Mark Vader Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 The NHL Playoffs are set. Eastern Conference: Lightning Vs. Blue Jackets Capitals Vs. Hurricanes Bruins Vs. Maple Leafs Islanders Vs. Penguins Western Conference: Flames Vs. Avalanche Predators Vs. Stars Sharks Vs. Golden Knights Jets Vs. Blues Ok, hockey experts....who've ya got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Tampa . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, The Senator said: Tampa . The usual early dirt nap for the team that wasted so much energy grabbing the President’s Trophy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: The usual early dirt nap for the team that wasted so much energy grabbing the President’s Trophy? You have an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 3 hours ago, row_33 said: The usual early dirt nap for the team that wasted so much energy grabbing the President’s Trophy? Seems like the obvious choice, but anything can happen. Wouldn’t mind seeing the Sharks win, but have to be realistic. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 i am all in on the Isle this year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I think the Jets win it all. I’m a Bruins fan but I don’t see them beating Toronto and then Tampa. First round upset, Carolina over Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Avs baby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Mark Vader said: The NHL Playoffs are set. Eastern Conference: Lightning Vs. Blue Jackets Capitals Vs. Hurricanes Bruins Vs. Maple Leafs Islanders Vs. Penguins Western Conference: Flames Vs. Avalanche Predators Vs. Stars Sharks Vs. Golden Knights Jets Vs. Blues Ok, hockey experts....who've ya got? Not up on the west so I just picked 2 First round otherwise ALL CAPS ? The winningest record doesn’t guarantee anything. Ask the Caps 2 and 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Eastern Conference: Lightning Vs. Blue Jackets Capitals Vs. Hurricanes Bruins Vs. Maple Leafs Islanders Vs. Penguins Western Conference: Flames Vs. Avalanche Predators Vs. Stars Sharks Vs. Golden Knights Jets Vs. Blues -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eastern Conference Lightning vs Maple Leafs Capitals vs Penguins Western Conference Flames vs Golden Knights Predators vs Jets Eastern Conference Lightning vs Penguins Western Conference Flames vs Jets Stanley Cup Finals Flames vs Penguins (A Canadian team actually makes it to the Stanley Cup Finals but the NHL version of the Patriots* take home the Cup) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 The NHL playoff format is the worst in sports. That said, we need the Sharks and Blues to make first round exits. My upset special is the Hurricanes in the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 58 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Not up on the west so I just picked 2 First round otherwise ALL CAPS ? The winningest record doesn’t guarantee anything. Ask the Caps 2 and 3 years ago. The Top Point Getter rarely wins it all, unless it was a no-brainer part of a dynasty tampa isn’t a dynasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 27 minutes ago, K-9 said: The NHL playoff format is the worst in sports. That said, we need the Sharks and Blues to make first round exits. My upset special is the Hurricanes in the East. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: i am all in on the Isle this year I can see them getting to the conference finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Nice someone picked the Leafs over the Bs unless it was a Leafs fan foolishly picking the Leafs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, row_33 said: The Top Point Getter rarely wins it all, unless it was a no-brainer part of a dynasty tampa isn’t a dynasty This year Tampa ran away early and cruised. They can easily be the exception to the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 44 minutes ago, K-9 said: The NHL playoff format is the worst in sports. That said, we need the Sharks and Blues to make first round exits. My upset special is the Hurricanes in the East. Not sure why you say that. They had close games but the Canes lost every game against the Caps this season if I’m not mistaken. 17 minutes ago, row_33 said: Nice someone picked the Leafs over the Bs unless it was a Leafs fan foolishly picking the Leafs I was one. I’m anti Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Not sure why you say that. They had close games but the Canes lost every game against the Caps this season if I’m not mistaken. I was one. I’m anti Boston. Love my Leafs but not betting a penny on them early memory of a playoff game and it was like 10-0 Boston and Quinn hurt Orr and Forbes Kennedy fought every Bruin and decked the linesman as well (suspended for life for that) and it hasn’t gotten better for my Leafs. 40 minutes ago, snafu said: This year Tampa ran away early and cruised. They can easily be the exception to the rule. I looked at the history of the Prez Trophy winner also taking the SC and it’s dismal, the Gretzky Oilers and bitter rival Flames did it way way back, both were no-brainer champs, rare since then Last ten years only Chicago took both, the strike shortened farce season And all the parades and screaming about the most points achieved is dimly based on 3 points handed out for a tie game, this doesn’t compare to days when a tie was the final score Edited April 7, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 6 winners of both in almost 30 years the playoffs are too long and too random to pick a favourite, again unless it was a no-brainer like the Oil or Flames in the late 80/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Not up on the west so I just picked 2 First round otherwise ALL CAPS ? The winningest record doesn’t guarantee anything. Ask the Caps 2 and 3 years ago. ""Not up on the west"???? I feel a failure of not educating you on my Stars ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: Love my Leafs but not betting a penny on them early memory of a playoff game and it was like 10-0 Boston and Quinn hurt Orr and Forbes Kennedy fought every Bruin and decked the linesman as well (suspended for life for that) and it hasn’t gotten better for my Leafs. I looked at the history of the Prez Trophy winner also taking the SC and it’s dismal, the Gretzky Oilers and bitter rival Flames did it way way back, both were no-brainer champs, rare since then Last ten years only Chicago took both, the strike shortened farce season And all the parades and screaming about the most points achieved is dimly based on 3 points handed out for a tie game, this doesn’t compare to days when a tie was the final score I have noted that trend myself. Really, they should give the prez trophy winner an exra home game or something. It really is a feat to win the season points total. This year, I think the talent level of the Bolts is way out of synch with their next closest rival. And this group has a lot of playoff experience. That said, I believe the NHL playoffs is the most open to success for lower seeds of all the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 27 minutes ago, snafu said: I have noted that trend myself. Really, they should give the prez trophy winner an exra home game or something. It really is a feat to win the