Prediction Game - NHL

[HedleyLamarr]

Now that it's reasonably close to the NHL season....

Eastern Conference

Atlantic: NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Philadelphia, NY Islanders

Northeast: Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Buffalo, Boston

Southeast: Atlanta, Florida, Carolina, Washington, Tampa Bay

Conference rankings: OTT, NYR, ATL, PIT, NJ, TOR, FLA, CAR

Wastern Conference

Central: Detroit, St. Louis, Columbus, Nashville, Chicago

Northwest: Vancouver, Minnesota, Colorado, Calgary, Edmonton

Pacific: Anaheim, Dallas, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix

Conference rankings: DET, VAN, ANA, MIN, DAL, SJ, STL, COL

Postseason

OTT over CAR, NYR over FLA, ATL over TOR, PIT over NJ

PIT over OTT, NYR over ATL

NYR over PIT

DET over COL, VAN over STL, ANA over SJ, DAL over MIN

DET over DAL, VAN over ANA

VAN over DET

Stanley Cup Final: VAN over NYR

[BroadwayBlueshirt]

I wish people would stop picking the Rangers. It's making me terribly uneasy.

[drivethru1986]

EAST

1. NYR

2. Ottawa

3, Carolina

4, Pittsburgh

5. Washington

6. New Jersey

7, Montreal

8. Sabres

WEST

1. Vancouver

2. San Jose

3. Red Wings

4. Minnesota

5. Colorado

6. Anaheim

7. Dallas

8. St. Louis

EAST PLAYOFFS

NYR over Sabres in 6

Ottawa over Montreal in 4

NJ over Carolina in 5

Pittsburgh over Washington in 6

NYR over NJ in 5

Pittsburgh over Ottawa in 6

NYR over Pittsburgh in 5

WEST PLAYOFFS

Vancouver over St. Louis in 4

Dallas over San Jose in 7

Red Wings over Anaheim in 6

Minnesota over Colorado in 5

Dallas over Vancouver in 6

Minnesota over Red Wings in 5

Minnesota over Dallas in 7

FINALS

NYR over Minnesota in 4

As much as it kills me, the Rangers are the best team right now on paper at this point....it may change through....

[Shane Does Art]

Alright let's re-do my predictions:

East:

1-Ottawa

2-Pittsburgh Penguins

3-Washington Capitals

4-New York Rangers

5-Buffalo Sabres

6-Atlanta Thrashers

7-Montreal Canadians

8-Philedelphia Flyers

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9-New Jersey Devils

10-Tampa Bay Lightning

11-Florida Panthers

12-Toronto Maple Leafs

13-Carolina Hurricanes

14-New York Islanders

15-Boston Bruins

West:

1-Detroit Redwings

2-Calgary Flames

3-Anaheim Ducks

4-Los Angeles Kings

5-Vancouver Canucks

6-Colorado Avalanche

7-Dallas Stars

8-San Jose Sharks

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9-St. Louis Blues

10-Chicago Blackhawks

11-Minnesota Wild

12-Edmonton Oilers

13-Nashville Predators

14-Columbus Blue Jackets

15-Phoenix Coyotes

Explanations: It may be a biased opinion but I think the Senators look really good this year and I think Alfredsson will have an unbelievable year.

I also think the southeast division is a relatively weak one so I think Ovechkin paired with Backstrom and maybe Nylander can do some real good work in the capital.

At first I didn't see the Sabres as much of a threat but after watching some of their games this pre-season I really think some of the younger guys can really make this team continue to be a tough one to play against.

The Devils got rid of 2 of their better players and replaced them with Zubrus, Marty will be his usual amazing self, but in the end the Devils will miss the playoffs by 2 points....

West:

If the Kings play the way they did over in England I can see this team making the playoffs with ease.

Playoffs East:

Ott def. Phi in 4

Pit def. Mtl in 5

Atl def. Was in 5

Nyr def. Buf in 7

2nd round:

Ott def. Atl in 6

Nyr def. Pit in 7

3rd round:

Ott def. Nyr in 5

Western playoffs:

Det def. SJ in 5

Cgy def. Dal in 7

Ana def. Col in 7

Van def. LA in 5

2nd round:

Van def. Det in 6

Cgy def. Ana in 5

3rd round:

Cgy def. Van in 7

Stanley cup finals:

Ottawa def. Cgy in 7.....OH yaaaaaaaaaah....

