time to pull Bobrovsky. If Nutivaara had not cleared one off the line this thing would be beyond a laugher.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 10, 2019 18:51:03 GMT -5
Looks more like an Ouija board, Dis. Where are your numbers? I'm owning a real dartboard with numbers on it, so here are my tosses. Nashville in 6Winnipeg in 7San Jose in 7Calgary in 5Tampa Bay in 5Boston in 7Penguins in 6Washington in 5I hear you, buds ... here's my boldest ... Nashville in 6, Depends on how Ben Bishop plays. St. Louis in 6, The Blues have got it together (and have for months now) at the right time of the season. San Jose in 7, As with the DAL/NSH series, this series might depend on which M-A Fleury shows up. Calgary in 6, the Flames could be for real this year. Tampa Bay in 4, the Cup favourite. Boston in 6, I'm hoping the Bruin work ethic will be enough to bring down TO. Pittsburgh in 6, the Penguins are hard to beat any time they make it to the playoffs. Washington in 7, like St Louis, the Canes have been playing well for months. This could be the upset of the playoffs. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Apr 10, 2019 19:03:21 GMT -5
Nashville in 5
St Louis in 7
Vegas in 6
Calgary in 5
Tampa in 5
Boston in 6 (I am being generous to the Buds)
Pittsburgh in 5
Washington in 4
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2019 19:13:23 GMT -5
Overturned goal on a challenge inside of 30 seconds of play on Long Island. Call goes way of Pens. Bolts are all over the Jackets. Jets just about to start.
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Post by blny on Apr 10, 2019 20:28:58 GMT -5
Jackets have stormed back. Haven't been watching.
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Post by folatre on Apr 10, 2019 20:29:35 GMT -5
Great comeback by the Blue Jackets. The best Tampa players -- Vasilevsky, Hedman, Stamkos, and Kucherov-- were not very good at all.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 10, 2019 20:30:39 GMT -5
Jackets have stormed back. Haven't been watching. Yep. Down 3-0 after 1. Up 4-3 with under 5:00 to go. There goes my prediction....ha! |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 10, 2019 20:39:56 GMT -5
Love to see the road upset in Game 1. Good job, Jackets.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 10, 2019 20:48:05 GMT -5
Started this in the wrong place. Cut and paste: (I posted this before the playoffs started)
EAST
Columbus over Tampa in 6. Go big or go home. Bobs gets hot. Tampa don't get as many PP's in the playoffs.
Toronto over Boston in 6. Tavares has never heard of the Bruins curse. Chara shows us how even freaks of nature get old. Kadri shuts down Bergeron. You heard it here first. And I'm not even a Leafs fan.
Washington over Carolina in 5. Sure I'm nuts, but I'm not that nuts.
Pittsburgh over NYI in 7. It was a nice ride for the Isles, but Crosby will prove too much to handle for a hard working team
WEST
Nashville over Dallas in 5. Is Bishop healthy? Subban was scoring more as the season was ending. Not crazy about Nashville's scoring ability, but Dallas doesn't have much depth and in playoffs you need scoring.
Winnipeg over St. Louis in 7. Sure the Blues are the hottest team entering the playoffs, but I look at it as they blew their wad just getting in. I place very little weight on who's hot or cold going in. It's a new season. Teams take on a whole new attitude. The Jets have been a conundrum lately, but what the heck, they're Canadian and I'm sticking to them.
Calgary over the Avs in 5. Calgary's a better overall team, but they have to prove it. Goaltending is even more important in this series than most. If Smith or Reddich hold it together, Calgary could go on a run.
Sharks vs Knights. Most are saying flip a coin and they could be right. I like Fleury a lot better than Jones and I'm not sure Karlsson is healthy. The KNights really push you. Vegas in 7, but maybe 6 if Jones is bad. Perhaps even 3 if Jones is really bad.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 10, 2019 21:19:33 GMT -5
Penguins tie it late on the road.
OT.
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2019 21:51:18 GMT -5
Penguins tie it late on the road. OT. and lose. |
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Post by franko on Apr 10, 2019 21:54:23 GMT -5
Columbus looks rattled. I am not sure how mentally tough they are. tough enough to send a wake-up call to TBay. I expect this to be their 1 win, but wouldn't it be something for them to upset the President's Cup winners? Duchene and Dzingel both -1, shoulda saved the picks  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 22:14:07 GMT -5
What's with TBay in this game. Was Vasilevskiy not great, or is Tampa's D not very good?
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 10, 2019 22:22:53 GMT -5
What's with TBay in this game. Was Vasilevskiy not great, or is Tampa's D not very good? The highlight reel on one sports' show said that Hedman got beat a couple of times leading to GA. Maybe he's not quite right yet after that "upper body" injury. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 10, 2019 23:25:13 GMT -5
He guessed badly on the Savard goal. I think you’re right. He’s not 100%.
1 for 5 to start. Not auspicious. My picks, not Hedman.
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 11, 2019 5:32:51 GMT -5
As long as the islanders go farther than the laffs I'm happy
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2019 5:53:48 GMT -5
Hedmen definitely didn't look great. Bob had a bad first period, but was a wall after that. Could easily have been 4 or 5 to nothing before Foligno scores.
Heiskanen with two goals in his first playoff game for Dallas. Subban and Josi score for Nashville. If they don't get goals from their forward group, they're going to lose.
Stone scores two in loss for Knights. Pacioretty assists on both.
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Post by jkr on Apr 11, 2019 6:54:09 GMT -5
Jeez, I think I was wrong on every prediction.  |
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Post by folatre on Apr 11, 2019 7:51:40 GMT -5
My picks did not go well, jeje.
Full credit to Columbus because after Tampa pardoned their life in the first period they really settled in and pushed back. I wonder if Hedman is hurt because on that all important second Blue Jackets goal about half way through the third period he looked like he was wearing cement boots. I mean, he made David Savard look like Denis Savard.
I went to bed around 11 so I did not see the Sharks pull away, but that first goal that Burns shot in off a Pavelski's jaw was insane.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 11, 2019 12:01:40 GMT -5
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2019 12:24:02 GMT -5
The Jets may well replace the Caps: built to win on paper, but unable to put it together.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 11, 2019 12:29:16 GMT -5
Heiskanen with two goals in his first playoff game for Dallas. Good player but had luck on both goals. Both were just wrist shots from the point that deflected and not off sticks. I guess that's why you simply get the puck to the net. Burns got an assist in the Sharks game by bouncing one in off Pvelski's mouth. Ouch. |
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Nashville
Tampa Bay
Dallas
Columbus
St.Louis
Boston 
Toronto
Winnipeg
San Jose
NY Islanders
Las Vegas
Pittsburgh
Carolina 
Colorado
Calgary
Washington
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