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04-12-2004, 01:31 PM
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04-21-2004, 02:13 PM
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Wow, I pretty much stunk with my round one predictions, only hitting half the winners with only 2 series going the way I saw. Worse than that, My round 1 bust was probably the MVP and my 1-sided would have been closer if I picked the other team to win. That doesn't bode well for me on further round predictions, but it wouldn't be fun without doing them. So, here's how I see the second round shaping up.
Lightning v. Canadiens Tampa is rested, but probably too well rested. Morning skates every second day and a round of golf in the hot Florida sunshine will make the ice seem really cold and hard. Not to mention the legs are gonna feel heavy from the rest, not good for a speed team. Montreal became stronger as the series with Boston progressed, and I see them carrying it into the second round. Khabibulin was great in the first round, but nothing like a day at the spa to take your mind off hockey. Winner : Montreal in 6 Flyers v. Maple Leafs There are two possibilities here, Belfour can steal a few games and make a show of it, or he doesn't finish the series. I am leaning towards the latter, as the Leafs crease should be as crowded as the Tokyo subway. Toronto will be going from a team that desperately wants to out muscle them to a team that is just tough. It's going to be hard for TO's D to handle all that time and pressure. TO didn't build momentum into the next round, they outlasted a team that eventually broke down. This one is a bitter pill, because it means Ott. really did have the last laugh. Winner : Philly in 5 Red Wings v. Flames I do see Kiprusoff out playing Cujo and although Iginla will be practically wearing a Hatcher jersey, he'll still put up a bunch of points (perhaps even taking the playoff lead). However, Detroit should be able to stop a half-a-line team for a few games, and will score in bunches. This one should be a see-saw battle. I don't see any getting momentum, more just the most desperate team outplaying the other each and every game. Detroit will think it's Deja Vu in another uniform: hot goalie with a hard hitting team, and it'll begin to wear. Fortunately, they won't feel the effect until next round. Winner : Detroit in 7 Sharks v. Avalanche Two rested teams, both who handily dispatched their round one opponents a week ago. The problem is for San Jo is that this young team have yet to play playoff hockey, they just played a bunch of games against the Blues. While Colorado actually performed to dominate against the Stars. San Jo has all the confidence and none of the pressure, but I see it coming down hill fast. Winner : Colorado in 6 Best Series: Detroit v. Calgary Most 1-sided: Philly v. TO (mostly thanks to OTT) Round MVP: FORSBERG (IGINLA would have, if his team could win) Round Bust: LEETCH Remember if you don't like the picks, I'm batting under .500 so I'm probably wrong. |
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04-21-2004, 03:16 PM
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 ANYWAYS ROUND TWO Calgary Def Detroit in 5 games San Jose Def Colorado in 7 games Philly Def Toronto in 6 games Montreal Def T-bay in 7 games I would perfer Toronto to beat philly cause one canadian team winning the cup = canada winning the cup  Philly is just to strong of a team minus the goalies
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04-21-2004, 03:37 PM
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Woooooo I'm 1-0 in my predictions
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04-21-2004, 03:57 PM
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and 6 and o on giving blow jobs
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04-21-2004, 07:06 PM
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Crows Before Hoes
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Tampa over Montreal in 6
Philly over Toronto in 5 Detroit over Calgary in 7 San Jose over Colorado in 7 |
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04-21-2004, 09:23 PM
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Before I head onto the second round...let's see how I did in the first round :
Tampa Bay over NYI in 5 games -Dead on...  Montreal over Boston in 6 games -Okay, got the team right but off by one game... New Jersey over Philly in 6 games -Okay, I screwed this one up but meh, Philly is a better team... Ottawa over Toronto in 7 games -This one I got wrong as well, but got the number of games right so plus plus  Detroit over Nashville in 5 games -Off by ONE game...  San Jose over St.Loo in 6 games -Another case of got the team right but not games... Calgary over Vancouver in 7 games Too right  Colorado over Dallas in 6 games -Another correct pick, just missed the games... So 6 right and 2 wrong...*does happy dance* Now onto the next round: 1) Detroit over Calgary in 5 games (IF this one goes the distance, I'd take Calgary but I have to admit that the Wings will own them). 2) San Jose over Colorado in 6 games (a darkhorse for the Cup). 3) Montreal over Tampa Bay in 7 games (I want a Canadian team in the next round). 4) Philly over Toronto in 6 games (The Leafs had a horseshoe and his name is Belfour, but it's time for the Leafs to go away). |
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05-05-2004, 01:28 AM
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Just Hangin'
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Wow, I'm on quite a roll...all downhill. Only one of my 2nd round picks came through. I should stop right now, but hey I can't do any worse in the semis. Not enough games.
Who'd a thought in the begging of the season the two most talked about contenders were out in the second round. Worse, Kariya played one game while Selanne was put on the 4th line. Didn't see that one when they brokered the deal with the Avs. And for all the controversy, Hasek, Joseph nor Legacy could't deliver the Wings to the promise land. How about both being knocked out of teams projected to be on the outside of the playoff race. The East went more predictable road, and it looks more like the usual, one conference has upsets while the other has the favorites ride hot to the finals. I hope for a great final, but the powers are tilted in one direction now. Here's how I see the semis unfolding. EAST: Tampa Bay v. Philadelphia I thought Tampa Bay would be too rested after the first round, and they might as well took a vacation coming from the second. Philly is the bigger, tougher which is traditionally viewed as being more capable of winning playoff hockey. I don't like teams that go from hot weather to hard ice in the playoffs, but the Lightning have a roll going that can't be ignored. Lightning in 5 Series MVP: Khabibulin -- a 0.964 save percentage in the playoffs is unreal. The only reasons why goalies like Kiprusoff, Belfour, Joseph were even talked about was that the bolts played so few games. Series goat: Bobby Clarke -- trading away a veteran D-man like Weinrich and then having to play forwards on defense is a serious misread on the depth of the team. Someone of Clarke's experience should know how long and hard it is to get to the cup. West: San Jose v. Calgary I made the mistake about underestimating both of these teams, so if it were up to me, neither would win (j/k). Calgary is playing textbook playoff hockey, and boy would they be the darlings of the media if this were the regular season. Down the stretch they were the team that needed to clutch and grab their way to the playoffs and now they play the good old fashion playoff hockey. That said, the Sharks have made it look easy for a while. I thought that they had a break playing an disinterested Blues team, but to handle a hot Avs in showed that they have some playoff run ahead of them. The big showdown is in goal, and I've heard Kipper being touted as this years Giguere, I'm guessing he's more like this seasons Roloson or Fernandez. Sharks in 6 Series MVP: Nabokov : When it comes to a goaltending duel, I'll pick the one that wins. Nabokov will show why he was the goalie the Sharks decided to keep. Series goat: None : You cannot fault any Flame or Shark when both were never picked to get this far. Perhaps the rest of the Western Conference should relax with a cold one and watch how teams that still want to play handle their games. Best Series: WEST Seems like I'm getting longer winded the worse my picks get...but actually, I just have nothing else to do. Last edited by Guest #1; 05-05-2004 at 01:32 AM. Reason: spacing |
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05-05-2004, 01:31 AM
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05-05-2004, 01:46 AM
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Flames over Sharks in 6
Lightning over Flyers in 5 |
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05-05-2004, 01:52 AM
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Flames in 4
Philly in 7 |
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05-05-2004, 02:07 AM
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-Flames in 6
-Flyers in 7 (Tampa has proven a lot to me in these playoffs, but I still think their lack of playoff experience will come back to bite them). |
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05-05-2004, 06:09 PM
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Crows Before Hoes
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Sharks in 7
Flyers in 6 I want Tampa to go all the way, but I just don't see it  Whoever wins, I don't mind, I like all 4 teams 
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05-11-2004, 09:09 PM
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Wow, not bad again for the second round
In my friends hockey pool, where we choose the winners and get points for games and whatnot, I'm a point out of the winner's spot so I must be doing something right  Okay, the next round of picking and no, it's not based on the games so far. East Conference - Tampa in 6. Philly has brute force (look at last night's game for proof of that) but they don't have St.Louis, Stillman et al. The skill will outwin over the brute force. West Conference - Calgary in 6. San Jose is good, but Calgary is the team to beat right now (in the west that is). |
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05-23-2004, 12:12 PM
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All things point to the Flames winning the cup. Hot Goalie, hottest player, coach that the team believes in, a hot 3 series winning sniper, and a team that knocked off all 3 division leaders. It surely is Calgary's year. WooHoo!~ but wait... um
NJ over Ana Det over Car Dal over Buf Det over Wash etc. Wow, this is starting to look really familiar. I am feeling Tampa Bay over Calgary in 4 Series MVP: Cullimore / Richards I think Cullimore will be solid on the blue line and should win the series but Richards will get the points and points scream Conn Smythe. I really think that Kiprusoff would win if Calgary could make a series of it, but I don't see it happening. An honorable mention would go to John Tortorella if he could get into another heated rant, but I don't see Darryl Sutter opening his Yap! Tortorella might have to get a good grip on Harvey's sharp tongue though. Well, I've been wrong so far, so I guess we can hope that trend continues, but this is how I see it going. Last edited by Guest #1; 05-23-2004 at 06:04 PM. Reason: correcting a typo |
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05-23-2004, 01:04 PM
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Crows Before Hoes
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I got the teams and the # of games the wrong way round. I'm gonna take the Lightning in 6.
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05-25-2004, 10:24 AM
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i'm cheering for calgary but i'll say tbay in six |
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05-26-2004, 12:23 AM
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Father of Hinduship
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Flames in 6.
p.s. I've been BRUTAL this year in predicting playoff series'. 
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05-26-2004, 10:39 PM
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Well I have been pretty good at predicting who is winning what so I am going to go with the majority I have heard and predict...
Flames in 6... |
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05-26-2004, 11:08 PM
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Flames in 5
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06-08-2004, 01:22 AM
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Well, I finally got something right. Picked the team and the MVP. I'm not too disappointed with the results, as I love the way the bolts play. I know that there are a tonne of nhl final links, but this one is the one I predicted so here's where my comments lie.
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06-08-2004, 02:36 AM
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I only picked calgary the whole playoffs cause Guest #1 always picked against them
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06-08-2004, 09:38 AM
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06-08-2004, 01:39 PM
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06-08-2004, 06:08 PM
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Kiper's gonna carry calgary far this year
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