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Topic: NHL: Lord Stanley Tourney 2010 Predictions (Read 56336 times)
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naum
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The 2nd and better season begins Wednesday night.
OTT (5) v. PIT (4) PHI (7) v. NJ (2) MON (8) v. WASH (1) BOS (6) v. BUF (3)
DET (5) v. PHX (4) COL (8) v. SJ (1) LA (6) v. VAN (3) NASH (7) v. CHI (2)
I need to ponder these matchups before issuing my set of predictions and will post picks tonight.
Round 1 = 1 pt, Round 2 = 2 pt, Round 3 = 4 pt, Finals = 8 pt.
Just pick the first round winners, and we can pick again after 1st round settled.
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Alright, this not going to take as long as I initially figured, especially Eastern conference which to me are quite obvious…
PIT over OTT - only series that has a chance to go 7 IMV, Fleury need to find his game NJ over PHI - goaltending the difference here WASH over MON - will be surprised if not a sweep BUF over BOS - goaltending again will be difference
DET over PHX - unlucky for Cindarella Yotes to square off against Red Wing squad just hitting their stride LA over VAN - upset special! younger Kings take down Sedin sisters CHI over NASH - too much Hawk talent for Preds SJ over COL - Sharks to survive opening round
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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The 2nd and better season begins Wednesday night.
OTT (5) v. PIT (4) PHI (7) v. NJ (2) MON (8) v. WASH (1) BOS (6) v. BUF (3)
DET (5) v. PHX (4) COL (8) v. SJ (1) LA (6) v. VAN (3) NASH (7) v. CHI (2)
I need to ponder these matchups before issuing my set of predictions and will post picks tonight.
Round 1 = 1 pt, Round 2 = 2 pt, Round 3 = 4 pt, Finals = 8 pt.
Just pick the first round winners, and we can pick again after 1st round settled.
PENS DEVILS CAPS BRUINS (upset special baby) REDWINGS SHARKS CANUCKS BLACKHAWKS
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Hoax
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For the first round I'm predicting 100% chalk. Since everyone else is taking an upset special I'll go with shit I dunno I guess I'll take Nashville over Chicago as my upset.
Its tempting to listen to pundits and take Flyers over Devils but besides that I can't see any of the series ending in upsets besides the Sharks losing to the Avs because they fucking hate me and hate winning playoff games.
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« Last Edit: April 13, 2010, 02:23:09 PM by Hoax »
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Strazos
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PIT PHI WASH BUF
PHX COL VAN CHI
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Paelos
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I'm gonna go with my some fun picks for the teams I like. Upsets ahoy!
Ottawa NJ Washington Boston
Detroit Colorado Vancouver Nashville
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OTT (5) v. PIT (4) Ottawa in 6
PHI (7) v. NJ (2) NJ in 6
MON (8) v. WASH (1) Caps sweep
BOS (6) v. BUF (3) Buffalo in 7
DET (5) v. PHX (4) Coyotes in 6
COL (8) v. SJ (1) Colorado in 6
LA (6) v. VAN (3) Canucks in 5
NASH (7) v. CHI (2) Chicago in 5
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OTT (5) v. PIT (4) Ottawa in 7 (because, fuck Sindey and his purse)
PHI (7) v. NJ (2) NJ in 6
MON (8) v. WASH (1) Caps in 5
BOS (6) v. BUF (3) Buffalo in 6
DET (5) v. PHX (4) Detroit in 6
COL (8) v. SJ (1) SJ in 7
LA (6) v. VAN (3) Canucks in 5
NASH (7) v. CHI (2) Chicago in 6
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Bunk
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Might have picked an Ottawa upset if they didn't lose Kovalev.
OTT (5) v. PIT (4) Pit in 6
PHI (7) v. NJ (2) NJ in 5
MON (8) v. WASH (1) Caps in 6
BOS (6) v. BUF (3) Buffalo in 6
DET (5) v. PHX (4) Detroit in 6
COL (8) v. SJ (1) SJ in 5
LA (6) v. VAN (3) Canucks in 5
NASH (7) v. CHI (2) Chicago in 7
Don't see any upsets happening yet.
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HaemishM
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PIT NJ WASH BUF
DET SJ VAN CHI
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murdoc
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The 2nd and better season begins Wednesday night.
OTT (5) v. PIT (4) PHI (7) v. NJ (2) MON (8) v. WASH (1) BOS (6) v. BUF (3)
DET (5) v. PHX (4) COL (8) v. SJ (1) LA (6) v. VAN (3) NASH (7) v. CHI (2)
I need to ponder these matchups before issuing my set of predictions and will post picks tonight.
