Playoff Bracket Predictions

[mattola]

Looks like only games will separate the quality of our picks, and only in the East at that.

Im on the fence of the Sharks/Kings but I liked alot of what I saw in San Jose. The Bruins easily could go 7 but I think this win today sends them to the top with momentum.

 

[rares]

(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators - Ottawa in 6
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers - New York in 7

(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings - Chicago in 6
(5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks - San Jose in 7

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators - Pitt in 5
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers - NYR in 6

(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings - Chi in 5
(5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks - SJ in 6

 

[Slimpikins]

Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators

(4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers


Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings

(5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks

 

[juliansteed]

Really tough to predict the winners of the next round, let alone the number of games but I'll give it a shot. The only series I had bang on last round was the 1 series in which I picked the lower seed.

Pens in 7
Rangers in 6
Wings in 5
Sharks in 7

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I had 6 of 8 in the first round. Here goes in the second.

Hawks over Wings in 7
Kings over Sharks in 5

Rags over Bruins in 6
Sens over Pens in 7 (heart pick)

 

[Darkstone42]

I'm keeping score. I'll post the first round results soon.

I'm assigning three points for a correct winner selection and taking away one for each game off. If you didn't pick games, I just gave you one point for each correct selection. I'll tally all picks at the end and crown a winner according to my somewhat arbitrary (but I think fair) math. So pick games!

 

[rares]

Whoa... that's a whole lot of importance placed on # of games guesses (compared to what I had expected/assumed -- i.e. pretty much worth nothing). Hah!

(but don't have a problem for it, no big deal)

PS. Thanks for doing all the score-keeping!

 

[Darkstone42]

Well, rares, you're winning, so you should be fine with it.

Here are the standings.

rares 14
Darkstone42 13
LeaderOCola 13
The Q Stache 12
evolver 11
BlueWolfZero 11
mattola 10
Winged_Wheel88 10
HokieHi21 10
jstewismybastardson 9
Gooch 7
KennyBanyeah 7
juliansteed 7
sbb 6
LAOJoe 6
BOSSMANPC 6
slimpikins 6
higgyfan4 6
Caps Revenge 6
awaz 5
HawaiiFivePointZero 5
4thStreet 4
IndyAndy 4
Clayton 4
forty_three 4
sabre0917 4
beantownmaniac 4
blindbaby 3
Voltaire26 2

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Sweet, thanks for doing that, DS! I was about to do something similar and now I don't have to.

Besides, when it comes to math, it's best that you handle it anyway.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Senators in 6
Rangers in 6
Blackhawks in 5
Kings in 7

 

[awaz]

Bruins in 7
Sens in 6

Kings in 7
Hawks in 5

 

[sbb122]

Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators - Pittsburgh in 6
(4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers -Rangers in 7

Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings - Chicago in 6
(5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks - Kings in 5

 

[evolver115]

Eastern Conference
(1) PIT v (7) OTT 6
(4) BOS v (6) NYR 7

Western Conference
(1) CHI v (7) DET 7
(5) LAK v (6) SJS 6

 

[hokiehi21]

Pittsburgh in 6
Boston in 7

Chicago in 5
San Jose in 7

 

[juliansteed]

Really tough to predict the winners of the next round, let alone the number of games but I'll give it a shot. The only series I had bang on last round was the 1 series in which I picked the lower seed.

Pens in 7
Rangers in 6
Wings in 5
Sharks in 7

I just noticed I picked the Wings in 5. I meant to say Hawks in 5. Old habits I guess.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I just noticed I picked the Wings in 5. I meant to say Hawks in 5. Old habits I guess.

I remember seeing your pick and thinking "I want what that guy's smokin'."

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Guess I'm late but had my reasons.

ROUND 2

Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators 6 games

(4) Boston Bruins vs. (6) New York Rangers 6 games


Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (7) Detroit Red Wings 7 games

(5) Los Angeles Kings vs. (6) San Jose Sharks 6 games

Edit: Being late I understand if my picks don't count in the standings.

 

[higgyfan4]

Wings in 7
Kings in 6
Rangers in 7
Pens in 6

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I just noticed I picked the Wings in 5. I meant to say Hawks in 5. Old habits I guess.

Now is the time when you say you meant Wings in 5 all along.