season points total. This year, I think the talent level of the Bolts is way out of synch with their next closest rival. And this group has a lot of playoff experience. That said, I believe the NHL playoffs is the most open to success for lower seeds of all the majors. The few games I watched TB play I was very impressed, they squeezed the life out of the Leafs all over the ice for easy wins. i won’t be voluntarily watching a playoff games not involving the Leafs, so hopefully they can get into the second round with a good effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, row_33 said: The few games I watched TB play I was very impressed, they squeezed the life out of the Leafs all over the ice for easy wins. i won’t be voluntarily watching a playoff games not involving the Leafs, so hopefully they can get into the second round with a good effort I only watch playoff games that don’t involve my team. ☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, snafu said: I only watch playoff games that don’t involve my team. ☹️ I understand..... oh do I understand.... I will be forced to have to sit in a room with a game on a few times, hopefully take a needed nap during it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Not sure why you say that. They had close games but the Canes lost every game against the Caps this season if I’m not mistaken. I was one. I’m anti Boston. No particular reason. Just a hunch. I share your disdain for Boston, too. Goes way back to the Schoney/Cashman days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Mark Vader said: Why? For the best shot at improving the first round draft pick we get from either if them. Other teams need to do better in the playoffs as well to knock them down a rung, but them losing is a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff Hype Rankings: Which series are must-see? http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26468983/stanley-cup-playoff-hype-rankings-which-series-see We rate each series based on several facets: star power, secondary plot lines, the hate factor, the controversy quotient (for potential violent acts or heinous actions), the arena atmosphere, the probability of a Game 7and, last but not least, the "Beardosity" of a series, in which the face shrubbery of players is weighed as heavily as the fame of that series' players. Each category is given a score of 1 to 10. Now, without further explanation of a completely subjective and arbitrary process, here are the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff Hype Rankings: 4. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes Star power: 7Secondary plot lines: 8Hate factor: 3Controversy quotient: 9Arena atmosphere: 7Game 7 probability: 2Beardosity: 6Overall hype ranking: 42 With due respect to all the other lower-seeded teams, this is your Cinderella series. The "bunch of jerks" from Raleigh take on the reigning Stanley Cup champions, who dominated them 4-0-0 in the regular season. While there isn't much hate between these two yet, the existence of Tom Wilson in any series nearly maxes out the controversy quotient (as does the presence of outspoken Carolina owner Tom Dundon in a playoff series). It's been a minute since we had a postseason game at the Hurricanes' home rink, so we might have underestimated the arena atmosphere. This could be a fun one. Or a short one. In either case, viva la Southeast Division, and let's watch Alex Ovechkin score more goals. I suppose if you factor in Raleigh's arena... the Caps fans are very loud and love their team http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/page/2019stanleycupcentral/2019-stanley-cup-playoffs-central-schedule-scores-highlights-analysis Washington Capitals (Metro No. 1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Wild card No. 1) Game 1 (@WSH): Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 (@WSH): Saturday, April 13, 3 p.m. Game 3 (@CAR): Monday, April 15, 7 p.m. Game 4 (@CAR): Thursday, April 18, 7 p.m. Game 5 (@WSH): Saturday, April 20 Game 6 (@CAR): Monday, April 22 Game 7 (@WSH): Wednesday, April 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Blue Jackets up 1-0. Anything to say @YoloinOhio ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Blue Jackets up 1-0. Anything to say @YoloinOhio ? Lightning in 5 Edited April 11, 2019 by YoloinOhio 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 But they won the Presidents Trophy, greatest team ever.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Great win by the Sharks tonight. This will be a very physical & nasty series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 52 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Great win by the Sharks tonight. This will be a very physical & nasty series. Watched every second of LV vs. SJ and the game was a real treat. If you missed it or if these games are on too late for you, record them and watch them the next day. This series is going to be a gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 CBJ CBJ CBJ CBJ CBJ !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Watched every second of LV vs. SJ and the game was a real treat. If you missed it or if these games are on too late for you, record them and watch them the next day. This series is going to be a gem. Agreed. The two best series to me in the first round are Blues/Jets and Sharks/Knights. Should be absolute wars. The winners will most likely struggle in the second round because of how hard it'll be to survive round one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said: CBJ CBJ CBJ CBJ CBJ !!! I don’t trust those yahoos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Formula for how the President's Trophy helps win the Stanley Cup. A. Benefit of the square root of sweet **** all plus B. Benefit of the cube root of jack **** plus C. Benefit of the pigheadedness of determining to try to grab all the points you can in the total waste of time that the regular season is in 2019, for teams making the playoffs anyway less: D. energy wasted by failure to employ load management, or I can't bother to play more than 2 games in 10 days, i'm a star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- like when the boxer crossed himself before his fight, a fan asked the priest beside him if that would help him, "only if he can really fight" said the priest. i watched all the action in the Isles/Columbus/Blues games last night, I"m pooped out for more than one game a night now. Go Leafs Go! Try not to be sacrificial candyasses like you always become when playing Boston or other hard-nosed franchises in the playoffs, for once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Just dropping in to say Go Islanders!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Alaska Darin said: Agreed. The two best series to me in the first round are Blues/Jets and Sharks/Knights. Should be absolute wars. The winners will most likely struggle in the second round because of how hard it'll be to survive round one. That Binnington kid for the Blues was amazing last night. I hope the Jets can solve that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: I don’t trust those yahoos LOL I hear that but still I'll root for them this series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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