NHL Playoff Predictions

[TroyB911]

1 Chicago 111 8 Colorado 98
4 Phoenix 104 5 Nashville 100
2 San Jose 111 7 Los Angeles 99
3 Vancouver 103 6 Detroit 100

1 Chicago 4 Phoenix
6 Detroit 7 LA Kings

4 Phoenix 6 Detroit


6 Detroit 1 Washington


CAPITALS


East all top seeds advance through

[StormJr]

Phoenix gets swept in the first round.

Detroit wins it all.

[TroyB911]

LOL I will bet u ANYTHING that Phoenix wont get swept.

[StormJr]

They wont get swept. But it wouldn't surprise me if they don't make it out of the first round. I've seen it time and time again when young teams make an unexpected run in the regular season, they tend to run out of gas in the playoffs. I'm not saying they will, just it wouldn't surprise me.

[TroyB911]

I hear ya. But the way this team plays is set up for a long playoff run. They have some vets and play a tough defense forecheck and good cycle play. Is why they do ok in back to back. Hot goalie. Solid backup. Struggled to score goals and horrible on the power play. So I feel they can only get better on offense. The defense is there. Also this organization needs to win so bad and we are totally ready to blow the roof off the place with the WHITE OUT! I just got my tickets by Fed Ex. They even sent each round. $80, $100, $120, $160 1st rd / 2nd rd / conf fin / Stanley Cup Finals. I cant afford $4000 so may sell half of the games. Wondering if I should go game 1 or 2. 5 or 7. Cant go to all.

[P562045]

Pittsburgh 2007 playoff number of wins 1. Almost got swept by Ottawas in the first round.
Pittsburgh 2008 Beat Ottawa 4-1 in the first round. Lost in six games in the Stanley Cup finals.
Pittsburgh 2009 Hopefully a person was paying attention last June 12.

So as a person can see a team learns from its playoff experience. And if a team does not have at least some playoff experience then it tend to struggle in their first playoff experience.

Chicago will not win it all though.

Pittsburgh 2008
Detroit 2009
Chicago 2010

So it is going to be Washington by default. They are very hungry and have a very well rounded team.

[StormJr]

Originally Posted by P562045

Pittsburgh 2007 playoff number of wins 1. Almost got swept by Ottawas in the first round.
Pittsburgh 2008 Beat Ottawa 4-1 in the first round. Lost in six games in the Stanley Cup finals.
Pittsburgh 2009 Hopefully a person was paying attention last June 12.

So as a person can see a team learns from its playoff experience. And if a team does not have at least some playoff experience then it tend to struggle in their first playoff experience.

Chicago will not win it all though.

Pittsburgh 2008
Detroit 2009
Chicago 2010

So it is going to be Washington by default. They are very hungry and have a very well rounded team.

Thanks for the backup stats. That's exactly what I was trying to point out. Experience in the NHL playoffs is underrated.

Now, I'm biased being a Red Wings fan, but I do think the Wings have a chance to make some noise. They struggled early in the season, but had a TON of injuries. Now Jimmy Howard has been hot and the team is healthy. They went from being on the outside looking in to a dangerous team in the playoffs within 2-4 weeks.

Chicago will not win it all....for the next 12 years. P knows what i mean. It's the Hossa curse. lol...

[SayOw]

I'm going with the Devils... Brodeur seems to be getting hot at the right time.

If anyone remembers how the Devils lost last year in the playoffs knows that it didn't sit well with them and they are looking for redemption...

The only thing I think that may trip them up is the fact that I just bought a Parise jersey which might be enough of a jinx to cost them a good run in the playoffs...

I didn't want to punish the Blackhawks yet and I'll wait until they are eliminated before I buy a Toews jersey....but would love to see Blackhawks-Devils finals...

[h20guy]

Originally Posted by StormJr

Phoenix gets swept in the first round.

Detroit wins it all.

I concur.

[TroyB911]

Originally Posted by StormJr

Thanks for the backup stats. That's exactly what I was trying to point out. Experience in the NHL playoffs is underrated.

Now, I'm biased being a Red Wings fan, but I do think the Wings have a chance to make some noise. They struggled early in the season, but had a TON of injuries. Now Jimmy Howard has been hot and the team is healthy. They went from being on the outside looking in to a dangerous team in the playoffs within 2-4 weeks.

Chicago will not win it all....for the next 12 years. P knows what i mean. It's the Hossa curse. lol...

My eyes are no good. I saw u say u were a Dead Wings fan but have a Minny Wild avatar. As a Yotes fan I despise Detroit like I do the Spurs cuz they always beat us in the playoffs. Most here are afraid seeing Detroit creep up to #5 seed. We are firmly planted at #4 cuz of NHL seeding. I want to beat the Red Wings. Like it to be West Conf Finals but 1st round works too. We play Chicago well. I did pick Red Wings to beat Yotes in conf finals though. Experience and Hockey town a tough place to get a win. Although we handled the Wings this year there.

[TroyB911]

Originally Posted by SayOw

I'm going with the Devils... Brodeur seems to be getting hot at the right time.

If anyone remembers how the Devils lost last year in the playoffs knows that it didn't sit well with them and they are looking for redemption...

The only thing I think that may trip them up is the fact that I just bought a Parise jersey which might be enough of a jinx to cost them a good run in the playoffs...

I didn't want to punish the Blackhawks yet and I'll wait until they are eliminated before I buy a Toews jersey....but would love to see Blackhawks-Devils finals...

Big Devils fan since the Olympics. Also Sabres, Hawks, etc. But hey why not they are in the east. Anyone but Ovechkin or Crosby good for the West. Bad for ratings though.

[StormJr]

Originally Posted by TroyB911

My eyes are no good. I saw u say u were a Dead Wings fan but have a Minny Wild avatar. As a Yotes fan I despise Detroit like I do the Spurs cuz they always beat us in the playoffs. Most here are afraid seeing Detroit creep up to #5 seed. We are firmly planted at #4 cuz of NHL seeding. I want to beat the Red Wings. Like it to be West Conf Finals but 1st round works too. We play Chicago well. I did pick Red Wings to beat Yotes in conf finals though. Experience and Hockey town a tough place to get a win. Although we handled the Wings this year there.

Raised a Red Wings fan in Michigan from age 6 months through 18. Moved to Minnesota for college been here in Minneapolis ever since. Both a Wings and a Wild fan. But if they play each other, i'm wearing my Red Wings gear (like I did at the game in Jan here at the Xcel Energy Center )

[TroyB911]

Sounds like me and the Cowboys. I am an AZ fan through and through.
DBacks, Yotes, Suns, Cards. But Cowboys favorite overall team. I still follow Reds but after Griffey left I ended my run as Reds fan. Since 77.

As far as the other post. It was sort of off the Big Papi EXPLETIVE bomb he dropped on reporters. It just made me think about the drop off and in some cases vanishing of some players careers.

[Hillbilly]

Originally Posted by h20guy

I concur.

Me, too.

LET'S GO RED WINGS!!!!

[islandgirl]

Go Canucks!

Pfft, Red Wings. Whatever!