Round 1 = 1 pt, Round 2 = 2 pt, Round 3 = 4 pt, Finals = 8 pt.
Just pick the first round winners, and we can pick again after 1st round settled.
PIT PHI WASH BUF DET SJ VAN CHI
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El Gallo
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10 minutes late!
PIT in 5 NJ in 6 WSH in 7 BUF in 7
DET in 4 SJ in 5 VAN in 7 CHI in 6
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This post makes me want to squeeze into my badass red jeans.
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Special J
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I know a couple game already done but I'll stick to my picks going in...
Sens in 6 - totally biased. Go Sens. Devils in 5 - Brian Boucher? Really? Caps in 6 - not really in doubt but some shitty goaltending should drag it out. Sabres in 6 - all games by 1-0 scores
Wings in 7 - experience wins out. Sharks in 6 - though I really want the Avs to win. Fuck Heatley. Canucks in 5 - Kings lack experience. And whatever you think of Luongo, no way I pick Quick over him. Preds in 7 - my round 1 shocker. Hawks get done in by the trap and in goal.
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I am now officially terrified of the Kings. Or more specifically, Jonathan Quick. He was outstanding last night, and will be a giant pain in the ass the rest of the series. (C'mon jinx!). Rumors circling that Ovechkin is hiding an undisclosed injury, which would explain his scoring drought. Interesting stuff so far. How can you not love the SC playoffs??
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Hoax
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Interesting stuff so far. How can you not love the SC playoffs??
When you are from the bay area its really easy.
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A nation consists of its laws. A nation does not consist of its situation at a given time. If an individual's morals are situational, then that individual is without morals. If a nation's laws are situational, that nation has no laws, and soon isn't a nation. -William Gibson
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I am now officially terrified of the Kings. Or more specifically, Jonathan Quick. He was outstanding last night, and will be a giant pain in the ass the rest of the series. (C'mon jinx!). Rumors circling that Ovechkin is hiding an undisclosed injury, which would explain his scoring drought. Interesting stuff so far. How can you not love the SC playoffs??
Yeah, Quick almost stole that one himself. On Caps v. Habs — either that or Habs have deployed an effective neutralizing strategy. Though Caps are certainly loaded with other scorers, and boast 2+ solid scoring lines. And it certainly shocked me to see Habs prevail, especially after start of game. On Yotes v. Wings — Detroit appeared at onset of game to be ready to smote Yotes out of existence, but Yotes hung in there and even weathered some shaky goaltending from Bryzgalov and shoddy officiating (though they caught a 3rd period break on a non-call). Doan really amped up his game and made a mark, recklessly launching his sturdy frame into Wing skaters at every opportunity. On Pens v. Sens — will Fleury find his game? If game #1 offers indication, that answer is a resounding /no.
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Strazos
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I hope he doesn't. Cup ring or not, I never thought he was particularly good. AND his pads are ugly. AND he kind of looks like a woman.
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NiX
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And he's a filthy francophone.
Loving how much love the Canucks are getting these playoffs. I know it's a pipe dream, but I want them to go all the way.
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WayAbvPar
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FUCK. PK is fucking killing me.
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Has it ever happened where all the series were tied 1-1 after the first two games? This is wacky.
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Has it ever happened where all the series were tied 1-1 after the first two games? This is wacky.
Well, Preds still have shot at going up 2-0. Did not see game #1, but apparently was a closer contest than the 4-1 score would indicate…
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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Strazos
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Broduer is looking VERY mortal nowadays.
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Broduer is looking VERY mortal nowadays. One thing Flyers boast is multiple scoring lines and once vaunted Devil defense is also appearing to very mortal thus far in this 2010 tourney. Seriously, though, Boucher? Perhaps he can take the Devils down, but I don't see Boucher as Cup winning goalie. But the first goalie to get yanked will be Theodore or Howard. Osgood done this before and may actually thrive in the role, if he has any game left in him.
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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Strazos
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Seriously, though, Boucher? Perhaps he can take the Devils down, but I don't see Boucher as Cup winning goalie.
What with TWO goaltenders going down with long-term injuries, they didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. Still, if the Wings can win with Osgood, and Pens with Fluery...then why not Boucher?
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Bunk
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I don't want to be that guy who whines about his team losing to the refereeing, but that was not fun to watch as a Canuck fan. Generally, if a game is fairly even in play, the penatlies wind up close to even. 6 vs. 3 is not exactly even. If you take away the one "manditory" call on each team - delay of game and too many men - it was then 5 vs. 2.
LA has one even strength goal in the two games so far.
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Strazos
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Tell me about it...there has been some TERRIBLY inconsistent refereeing in the Flyers/Devils series.
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Dan Boyle shoots the puck into his own net in OT! Yoi… …after outshooting Avs ~50-15… …embarrassing…
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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Special J
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I see Dany Heatley sprained his vagina. Pity.
Not looking good for my Sens. They're playing pretty good I think, but they're not good enough. Down Kuba, Kovalev and Michalek. Now Alfredsson may or may not have blown his shoulder.
Can we now declare the Crosby vs. Ovechkin debate officially over? I sure know which one I'd want.
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I don't want to be that guy who whines about his team losing to the refereeing, but that was not fun to watch as a Canuck fan. Generally, if a game is fairly even in play, the penatlies wind up close to even. 6 vs. 3 is not exactly even. If you take away the one "manditory" call on each team - delay of game and too many men - it was then 5 vs. 2.
LA has one even strength goal in the two games so far.
From what I read it the too many men was the wrong call too . I wonder who the refs will go after when AV throws AA into the press box until the next century?
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I don't want to be that guy who whines about his team losing to the refereeing, but that was not fun to watch as a Canuck fan. Generally, if a game is fairly even in play, the penatlies wind up close to even. 6 vs. 3 is not exactly even. If you take away the one "manditory" call on each team - delay of game and too many men - it was then 5 vs. 2.
LA has one even strength goal in the two games so far.
From what I read it the too many men was the wrong call too . I wonder who the refs will go after when AV throws AA into the press box until the next century? Well now we know. That was the worst fucking call I have ever seen. Canucks should just fly home and tell Bettman and his cronies to lick their assholes for them since they aren't going to be allowed to win the series. Kings are playing great, but the Canucks are getting fucking raped by the refs and the fucking league office. It is fucking disgraceful.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Yeah, the officiating is awful — not just in one, but in all the series.
You just cross your fingers and hope it's not overtly game determinative.
Every series. Ticky-tacky interference calls, phantom make up calls, arms going up immediately for legitimately clean hits, etc.… …meanwhile, sticks to the face, blatant holding/stick grabbing are completely ignored.
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"Should the batman kill Joker because it would save more lives?" is a fundamentally different question from "should the batman have a bunch of machineguns that go BATBATBATBATBAT because its totally cool?". ~Goumindong
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Shitty reffing isn't exactly new, though. NHL refs have been channeling their wrestling counter-parts ever since their work dispute where they raped the league. I mean, its gotten to the point where a ref has been able to swear at a player, then eject said player when he responded in kind (Souray, forget the ref's name atm). On ice mics caught it all, too. Until players and organizations can actually call out refs for their poor performances nothing will change. Its fairly embarrassing to watch at times (and made the regular season even harder to stomach, as an Oiler fan; bad calls all the time and an even worse team/injuries).
As per the playoffs..
I'm not a Sens fan, and actually like the Pens franchise and a lot of their players.. but I loathe Crosby something fierce. Love his skill, hate the man. One time I met him only reinforced the feeling. Need the Sens to upset the Penguins. Also hoping the Kings upset the Canucks, despite them being a Canadian team I loathe the franchise almost as I do the Montreal Canadians and their fans.
Loved the last Capitals/Canadians game, obviously. I'm hoping for either the Kings or Hawks in the West, Capitals in the East.
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Special J
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Shitty refs didn't cause the egg that was laid by Roberto Luongo last night. You can howl about refs all you like except that these refs are the best. Might not be reassuring, but where are you going to get better ones? Shitty calls happen. Nothing's changed. Every series. Ticky-tacky interference calls, phantom make up calls, arms going up immediately for legitimately clean hits, etc.… …meanwhile, sticks to the face, blatant holding/stick grabbing are completely ignored.
This is what I find frustrating. Thanks to every single bodycheck being rerolled on TSN hundreds of times while a panel argues the legimacy of each and every one of them; nobody, players or refs know what the hell a good hit is anymore. It even varies from player to player. But yeah, Canucks got jobbed on the too many men call.
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Bunk
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The Canucks deserve to lose if they can't manage a penalty kill rate of 50%. That being said, I went balistic near the end of the third on a play with Bernier standing in front, the puck pops out after a wraparound attempt, and a King on the ice reaches up and grabs on to Bernier's stick and hangs on for dear life.
It bugged me the most, because you can clearly see Bernier trying to tug it free as the puck slowly rolls past him, and then he turns to the ref with his arms out in disbelief - and there isn't even the slightest mention of it by the play by play guys, despite the fact that the camera man literaly zoomed in on it for five seconds, and they showed it again in the replay. Something tells me that CBC has been given the "no criticism" directive.
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Special J
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Ok I didn't see that. If it played how you described, that's fucking awful. It seems that series is getting the worst of it.
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