Some other predictions:

Alfredsson wins the Hart memorial trophy and is the 2nd leading scorer.

Gerber starts the season good, but will once again lose his job to Ray Emery.

John Tavares will be in the draft and be drafted by the Phoenix coyotes.

Oh and the winner of the art ross, lady byng, rocket richard trophy,conn smyte, and somehow the Vezina........the winner of all those trophies....

Brian Mcgrattan

Those are my predictions....

[Neon_Matrix]

by the Phoenix coyotes.

Oh and the winner of the art ross, lady byng, rocket richard trophy,conn smyte, and somehow the Vezina........the winner of all those trophies....

Brian Mcgrattan

Those are my predictions....

Mcgrattan my ass, we ALL know it will be Chris Neil.

[rams80]

West:

1-Detroit Redwings

2-Calgary Flames

3-Anaheim Ducks

4-Los Angeles Kings

5-Vancouver Canucks

6-Colorado Avalanche

7-Dallas Stars

8-San Jose Sharks

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9-St. Louis Blues

10-Chicago Blackhawks

11-Minnesota Wild

12-Edmonton Oilers

13-Nashville Predators

14-Columbus Blue Jackets

15-Phoenix Coyotes

*sigh*

I'll just point out that it's d@mn hard to have only one team in a division make the playoffs when your team plays 32 games against divisional opponents.

[DarkJourney]

2008 Stanley Cup Finals: Ottawa over Colorado 4 games to 2

[Shane Does Art]

Well then I guess the 4 other teams will have a hard time, now won't they

[Corvus]

WEST

1. Vancouver

2. San Jose

3. Red Wings

4. Minnesota

5. Colorado

6. Anaheim

7. Dallas

8. St. Louis

Canucks in First in the west? I'm a huge canucks fan, but I just don't see them making it to first in the conference, their scoring is just too anemic and Naslund and Morrison (who just recently injured his wrist) haven't showed any signs of having bounce-back years.

The Western Conference in general is going to be so tight though, I wouldn't be surprised if there's only a few points difference between 1-10.

[Viper]

This season's Stanley Cup Final will be for the birds.

Eastern Conference

Playoff teams:

1] Ottawa

2] Pittsburgh

3] Carolina

4] NY Rangers

5] Buffalo

6] New Jersey

7] NY Islanders

8] Tampa Bay

First round:

Ottawa over Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh over NY Islanders

New Jersey over Carolina

NY Rangers over Buffalo

Conference semifinals:

Ottawa over New Jersey

Pittsburgh over NY Rangers

Conference final:

Pittsburgh over Ottawa

Western Conference

Playoff teams:

1] Detroit

2] San Jose

3] Vancouver

4] Anaheim

5] Minnesota

6] Calgary

7] Nashville

8] St. Louis

First round:

Detroit over St. Louis

San Jose over Nashville (again)

Vancouver over Calgary

Anaheim over Minnesota (again)

Conference semifinals:

Anaheim over Detroit

San Jose over Vancouver

Conference final:

Anaheim over San Jose

2008 Stanley Cup Final

Anaheim Ducks over Pittsburgh Penguins

[lets_go_red]

