digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My predictions for 1st round... Florida over NYI in 6 Detroit over Tampa in 7 Washington over Philly in 5 Pittsburgh over NYR in 6 Dallas over Minnesota in 5 Chicago over St. Louis in 6 Anaheim over Nashville in 6 Los Angeles over San Jose in 6 Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My NHL reject cup predictions: Ottawa over Toronto in 12 Columbus over NJD in 2 PHX over Vancouver eventually Calgary over Edmonton in 2023 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Florida over NYI in 7 Tampa over Detroit in 7 Washington over Philly in 5 Pittsburgh over NYR in 6 Dallas over Minnesota in 5 St. Louis over Chicago in 7 Anaheim over Nashville in 6 Los Angeles over San Jose in 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 NYI over FLA in 7 Tampa over Detroit in 6 Washington over Philly in 5 NYR over Pittsburgh in 7 Dallas/Minny abstain St. Louis Over Chicago in 5 Anaheim over Nashville in 4 San Jose over LA in 6 Link to post Share on other sites
iBeaver 409 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1st round predictions FLA over NYI in 6 DET over TB in 7 PIT over NYR in 6 WAS over PHI in 5 CHI over STL in 6 MIN over Dallas in 7 LA over SJ in 5 ANA over NAS in 5 Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 I think it'll be a WSH/LAK final. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'll go blues/caps with Blues winning it. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I have Pens/Sharks for like the 7th year in a row. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Anaheim baby, Anaheim. One time please dealer. Anaheim vs "wow, I cant believe they made it to the finals" Panthers? Islanders? Flyers? Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Anaheim vs "wow, I cant believe they made it to the finals" Panthers? Islanders? Flyers? haha, I was thinking this too. I was looking at the east and trying to figure out who to put in the finals, because I don't really have much faith in the caps, but I couldn't see another reasonable option. Link to post Share on other sites
Babying 613 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Caps in 5 Rangers in 7 Panthers in 6 Lightning in 6 Ducks in 5 Sharks in 7 Stars in 5 Blues in 7 Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 First round predictions Wash Over Phil in 5 Pens over nyr in 5 Tbl over Detroit in 7 Nyi over fla in 6 Stl over chi in 5 Dal over min in 6 Sjs over la in 6 Ana over Nas in 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Here's the bracket I put in for the work pool. It's almost entirely based on desire, little analysis or skill involved. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Joe Thornton's beard! #elephantmuff Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Jamie Benn with an empty net goal...again. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Jamie Benn with an empty net goal...again. thats just to cause bob recurring heartburn. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Minnesota might not score a goal This series Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Minnesota might not score a goal This series About a year or two ago, I thought they had the makings of a really good team, but suddenly, all these young kids I thought would turn into front line players, Granlund, Coyle, Brodin, Dumba...it seems they still havent reached their prime, and guys like Parise+Suter+Pominville+Koivu are beginning to break down. I was really high on those 4 youngsters, too bad. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Jamie Benn with an empty net goal...again. i was thinking of you guys when he scored. lol Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Coyle has a good year! 20 goals! But ya, kind of mixed the windows up. Young guys not quite ready enough as old guys were prime. Old guys breaking down as young guys are entering their prime. I'm not sold hat Parise and Suter are done though. Both had good regular seasons. Probably another year or two with a little luck - the kind any championship team needs, like not having your best player injured for the playoffs, and they can be close to striking difference. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I dont think they are done, but they are losing their prime years. They wont be as effective, especially Suter, who is just showing the rigors of playing 35min a game for years probably. The window is still open, and obviously we all know they have the 2nd best goalie in the league, but they need it to come together in next year or two at most. (if youre wondering, the best goalie in the league is Reimer) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Third - Zatkoff Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 my honest opinion: Suter deal is marginally bad now, could be atrocious/crippling within a few years. Suter plays too much, and plays with zero intensity for the most part, because he's saving energy to play 30 minutes a game. However, I don't know if it's as simple as just "play less, but play harder", since he's been playing like that for years. Parise deal is fair now, could be atrocious/crippling within a few years, or sooner depending on his back issue. The problem, like Arp said, is that Coyle, Nino, Granlund, Haula, Zucker all just ended up being decent. and none of them are great, nor will they become great, and they have no top prospects in the pipeline. Vanek, Pominville and Koivu arte fading fast, They do have a really solid D core that should stay intact for a few years. I see them as a borderline playoff team for 3-4 years, but without much prospect of becoming elite, unless Fletcher shakes things up and acquires some game breaking talent somehow. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I will say, if They were in the east, they would be a top-4 team for the next 4 years with a decent chance of going on a deep playoff run. In that division with stars, blues, hawks, and preds, being just good isn't anywhere good enough. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I will say, if They were in the east, they would be a top-4 team for the next 4 years with a decent chance of going on a deep playoff run. In that division with stars, blues, hawks, and preds, being just good isn't anywhere good enough. This is sooo true. We have to be so much harder on West teams, because its made up of.. Tier 1, best teams in the NHL: Chicago or LA who win cups all the time Tier 2, usually better than anyone in East: Anaheim, St.Louis should probably have won a Cup the last 5yrs, or at least been in the finals a couple of times, but they ran up against LA/Chi Tier 3, would be one of best teams in East: Nashville, Dallas, San Jose Tier 4, probably a top 4 in East: Minnesota, Colorado, Winnipeg (I think Wpg is a great team, just had an off year) imo, the West is only getting better and better than the East. Its an incredible grind to get out of the West in the playoffs. Imagine your Anaheim, or some guy who bet on Anaheim. They need to beat....Nashville, LA, Chicago in 3 7 game series'. Washington on the other side would have to deal with Philly, Pitt, then Florida? I see 3 brutal matchups for Anaheim, and maybe 1 tough one for Washington. Link to post Share on other sites
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