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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 Sorta
Dallas (19) vs. Minnesota (9): Wild in 5 (LOL, not sure I think this will happen, but let's stick with that for now) No
Florida (7) vs. New York Islanders (13): Panthers in 6 No
Anaheim (1) vs. Nashville (14): Ducks in 4 No
Pittsburgh (6) vs. New York Rangers (15): Penguins in 5 Yes
St. Louis (4) vs. Chicago (10): Blues in 6 Sorta
Tampa Bay (5) vs. Detroit (17): Lightning in 4 Sorta
L.A. (3) vs. San Jose (11): Kings in 5 No
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Looks like my strategy would have been as useful as flipping a coin. Not a great way to make a prediction.
However, if you look at GF/G, only 2 series rewarded the inferior team, Blues over Blackhawks, and Islanders over Panthers (although the difference was minor between those two teams). I'll take a 2/3rds success rate using that system, especially since the playoffs are extremely hard to predict. I'll take those odds and use GF/G in the regular season to determine the winners. Rankings in brackets. Same things as above, every 4 spots of separation reduces the series by a game.
New York Islanders (11) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (12).
Islanders in 7
Washington Capitals (2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3).
Capitals in 7
Dallas Stars (1) vs. St. Louis Blues (15).
Stars in 4: Probably a stretch, but let's see.
San Jose Sharks (4) vs. Nashville Predators (13).
Sharks in 5
I think those are fair predictions. Let's see how this round turns out.
must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