East

1-Ottawa Senators

2-Pittsburgh Penguins

3-Washington Capitals

4-New York Rangers

5-Carolina Hurricanes

6-Atlanta Thrashers

7-Buffalo Sabres

8-New Jersey Devils

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9-Tampa Bay Lightning

10-Philadelphia Flyers

11-Montreal Canadiens

12-Florida Panthers

13-Toronto Maple Leafs

14-New York Islanders

15-Boston Bruins

Playoffs

(1) Ottawa Senators over (8) New Jersey Devils in 5

(2) Pittsburgh Penguins over (7) Buffalo Sabres in 6

(6) Atlanta Thrashers over (3) Washington Capitals in 6

(4) New York Rangers over (5) Carolina Hurricanes in 7

(1) Ottawa Senators over (6) Atlanta Thrashers in 4

(4) New York Rangers over (2) Pittsburgh Penguins in 7

(1) Ottawa Senators over (4) New York Rangers in 6

West

1-San Jose Sharks

2-Detroit Redwings

3-Vancouver Canucks

4-Anaheim Ducks

5-Colorado Avelanche

6-Calgary Flames

7-Dallas Stars

8-Chicago Blackhawks

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9-Minnesota Wild

10-Los Angeles Kings

11-Comlumbus Blue Jackets

12-Edmonton Oilers

13-Nashville Predators

14-St. Louis Blues

15-Phoenix Coyotes

Playoffs

(1) San Jose Sharks over (8) Chicago Blackhawks in 4

(7) Dallas Stars over (2) Detroit Redwings in 6

(3) Vancouver Canucks over (6) Calgary Flames in 7

(5) Colorado Avelanche over (4) Anaheim Ducks in 6

(7) Dallas Stars over (1) San Jose Sharks in 6

(3) Vancouver Canucks over (5) Colorado Avelanche in 5

(3) Vancouver Canucks over (7) Dallas Stars in 7

Stanley Cup Finals

the all Canadian Final might I add, 2 franchises still searchin for a cup

(1) Ottawa Senators over (3) Vancouver Canucks in 6

[DarkJourney]

Full Predictions:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic: 1. Pittsburgh 2. NY Rangers 3. New Jersey 4. Philadelphia 5. NY Islanders

Northeast: 1. Ottawa 2. Buffalo 3. Toronto 4. Boston 5. Montreal

Southeast: 1. Atlanta 2. Washington 3. Tampa Bay 4. Carolina 5. Florida

First Round

(1) Pittsburgh def. (8) Tampa Bay

(2) Ottawa def. (7) Toronto

(6) Washington def. (3) Atlanta

(4) NY Rangers def. (5) Buffalo

Semifinals

(1) Pittsburgh def. (6) Washington

(2) Ottawa def. (4) NY Rangers

Finals

(2) Ottawa def. (1) Pittsburgh

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central: 1. Detroit 2. St. Louis 3. Nashville 4. Chicago 5. Columbus

Northwest: 1. Calgary 2. Colorado 3. Vancouver 4. Minnesota 5. Edmonton

Pacific: 1. San Jose 2. Anaheim 3. Dallas 4. Los Angeles 5. Phoenix

First Round

(1) San Jose def. (8) Dallas

(5) Colorado def. (4) Anaheim

(6) Vancouver def. (3) Calgary

(2) Detroit def. (7) Minnesota

Semifinals

(1) San Jose def. (6) Vancouver

(5) Colorado def. (2) Detroit

Finals

(5) Colorado def. (1) San Jose

STANLEY CUP FINALS

Ottawa def. Colorado

[Shane Does Art]

With the regular season coming to an end I thought I'd dig this baby up to see if people got anything right.

[youcan'tseeme]

With the regular season coming to an end I thought I'd dig this baby up to see if people got anything right.

I've been looking through and it doesn't look like it. I feel sorry for those of you who had Vancouver tops in the west.

[OMMF]

With the regular season coming to an end I thought I'd dig this baby up to see if people got anything right.

Seeing as how 99% of the lists didn't have Boston in, no one will be perfect.

I wonder what would have happened w/Bergeron and Fernandez. I think one makes the season better and the other is named Manny.

[youcan'tseeme]

I think one makes the season better and the other is named Manny.

Sounds about right to me.

[drivethru1986]

well I had Vancouver tops in the West...well I was wrong....it's amazing how much things change from Sept. to now....teams that looked amazing then...not so much now and vice versa...

[youcan'tseeme]

well I had Vancouver tops in the West...well I was wrong....it's amazing how much things change from Sept. to now....teams that looked amazing then...not so much now and vice versa...

True, I don't think anyone on here had Nashville in a playoffs spot.

[BCBoy]

Rams80: If the Nucks wouldn't have choked away the last playoff spot, 4 teams in the Central division would have missed the playoffs.

Could riddance to 8 games vs. divisional opponents! (The Nucks sure could've used that THIS year.)

[rams80]

Rams80: If the Nucks wouldn't have choked away the last playoff spot, 4 teams in the Central division would have missed the playoffs.

Could riddance to 8 games vs. divisional opponents! (The Nucks sure could've used that THIS year.)

Is it choking, or just being inferior to the rest of your division? If the Central teams didn't have to deal with Gojira Detroit, this wouldn't even be debatable.

That said, the Southeast seems to have disproven my theory. By one point...and collective incompetence.