CS85 10,488 Posted April 28, 2013 I'm "in phone" so if a mod wants to post an updated playoff tree feel free. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riki 0 Posted April 28, 2013 tree feel free oooooHohOhhhh 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FGM13 767 Posted April 28, 2013 tree feel free oooooHohOhhhh ...what 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CS85 10,488 Posted April 28, 2013 Cocaine is a powerful drug. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramerica Industries 1,854 Posted April 29, 2013 And now the whole playoff field is set.East:8) NY Islanders vs. 1) Pittsburgh7) Ottawa vs. 2) Montreal6) NY Rangers vs. 3) Washington5) Toronto vs. 4) BostonWest:8) Minnesota vs. 1) Chicago7) Detroit vs. 2) Anaheim6) San Jose vs. 3) Vancouver5) Los Angeles vs. 4) St. Louis 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Still MIGHTY 3,834 Posted April 29, 2013 The East is set:#1 Penguins vs #8 Islanders#2 Canadiens vs #7 Senators#3 Capitals vs #6 Rangers#4 Bruins vs #5 Maple Leafs 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sport 13,776 Posted April 29, 2013 In 2011 I went 8 for 8 on first round playoff picks. Trying to replicate that again.Penguins over IslandersSenators over CanadiensRangers over CapitalsBruins over Maple LeafsBlackhawks over WildRed Wings over DucksCanucks over SharksKings over Blues 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEW.ERA 159 Posted April 29, 2013 So I presume CBC will take Boston/Toronto even though they have an all canadian matchup staring at them in the face, so TSN will probably take MTL/OTT over VAN/SJ. I don't know about the TV coverage though. All I know is CBC has first pick of a Canadian matchup, TSN gets whatever is next, then CBC the other one.Predictionsssssssssss.Eastern Conference Quarterfinals#1 Pittsburgh over #8 NY Islanders in 6#2 Montreal over #7 Ottawa in 7#6 NY Rangers over #3 Washington in 6#5 Toronto over #4 Boston in 7Western Conference Quarterfinals#1 Chicago over #8 Minnesota in 5#7 Detroit over #2 Anaheim in 7#6 San Jose over #3 Vancouver in 7#5 Los Angeles over #4 St Louis in 7Eastern Conference Semi-Finals#1 Pittsburgh over #6 NY Rangers in 6#5 Toronto over #2 Montreal in 7Western Conference Semi-Finals#1 Chicago over #7 Detroit in 5#5 Los Angeles over #6 San Jose in 6Eastern Conference Final#1 Pittsburgh over #5 Toronto in 5Western Conference Final#5 Los Angeles over #1 Chicago in 7Stanley Cup Final#5 Los Angeles over #1 Pittsburgh in 7MVP - Jeff Carter 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramerica Industries 1,854 Posted April 29, 2013 In a cosmic sense, I'm glad the Lightning aren't in the playoffs, because the only picks I tend to get right are the ones I ultimately wish I got wrong.To wit:In 2011, picked the Bruins to win the East (and, actually picked a Bruins/Canucks Final, but had Vancouver winning). Bruins did win the East. They did so by winning a gut-wrenching seven game series over the Lightning.In 2012, picked the Tigers to beat the Yankees in the ALCS. I don't think I need to revisit that one.So, with no risk of backfiring, I'll be able to fire away wreckless abandon this time. I look forward to that. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmm 386 Posted April 29, 2013 I'm not upset that the Islanders drew Pittsburgh. If the Isles plan on making a run at this, they'd probably have to play the Penguins eventually anyway. Why not open up with them, when Crosby is iffy for game 1 and might be a little rusty the rest of the series?That said, I expect the Penguins to win the series but I think the Islanders will be a pain for them and will make in interesting. They played the Penguins tough in 4 of the 5 games they played this year (winning only 1). 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedRenesis 62 Posted April 29, 2013 I didn't watch the NHL this season, but I see the Pens had a good record against the Isles, but it doesn't change the fact that they are the team I least wanted to see the Pens face. The Isles have matched up well against the Pens for a few years now and if they can force the Pens into the kind of rough play that they got against the Flyers last year, the Pens could end up facing the same result. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fouhy12 1,274 Posted April 29, 2013 East:8) NY Islanders vs. 1) Pittsburgh 5 gamesPittsburgh is clearly the better team.7) Ottawa vs. 2) Montreal 6 gamesOttawa is good enough to give Montreal trouble, but the Habs will win.6) NY Rangers vs. 3) Washington 4 gamesHow did Washington get into the playoffs?5) Toronto vs. 4) Boston 7 gamesEach team goes undefeated at home.West:8) Minnesota vs. 1) Chicago 6 gamesThere's a reason why Chicago won the President's Trophy.7) Detroit vs. 2) Anaheim 7 gamesAnaheim isn't playing well, but will be better than Detroit in 7 games.6) San Jose vs. 3) Vancouver 6 gamesIn a battle of playoff chokers, Luongo proves to be worse under pressure.5) Los Angeles vs. 4) St. Louis 5 gamesLA comes out with momentum and dominates.Round Two6) NY Rangers vs. 1) Pittsburgh 6 gamesNYR gives Pitt slightly more trouble than NYI, but it really isn't close.4) Boston vs. 2) Montreal 6 gamesGreat rivalry, Boston wins 4 straight after Montreal starts the series 2-0 at home.6) San Jose vs. 1) Chicago 5 gamesSan Jose chokes.5) LA Kings vs 2) Anaheim 6 gamesLA keeps the momentum, ANA chokes.Conference Final predictions and redone Conference Semi-final predictions to come after Conf. Quarter-Finals are completed. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEW.ERA 159 Posted April 29, 2013 They're actually doing a schedule release show on the NHL Network at 11ET. So one more hour till we know the dates. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramerica Industries 1,854 Posted April 29, 2013 Well, NBCSN is airing Minnesota/Chicago and Detroit/Anaheim on Tuesday night. That much has, seemingly, been confirmed. But, with the East completely unknown until the end of tonights' game, there is a lot of hand-wringing going on inside NHL offices right now to get proper schedules released. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ninersdd 575 Posted April 29, 2013 I would presume the Sharks start on Wednesday with that fact the Anaheim starts Tuesday night, and would not have the Pacific locations going against one another. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sodboy13 5,577 Posted April 29, 2013 Because of course, they couldn't map out the possible plans in advance of the Boston-Ottawa result.That's not sarcasm. I'm certain this league wouldn't be capable of that level of forethought. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbadefense1990 369 Posted April 29, 2013 1st round picks are in bold.Western:In 5...#1 Chicago vs. #8 MinnesotaIn 7...#2 Anaheim vs. #7 DetroitIn 6...#3 Vancouver vs. #6 San JoseIn 7...#4 St. Louis vs. #5 Los AngelesEastern:In 6...#1 Pittsburgh vs. #8 NY IslandersIn 6...#2 Montreal vs. #7 OttawaIn 7...#3 Washington vs. #6 NY RangersIn 6...#4 Boston vs. #5 Toronto 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
habsfan1 3,785 Posted April 29, 2013 Penguins over Islanders in 6Canadiens over Senators in 6Capitals over Rangers in 7Bruins over Maple Leafs in 5Blackhawks over Wild in 4Red Wings over Ducks in 7Canucks over Sharks in 6Kings over Blues in 7 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigEd76 326 Posted April 29, 2013 Seems like Pittsburgh is almost a lock to come out of the East even without the crybaby, but since I want to see them collapse, I'll root for MontrealOut west, I've already seen Chicago and Anaheim win a Cup recently, so I'll root for Vancouver and St. Louis, even though I don't expect either one to make it 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sodboy13 5,577 Posted April 29, 2013 The NHL puts on a "scheduling show" at 11:00pm on a freaking Sunday, burns through all the schedule announcements in the first 8 minutes of said hour-long show, and before announcing the Western schedules, tells viewers to just go to the website and look at them there instead anyway.And when you go to NHL.com and click on the Quarterfinals schedule, you get:#OITGDNHL 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites