Round 2 predictions!

[Tsawwassen]

Go to post 36, that is where the 2nd round predictions begin.





Here we go with the preliminary round (conference quarter finals)!

Predictions straight up with little or no commentary, that's what the series threads are for.


Stars in 5
Ducks in 6
Sharks in 7
Bhawks in 7


Capitals in 5
Islanders in 6
Penguins in 6, Pittsburgh wants revenge from last year
Red Wings in 7, Detroit wants revenge from last year

[Five-hole]

Wings in 6
Panthers in 6
Penguins in 7
Capitals in 5

Blues in 7
Stars in 5
Kings in 6
Ducks in 4

[Jacks]

Fla in 6
TB in 6
Was in 7
Pit in 6

Dal in 5
Chi in 7
Ana in 7
SJ in 7

Lots of great match ups this year!

[Machiavelli]

Wings vs. Lightning in 6
Panthers vs. Islanders in 7
Penguins vs. Rangers in 7
Capitals vs. Flyers in 5

Blues vs. Blackhawks in 6
Stars vs. Wild in 6
Kings vs. Sharks in 5
Ducks vs. Predators in 6

[vicarious]

Wings in 7
Panthers in 6
Penguins in 6
Caps in 4

Hawks in 7
Stars in 6
Kings in 6
Ducks in 5

[Hells Bells]

Stars in 5.
Hawks in 7.
Preds in 6.
Kings in 6.

Islanders in 6.
Wings in 5.
Capitals in 5.
Penguins in 7.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Wow surprised so many think the beat up Isles can actually beat the Panthers. I think the Panthers win that series easily.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Wow surprised so many think the beat up Isles can actually beat the Panthers. I think the Panthers win that series easily.

Same. Unless I'm wrong about the format, I could see the Panthers in the Conference finals actually. The Metro is going to beat up on itself.

Panthers could take the Isles (probably a toss up) and then Would put up a good fight with Tampa or the Wings. Would be cool to see the two Florida teams battle in a series.

Tampa minus Stamkos is in tough. He wasn't that effective last year in the playoffs, but I think people forget that he is getting all the attention, which opens it up for other players. Without him to distract the defense, it could bea rough road. Pending Drouin's superstar break out of course.

[Erick Estrada]

Wings vs. Lightning in 7
Panthers vs. Islanders in 6
Penguins vs. Rangers in 7
Capitals vs. Flyers in 5

Blues vs. Blackhawks in 6
Stars vs. Wild in 6
Kings vs. Sharks in 7
Ducks vs. Predators in 7

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I'm going to take emotion out of it and base my predictions purely on goals allowed this year. I'm taking the rankings and basing the series winner on the better team in just that one stat. 4 spots of separation gets the winner one less game for the series win.

Let's see how accurate this is. Could be fun. GA/G ranking in brackets.

Washington (2) vs. Philadelphia (12): Capitals in 5

Dallas (19) vs. Minnesota (9): Wild in 5 (LOL, not sure I think this will happen, but let's stick with that for now)

Florida (7) vs. New York Islanders (13): Panthers in 6

Anaheim (1) vs. Nashville (14): Ducks in 4

Pittsburgh (6) vs. New York Rangers (15): Penguins in 5

St. Louis (4) vs. Chicago (10): Blues in 6

Tampa Bay (5) vs. Detroit (17): Lightning in 4

L.A. (3) vs. San Jose (11): Kings in 5

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I'm going to take emotion out of it and base my predictions purely on goals allowed this year. I'm taking the rankings and basing the series winner on the better team in just that one stat. 4 spots of separation gets the winner one less game for the series win.

Let's see how accurate this is. Could be fun. GA/G ranking in brackets.

Washington (2) vs. Philadelphia (12): Capitals in 5

Dallas (19) vs. Minnesota (9): Wild in 5 (LOL, not sure I think this will happen, but let's stick with that for now)

Florida (7) vs. New York Islanders (13): Panthers in 6

Anaheim (1) vs. Nashville (14): Ducks in 4

Pittsburgh (6) vs. New York Rangers (15): Penguins in 5

St. Louis (4) vs. Chicago (10): Blues in 6

Tampa Bay (5) vs. Detroit (17): Lightning in 4

L.A. (3) vs. San Jose (11): Kings in 5

I actually could see all of those things happening.

I think though if the Wild beat the Stars (which is a possibility) its 6 or 7 though.

[shotinthebacklund]

Wings vs. Lightning in 6
Panthers vs. Islanders in 6
Penguins vs. Rangers in 6
Capitals vs. Flyers in 5

Blues vs. Blackhawks in 7
Stars vs. Wild in 4
Kings vs. Sharks in 5
Ducks vs. Predators in 5

[midniteowl]

Stars in 4.
Hawks in 6.
Preds in 6.
Kings in 7.

Islanders in 7.
Wings in 6.
Capitals in 7
Penguins in 7.

[1qqaaz]

Dallas beats Minnesota in 5
Chicago beats St. Louis in 6
Anaheim beats Nashville in 6
LA beats San Jose in 4

Florida beats Islanders in 7
Detroit beats Tampa Bay in 7
Washington beats Flyers in 4
New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh in 7

And I think LA wins the cup.
I think Crosby lead the first round in points even though they are eliminated.

[OffsideSpecialist]

NY Islanders over Florida in 6
Detroit over Tampa Bay in 6
Washington over Philadelphia in 7
Pittsburgh over NY Rangers in 7

Dallas over Minnesota in 4
St. Louis over Chicago in 6
Nashville over Anaheim in 7
Los Angeles over San Jose in 5

[Displaced Flames fan]

Wings vs. Lightning in 6
Panthers vs. Islanders in 7
Penguins vs. Rangers in 6
Capitals vs. Flyers in 5

Blues vs. Blackhawks in 7
Stars vs. Wild in 4
Kings vs. Sharks in 7
Ducks vs. Predators in 4

[dammage79]

Preds in 5
Stars in 5
Wings in 7
SJ in 6.....
WSH in 5
Hawks in 7
Pens in 7
FLA in 6

[flamesfan1297]

Lightning in 7
Panthers in 7
Penguins in 7
Capitals in 5

Hawks in 7
Stars in 4
Kings in 6
Ducks in 5

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Dallas beats Minnesota in 5
Chicago beats St. Louis in 6
Anaheim beats Nashville in 6
LA beats San Jose in 4

Florida beats Islanders in 7
Detroit beats Tampa Bay in 7
Washington beats Flyers in 4
New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh in 7

And I think LA wins the cup.
I think Crosby and Malkin will lead the first round in points even though they are eliminated.

Malkin is out the first 2 rounds last I heard.

[getbak]

Stars in 4
Hawks in 6
Ducks in 5
Kings in 7

Caps in 4
Pens in 7
Panthers in 5
Lightning in 6